Born in Gujarat, defeated Pakistan… Who is USA Captain Monk Patel?

The match played between America and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup will be remembered for years. America defeated Pakistan in this match. While chasing in this match, USA captain Monak Patel batted brilliantly. Monak scored 50 runs in 38 balls with the help of 7 fours and a six. Monak troubled the world class bowlers of Pakistan till the 14th over. His brilliant innings gave America a chance to make a good partnership. Due to which the match went into the super over and America defeated Pakistan by 5 runs.

Played Under-19 for Gujarat

Monak Patel was born in Anand, Gujarat. Currently he is 31 years old. He plays the role of a wicketkeeper batsman. After playing Under-16 and Under-19 cricket for Gujarat, Monak moved to America. After this he started playing cricket in America, where he showed his skills. In August 2018, Monak was included in the USA team for the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. Where he scored 208 runs in 6 matches. He became the highest run scorer in the tournament.

First batsman to score a century

After this, Monk did not step back. He kept making new records every day in his career. He continued to excel in List A cricket as well. On 22 October 2018, Monk created history by scoring a century in a match against Jamaica. He became the first American cricketer to do so. He was included in the USA T20 team against UAE in February 2019. He then made his ODI debut against Papua New Guinea on 27 April 2019. USA. For his consistent good performance, Monk was made the captain of the team.

Great performance by Team USA

Monk, who has played 47 ODIs and 27 T20s for USA, has already achieved a lot. Recently, he had indicated a big upset by winning the T20 series against Bangladesh. Now under his leadership, the USA team is performing surprisingly well in the World Cup. The team is at the top of the points table. After two wins out of two matches, USA has 4 points and the net run rate is 0.626. On June 12, America will face India. Where the performance of both the teams will be worth watching.