Star wicketkeeper-batter Smit Patel, who was part of India’s 2012 U-19 World Cup-winning squad, on Saturday, May 17, scored his maiden international hundred while representing the United States of America against Canada in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament. Smit, who represented Goa, Tripura, Gujarat and Baroda before leaving for the US, was India’s second-highest run-scorer in the 2012 U19 World Cup, having scored 178 runs in six matches at a stunning average of 59.33. Much like his U19 captain, Unmukt Chand, Smit later moved to the USA in search of greener pastures. A classy knock from Smit Patel to bring up a ? for #TeamUSA! 🤩#USAvCAN | #CWCL2 pic.twitter.com/sel6sP0PM8 — USA Cricket (@usacricket) May 17, 2025 On Saturday, USA skipper Monank Patel won the toss and opted to bat first. Andries Gous departed in the third over, but Smit and the captain built a 78-run partnership for the second wicket, before the latter was dismissed by Saad bin Zafar. Smit and 21-year-old Saiteja Mukkamalla then added 63 runs for the third wicket, before the latter was dismissed by Zafar. Smit and former Delhi allrounder Milind Kumar (115) then built a match-winning 208-run partnership for the fourth wicket to put up a whopping 361 on the board, virtually knocking Canada out of the game. The partnership was one short of the USA’s highest stand for any wicket in ODIs. Smit remained unbeaten on 152. After scoring a half-century, his next 50 runs came off 41 deliveries, bringing up a hundred off 110 balls, his first three-figure score in international cricket. Before this game, Smit had played 12 ODIs and two T20Is, scoring two fifties and registering a highest score of 70. Smit’s next 27 deliveries yielded 52 runs and he finished on an unbeaten 152 off 137 balls, the third-highest individual score by a USA batter in ODIs. In the chase, Canada lost skipper Navneet Dhaliwal in the sixth over, but Yuvraj Samra and Pargat Singh built a 57-run partnership for the second wicket, before the former was dismissed by former Mumbai allrounder Harmeet Singh. Canada were soon reduced to 104/5, but Mansab Gill and Parveen Kumar added 70 runs for the sixth wicket, before the latter was dismissed by 21-year-old Sanjay Krishnamurthi. With the youngster picking three wickets, Canada were bowled out for 192, handing USA a massive 169-run win.