Milind Kumar's unbeaten 116 off 84 is USA's highest-ever ODI chase and makes him their most prolific six-hitter

116* (84)7x45x60/345 ov

Monday, 5 October 2026

Match report

USA vs UAE, 129th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27, at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Milind Kumar was Player of the Match with an unbeaten 116 off 84 balls (7 fours, 5 sixes), his fifth ODI century, adding an unbeaten 160 with Shubham Ranjane. He also bowled 5 overs for 34.

USA chased down 331 and won by 6 wickets with seven balls to spare, their highest-ever ODI chase (the previous best was 294/7 against Nepal, also in Dallas, in 2024) and the second-largest in the League 2 competition. Milind's five sixes also took him past Monank Patel as the USA's most prolific six-hitter in men's ODIs, and the win moves USA to the top of the League 2 standings.

Source: ICC

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Sun, 11 Oct, 2026

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USA vs UAE, 134th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27. Milind Kumar bowled 2 overs for 14 runs, an economy of 7.00, as USA restricted UAE to 213. In the chase he made 27 off 23 balls, and USA won by 5 wickets. It follows his 18 off 13 against Namibia.

Wed, 7 Oct, 2026

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USA vs Namibia, 130th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27. Milind Kumar had a very tight spell with the ball: 8 overs, 1 maiden, 1 wicket for 31 runs, an economy of 3.90. Ehsan Adil took 4/41 alongside him. In the chase, Milind hit 18 off 13 balls (2 fours, 1 six) before being caught by Ruben Trumpelmann off Bernard Scholtz. USA won by 4 wickets, finishing on 299/6 in 48.5 overs. The USA have clinched the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two title with this win. They had already booked their place in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, where they get the chance to progress to next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Milind tops the run charts in the competition with 1,348 runs in 29 innings at an average of 67.40 and a strike rate of 100.82, with 109 fours and 38 sixes. With the ball he has taken 33 wickets, including one five-wicket haul.

Match report

Source: ICC

More on Milind Kumar

Sun, 11 Oct, 2026

Milind KumarTSKMatch
Milind Kumar makes 27 off 23 and bowls 2 overs for 14 as USA beat UAE by 5 wickets
27 (23)0/142 ov
USA vs UAE, 134th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27. Milind Kumar bowled 2 overs for 14 runs, an economy of 7.00, as USA restricted UAE to 213. In the chase he made 27 off 23 balls, and USA won by 5 wickets. It follows his 18 off 13 against Namibia.

Wed, 7 Oct, 2026

Milind KumarTSKMatch
Milind Kumar takes 1/31 in 8 overs with an economy of 3.90, then makes 18 off 13 as USA beat Namibia
18 (13)2x41x61/318 ov1348 runs
USA vs Namibia, 130th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27. Milind Kumar had a very tight spell with the ball: 8 overs, 1 maiden, 1 wicket for 31 runs, an economy of 3.90. Ehsan Adil took 4/41 alongside him. In the chase, Milind hit 18 off 13 balls (2 fours, 1 six) before being caught by Ruben Trumpelmann off Bernard Scholtz. USA won by 4 wickets, finishing on 299/6 in 48.5 overs. The USA have clinched the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two title with this win. They had already booked their place in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, where they get the chance to progress to next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Milind tops the run charts in the competition with 1,348 runs in 29 innings at an average of 67.40 and a strike rate of 100.82, with 109 fours and 38 sixes. With the ball he has taken 33 wickets, including one five-wicket haul.