Mumbai, Feb. 14 -- It's tough getting dropped after one quiet game. Perhaps tougher batting slightly out of position upon return. Saiteja Mukkamalla, the USA batter of Indian heritage, put both those challenges aside to deliver a match-winning 51-ball 79 against the Netherlands in Chennai. The 93-run romp gave USA their first victory of this T20 World Cup, and also against the Dutch in men's T20Is. His father hailing from Andhra, New Jersey-born Mukkamalla had a brief training stint at VVS Laxman's academy a few years ago while shuffling from the US to Hyderabad and back to the US. He has been shuffled around in this World Cup too. Dropped for the Pakistan clash after a 7-ball 2 against India, despite scoring a fifty against New Zealand in the warm-up game, the opener was drafted back but slotted in at No.3. The demotion didn't matter for the 21-year-old as his classy knock formed the bedrock of his team's 196/6. USA's misfiring top-order had let them down in this World Cup, but their third combo in as many games came out flying. Mukkamalla then walked in with a point to prove. He whacked left-arm pacer Fred Klaassen's first ball for six straight down, and two balls later for another boundary over the bowler. Those shots set the tone for Mukkamalla's big outing, and a 53-run Powerplay for a big USA total. Mukkamalla was particularly elegant hitting in the V, against pace and spin alike. After he was holed out in the 17th over, Shubham Ranjane's 48 not out striking at 200 ensured USA's foundation met its finishing flourish. Netherlands were never in the chase. They lost three wickets in six overs and in a heap after that. Left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh, a former India Under-19 player who represented Mumbai, scalped four Dutch batters. Two Americans with a large Indian touch had one fine night....