USA obliterated a lackluster UAE by 10 wickets in Windhoek. After a clinical six-wicket win over Namibia, USA romped home in a more commanding fashion as Andries Gous attacked the UAE bowlers after being skittled for 106. Gous impressed with a whirlwind 66 off 54 deliveries on ODI debut but Jasdeep Singh remained the star of the day with a fiery four-wicket haul.
Saurabh Netravalkar leveraged the morning start to the game to full effect. He got UAE in shambles as early as his second over after nicking off Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu off successive deliveries. Netravalkar remained unplayable right throughout his first spell, leaking a mere 10 runs in his six overs. USA were all over UAE after the early exit of their batting linchpins.
It was not until the seventh over that spin was added, despite the fact that there was considerable lateral help available for the short runs. Vishnu Sukumaran’s laborious innings of two runs off of sixteen deliveries was brought to an end by Nosthush Kenjige, who quickly proved his captain’s conviction by putting a stop to it with an inside edge that ballooned to slip.
Young Aryansh Sharma appeared to be the lone batsman from the United Arab Emirates who exuded confidence while playing in the middle. Because he liked Juanoy Drysdale’s speed, he was the only batter from the United Arab Emirates to smash a boundary during the powerplay. He did this by driving Drysdale around for three boundaries that were hit with precision.
Kenjige was able to have the final laugh as Aryansh dollied one to short cover off an attempted flick. Aryansh displayed more shows of hostility by putting Kenjige over the midwicket fence. Kenjige was able to have the last laugh. After his rapid burst of 31 runs, he was out, and the United Arab Emirates was sitting at 43 for 4 after 12 overs.
The beginning of the Further bringing the United Arab Emirates into the doldrums was Jasdeep Singh. Within the first over, the fast bowler, who is 31 years old, struck twice. He first removed Ayan Afzal Khan from the game with a peach, and then he edged Basil Hameed, who is an experienced bowler, off the following ball. In the middle of the tempest, Rahul Chopra and Ali Naseer attempted to bring unity to the United Arab Emirates.
The ten-over vigil that Milind Kumar had been keeping was broken when he was left stranded outside of his crease by a spinner who was twisting off brutally. The second time that Jasdeep was called upon to clean up the tail, Monank called upon him. When Jasdeep took the wickets of Rahul Bhatia and Junaid Siddique, he once again recreated his prior achievement of taking two wickets in an over. This time, he was able to accomplish this feat.
Andries Gous had a successful beginning to his one-day international career. During the first four deliveries of his one-day international debut, he hit successive boundaries by peppering the offside fence and pouncing away on some loose and wide bowling from Siddique. He finished his career with a total of four boundaries. In contrast to Namibia’s lack of movement, the USA piloted the powerplay. During the sixth over, Gous lifted the USA’s score to fifty with a couple of brilliant cover drives from Muhammad Jawadullah. He made his first appearance in a One-Day International (ODI) and stormed to his first half century in 37 deliveries. He refused to let up on the gas pedal.
When Smit Patel got sunk into Naseer with back-to-back boundaries in the 12th and 14th overs, he put an end to the suffering that the United Arab Emirates was experiencing on a day that turned out to be a forgettable one for them. This set the USA on a path to victory.
