Chennai, February 15 US captain Monank Patel dismissed a series of modest scores to score a fluent half-century, while Sanjay Krishnamurthi also scored an unbeaten fifty, as they posted a competitive 199 for 4 against Namibia in their T20 World Cup group match on Sunday.
Opening the innings, Monank played with fluency and intent, scoring 52 off 30 balls, with three boundaries and as many sixes.
Krishnamurthi (68 not out off 33 balls) and Milind Kumar (28 off 20 balls) then played solidly in the middle order, creating a 87-run partnership for the fourth wicket, giving the team a healthy total.
For Namibia, leg-spinner Willem Myburgh (2/22) and captain Gerhard Erasmus (2/27) each took two wickets.
Brief scores:
USA 199/4 in 20 overs (Monank Patel 52, Sanjay Krishnamurthi 68 not out; Willem Myburgh 2/22).
