USA Playing 11 vs Canada- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1
Published - 01 Jun 2024, 02:35 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:12 AM
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Hosts USA takes on Canada in the first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Dallas on Sunday, June 2 from 6 am IST, which is 7.30 pm local time. Co-hosts West Indies play against Papua New Guinea.
USA will be led by Monank Patel. The hosts recently played a T20I series against Bangladesh and defeated them 2-1. The series win will give them huge confidence leading into the World Cup.
USA are among the 20 teams playing in this tournament. They are placed alongside India, Pakistan, Canada, and Ireland in Group A. The tournament will be played across nine venues in the US and the Caribbean with the final scheduled on June 29.
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Corey Anderson and Ali Khan are the most prominent names to feature for the USA in this World Cup. Anderson has made the move over to the US after getting limited opportunities with New Zealand. Ali Khan, on the other hand, is a globetrotter playing T20 cricket. The likes of Nitish Kumar, Nisarg Patel, and Saurabh Netravalkar are the other key players on the side.
USA Playing 11 vs Canada- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1
Steven Taylor
Taylor is an opening batter for the USA. He played in the recent T20I series against Bangladesh and scored crucial runs for the side. He has the most runs for the USA against Canada in T20Is.
Monank Patel (C/WK)
Wicketkeeer-batter Monank Patel is the captain of the USA side. He scored a crucial 42 in the second T20I to take his team to a win. He scored a total of 54 in the series.
Andries Gous
Gous is another top-order batter for the USA. He scored 50 in the three matches he played against Bangladesh. He has played just six T20Is in his career.
Aaron Jones
Aaron Jones will bat at four. He scored 41 runs in the three-match series against Bangladesh. The batter has played 43 ODIS and 26 T20IS for the USA scoring close to 301 international runs.
Corey Anderson
Anderson will slot in at five. He now plays international cricket for the US. The southpaw scored 63 runs and took a wicket in the series. He is the most experienced player in the side.
Harmeet Singh
Harmeet Singh is a former India U-19 player who now plays for the US. He is a bowling all-rounder and played a crucial role in his team's win against Bangladesh.
Nitish Kumar
Kumar will slot in at seven. Interestingly, he represented Canada at the U-15 and U-19 levels and will be playing against his former nation in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Shadley van Schalkwyk
The 25-year-old is a former South African but is now playing for the USA. He scored 19 runs and took two wickets in the series against Bangladesh.
Jessy Singh
Jessy Singh is a right-arm fast-medium pacer playing for the USA. He has 25 ODI wickets and 10 T20I wickets for the US.
Ali Khan
Ali Khan is the team's premier pacer with plenty of experience. He has picked up 33 ODI wickets and nine T20I wickets. e is the most experienced bowler given the fact that he has played across T20 cricket leagues.
Saurabh Netravalkar
The Mumbai-bor left-arm fast bowler concludes the likely USA XI for their first match against Canada in the T20 World Cup. He took three wickets from three matches in the series against Bangladesh.
