USA’s Saiteja Mukkamalla created history, achieved a big feat in 20 innings; created a unique record
United States of America vs Netherlands, 21st Match: Saiteja Mukkamalla achieved a big achievement in the 21st match of T20 World Cup 2026. Saiteja Mukkamalla created history by scoring a half-century. With this, Saiteja is jointly ‘number-1’ in terms of scoring most half-centuries in T20 international cricket. Have become.
21-year-old Saiteja Mukkamalla has achieved this feat 7 times in 20 innings so far. In this matter, he has equaled captain Monank Patel, who has scored 7 half-centuries in 39 innings. At the same time, Andries Gaus is at the second position with 6 half-centuries in 26 innings, while Steven Taylor, who has scored 5 half-centuries in 29 innings, is at the third position in the list.
Most 50-plus scores for USA in T20Is
- 7 – Saiteja Mukkamalla (20 innings)
- 7 – Monak Patel (39 innings)
- 6 – Andries Gaus (26 innings)
- 5 – Steven Taylor (29 innings)
The batsmen of America and Scotland have left a mark in the highest individual scores for associate teams in the T20 World Cup. America’s Aaron Jones took the top spot in 2024 by scoring 94* against Canada. After this, Michael Jones (Scotland) gave the team a strong position in Hobart by scoring 86 runs. George Munsey gave Scotland the advantage by scoring 84 against Italy in 2026. America’s Andrew Gaus scored 80* runs and Saiteja Mukkamalla scored 79 runs to bring the team closer to victory. These innings reflect the shining performance of the players from the Associate countries in the T20 World Cup.
Highest individual score for associate teams in T20 World Cup
| Order | player | Team | Score | opposition | place | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aaron jones | America (USA) | 94* | Canada (CAN) | Grand Prairie | 2024 |
| 2 | michael jones | Scotland (SCOT) | 86 | Ireland (IRE) | Hobart | 2022 |
| 3 | george munsey | Scotland (SCOT) | 84 | Italy (ITA) | Kolkata | 2026 |
| 4 | andries gauss | America (USA) | 80* | South Africa (SA) | North Sound | 2024 |
| 5 | Saiteja Mukkamalla | America (USA) | 79 | Netherlands (NED) | Chennai | 2026 |
condition of first innings
In this match held at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, USA team came to bat after losing the toss and scored 196 runs losing 6 wickets. The team was given a steady start by the pair of captain Monank Patel and Shayan Jahangir. Both the players made a partnership of 27 runs in 2.5 overs. Shayan was out after scoring 20 runs in 14 balls.
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After this, captain Monank put the team in a strong position by making a partnership of 55 runs in 37 balls for the second wicket with Saiteja Mukkamalla. Monank returned to the pavilion after scoring 36 runs in 22 balls with 1 six and 3 fours. Saiteja made a partnership of 54 runs in 35 balls for the fourth wicket with Shubham Ranjane. Saiteja was out after scoring 79 runs in 51 balls with 4 sixes and 5 fours, while Shubham scored unbeaten 48 runs in 24 balls with 2 sixes and 3 fours.
From the opposition camp, Bas De Leede took 3 wickets for 37 runs, while Logan Van Beek, Kyle Klein and Fred Klaasen took 1 wicket each. USA, present in Group A, had lost against India by 29 runs in their opening match of the tournament, after which they were defeated by Pakistan by 32 runs.
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