Mumbai, Feb. 7 -- USA captain Monank Patel expressed pride in his team's performance despite their 29-run loss to India, highlighting key positives and lessons for the upcoming group-stage games at the T20 World Cup.

During the post-match presentation, Patel praised his bowlers for assessing the conditions well and giving the team a good start.

"I thought our bowlers did a great job. The way they assessed the conditions and the pitch gave us a good momentum and a good start. Here and there, we dropped a few catches that cost us the game. I thought 160 was a good score. We will take this score any day on this pitch," he said as quoted by Cricbuzz.

Reflecting on the batting performance, Patel noted the top-order struggled to find intent....