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Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to field against the USA in the ICC T20 World Cup clash in Chennai on Friday.
USA have posted 53/1 in powerplay, their highest score in the first six overs in T20 World Cup matches. They have struck four fours and three sixes so far, but lost the big-hitting Shayan Jahangir in the third over.
Saiteja Mukkamalla made sure USA kept up the scoring rate, guiding them to 96/2 in 10 overs.
Netherlands: Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c) (wk), Zach Lion-Cachet, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Roelof van der Merwe, Kyle Klein, Fred Klaassen
USA: Monank Patel (c), Shayan Jahangir (wk), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan