A milestone innings by former RCB batter. During the USA vs UAE ICC CWC League 2 match, the middle-order batter registered an unbeaten 123-run knock off 125 balls. His innings was laced with eleven 4s and one 6.

We are talking about Milind Kumar, the Delhi-born batter who was once considered one of the exciting batting talents, now playing for the United States of America cricket team, who created a record. With the ton, he became the fastest Associate player to 1,000 ODI runs, doing it in 21 innings, breaking Oman's Aqib Ilyas' record, who did it in 22 innings.

A few years back, Milind Kumar was considered among the top emerging cricketers of Indian cricket. He was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL Season 7 Auction for INR 10 Lakh. Later, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bought him into their squad at his base price of 20 lakhs. During the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, when Kumar drafted from Delhi to Sikkim, he gathered 1331 runs. Because of his dominating batting performance, RCB took a bait on him. Kumar was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

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Milind Kumar's record-breaking century

Talking about the USA vs. UAE game, which was held at the Dubai International Stadium, the middle-order batsman scored an unbeaten 123 runs, and the USA got 292 runs on the scoreboard, batting first. With another middle-order batter, Saiteja Mukkamalla, who also bagged a hundred, Milind created a record-breaking partnership for the USA cricket team.

UAE had no match against the top-scoring side. The home team's batting lineup collapsed for only 49 runs. The USA won the game by 243 runs. USA fast bowler Rushil Ugarkar picked up 5 wickets in the match.

A record-breaking victory for the United States of America team as they outclassed the United Arab Emirates (USA vs UAE) cricket team by a massive 243-run margin. Behind this commanding victory, there were two centuries; one of the centuries came from Saiteja Mukkamalla's bat. 

Who is Saiteja Mukkamalla?

Saiteja Mukkamalla is an emerging batter of the USA, who mostly bats as a middle-order batter. The 21-year-old played an unbeaten 137-run knock against 149 deliveries. During the innings he smacked ten boundaries and three over boundaries. With his mesmerizing stroke play, USA easily registered 292 runs batting first against UAE. Before facing UAE, Mukkamalla was in good touch also again with Nepal.

During the USA vs Nepal match, he got 75 runs with his name. In the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 phase, the batter has been performing well for the USA cricket team. 

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At this young age, Sajteja has gained enough reputation in America only because of his talent and batting skills. In Major League Cricket (MLC), the batter played for the Texas Super Kings. In the MLC 2025 season, he played 12 matches to score a total of 180 runs. 

International stats of Saiteja Mukkamalla: 

More than the franchise cricket stats, his international cricket stats are more impressive. He has already played over 50 matches for the USA. In 37 One Day International games, the opener has scored 1255 runs at an average of 39.21. And in Twenty20 Internationals, Mukkamalla's batting average is 42.60 after playing 18 matches. He made his ODI debut against Scotland at Pearland on May 28, 2022. In March 2023, Mukkamalla recorded a confident century against UAE, smashing 12 fours in his match-winning unbeaten knock of 120 runs from 114 deliveries.

A historic win for the United States of America cricket team (USA vs UAE). They defeated the United Arab Emirates cricket team by a whopping 243-run margin. UAE was able to score only 49 runs before losing their tenth batter of the match. USA pacer Rushil Ugarkar picked up 5 wickets in the match at the Dubai International Stadium. 

Who is Rushil Ugarkar, who picked up 5 wickets during the USA vs UAE match?

Rushil Ugarkar is a pacer who made his debut with MI New York during the 2025 season of the Major League Cricket (MLC 2025). The 22-year-old speed star not only developed his pace but also learned to bowl according to the nature of a batter and the situation of a match.

His MLC 2025 numbers are the proof of his dedication. The emerging fast bowler claimed 11 wickets in 8 matches at an economy rate of 8.98. A season before, he got to play only a couple of league matches for the MI NY team. 

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Rushil Ugarkar and the India connection:

It was reported that before the beginning of IPL 2024, he trained with the Mumbai Indians but was not able to make the final cut. During this time, he practiced with some of the top talents of the business and even traveled with the squad for away fixtures, gaining exposure and experience at the elite level. He got the opportunity to gather some knowledge from Indian cricket legend Rohit Sharma, which helped a lot to understand his game more. 

Big fan of Rohit Sharma: 

After a practice season with the Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma asked Ugarkar, 'Look at the field; where would you bowl to Virat?' It was the RCB vs. GT match on the screen. In reply, the young bowler replied, 'I'd probably want him to drive and get him caught at slips.' After a while Sharma responded, 'They are targeting him to get him caught at long leg.' Ugarkar was amazed when Arshad Khan had Kohli caught exactly there.

UAE vs USA Match Preview

UAE vs USA Match Details

United Arab Emirates vs United States of America – 86th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Date & Time: 28th October 2025 at 09:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: FanCode

UAE vs USA Venue Stats 

UAE vs USA Pitch Report

Seamers at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium may notice movement and bounce with the new ball early in the day. As the innings progress, batters frequently gain control while the outfield holds firm.

UAE vs USA Weather Report

The conditions in Dubai are extreme heat and humidity, which test players' endurance, but clear skies mean no rain will interfere with play.

UAE vs USA Last Five Matches

UAE vs USA Head-to-Head Stats

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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UAE vs USA Probable Playing XIs:

United States of America Probable Playing XIs

Monank Patel(c), Shayan Jahangir, Andries Gous, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Milind Kumar, Shubham Ranjane, Smit Patel(wk), Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Rushil Ugarkar

United Arab Emirates Probable Playing XIs

Aryansh Sharma (wk), Mayank Kumar, Rahul Chopra (c), Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem, Dhruv Parashar, Shoaib Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid Khan

Topmost Picks for UAE vs USA Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – United Arab Emirates

• Rahul Chopra – Rahul Chopra has led the batting unit, scoring 403 runs in 16 games with an average of 25.18 and a strike rate of 77.
• Junaid Siddique – The bowling has been useful, with Junaid Siddique taking 16 wickets at an economy of 8.43.

Top Picks – United States of America

• Monank Patel – Captain Monank Patel has been their mainstay with the bat, scoring 756 runs in 21 innings at an average of 40 and a strike rate of 86.20.
• Harmeet Singh – Harmeet Singh has done well, taking 28 wickets in 19 outings and maintaining his economy at a superb 4.04.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for UAE vs USA Dream11 Team:

Smit Patel, Monank Patel, Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem, Milind Kumar(C), Harmeet Singh(VC), Saurabh Netravalkar, Dhruv Parashar, Jasdeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Milind Kumar, Jasdeep Singh

Vice-captain – Harmeet Singh, Muhammad Waseem

USAcketkeeper – Smit Patel

UAE vs USA Probable Winners:

The United States has been one of the most dominant teams in World Cup League 2, and they are poised to advance to the next round. Meanwhile, the UAE has struggled and will need a miraculous comeback to save its campaign. The United States has already defeated the United Arab Emirates twice during the tournament and appears to be the favorite to do so again. Considering the team combination, United States of America is expected to win this match.

UAE and USA are into their last game and will be hoping to finish the tournament on a high after some dissapointing performances.

UAE vs USA Match Details

Date: July 6th, 2023

Time: 12:30 PM IST

Venue: Harare

UAE vs USA Weather Report

The weather looks pretty clear for the upcoming fixture.

UAE vs UAE Pitch Report

The track is likely to take some healthy turn as batting first remains a better option on pitch which will turn as the game progresses.

UAE vs USA Head-to-Head

Played- 0 | USA- 0 | UAE- 0 | No Result- 0 | Tie- 0

UAE vs USA Predicted Playing XI

UAE Playing XI

Muhammad Waseem, Aryansh Sharma, Vriitya Aravind, Rameez Shahzad, Asif Khan, Roshan Mustafa, Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan

USA Playing XI

Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Sai Teja Mukkamalla, Monak Patel, Aaron Jones, Gajanand Singh, Nisargh Patel, Jessy Singh, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan

UAE vs USA Key Players

Vriitya Aravind

Aravind looked pretty good in the previous game holding the West Indies bowling attack for a decent amount of overs. With UAE the underdogs, they will need something big from one of the players coming up.

Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor has been in pretty good form leading up to the tournament and USA will be hoping for some strong individual performances to get their season moving on.

UAE vs USA Match Tips

UAE come in as favorites with them hoping to break their losing streak

Match Prediction: UAE Will Win the Match