Canada Playing 11 vs USA- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1
Published - 01 Jun 2024, 02:35 PM | Updated - 01 Jun 2024, 03:02 PM
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Canada takes on the USA in the T20 World Cup 2024 campaign opener on Sunday, June 2. Canada is placed in Group A alongside the USA, India, Pakistan, and Ireland in Group A.
The T20 World Cup starts on June 2 and will be played till June 29. The matches will be played across nine venues in the USA and the Caribbean. The final will be played in Barbados.
Canada played in the T20 World Cup qualifiers and managed to qualify for the tournament. Being an associate nation, they do not play international cricket regularly. These ICC events are opportunities for lower-ranked sides for them to show their ability on the big stage.
They played a warm-up game against Nepal on May 27 and dominated them. Scoring 183 with the bat, they bowled out Nepal for just 120 to make it a one-sided contest. Canada plays another warm-up game against the Netherlands before taking on the USA in the campaign opener.
In this article, we predict Canada's playing XI against the USA for the first game. There are high chances of rain in that game and the weather might play spoilsport.
Canada Playing 11 vs USA- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1
Aaron Johnson
Johnson is an opening batsman for Canada. In the warmup match against Nepal, he missed out scoring just 10 but will look to score big in the first game.
Navneet Dhaliwal
The Punjab-born batter will open with Johnson. He is a designated opener for Canada and scored 32 in the warm-up match against Nepal.
Rayyan Pathan
Pathan will slot in at three. He retired hurt in the first warm-up match against Nepal and should play the second warm-up match before taking on the USA. He has played 11 T20Is scoring close to 500 runs.
Nicholas Kirton
Kirton will slot in at four. He scored 52 in the match against Nepal and was the top scorer for Canada in that match.
Pargat Singh
Middle-order batter Pargat Singh will slot in at five. He scored just 13 in the warm-up match against Nepal. He bowls a bit of off-spin as well.
Shreyas Movva (WK)
He is the wicketkeeper-batter in the side. He has played just seven ODIs and five T20Is for Canada and is still to make a mark for the team.
Ravinderpal Singh
Singh is a proper batter who has taken up the finisher's role in the side. He scored an unbeaten 41 off 217 balls. Given he batted so well, he should be promoted up in the batting order.
Dilpreet Singh
Singh will slot in at eight. He is a bowling all-rounder who is still finding his footing in international cricket. The 23-year-old has played just five international matches for Canada.
Saad Zafar (C)
The skipper will slot in at nine. He is a bowling all-rounder and among the most experienced players in the side. He has played 38 T20Is and 12 ODIs for Canada.
Dillon Heyliger
The Guyana-born pacer will slot in at nine. He is a right-arm medium pacer who has taken 39 T20I wickets and 11 T20I wickets.
Nikhil Dutta
Nikhil the off-spinner is likely to conclude the Canada Xi for their first World Cup game against USA. He has played 24 T20Is picking 24 wickets and four wickets in seven ODIs.
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