USA vs Canada Match Preview- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1

USA takes on Canada in the curtain raiser of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Dallas on Sunday, June 2. The 20-team tournament kicks off with the USA and West Indies being the hosts of the World Cup. England, who are the defending champions of the tournament kick off their campaign against Scotland on June 4 in Barbados.

USA vs Canada Date and Venue

The USA vs Canada ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas on June 2 from 6 am IST which is 7.30 pm local time.

USA vs Canada Match Preview- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1

USA

USA is led by wicketkeeper-batsman Monank Patel. Several players in the USA squad are of Indian origin. Two players to watch out for the squad are Corey Anderson and Ali Khan. The two play T20 cricket all across the globe.

The side recently beat Bangladesh in a T20I series 2-1 and have made a massive statement heading into the tournament. The USA are placed alongside India, Pakistan, and Ireland in Group A.

USA Squad

Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.

Canada

Canada managed to qualify for the World Cup by playing the qualifier rounds. They are still very new to international cricket given that they only play in ICC events. They are among the many associate nations who have managed to qualify to play the regional qualifiers.

The squad will be led by their skipper Saad Bin Zafar who is an all-rounder. Several players of the squad do part-time work besides playing cricket. Cabada defeated Nepal in their first warm-up game ahead of the World Cup and should take a lot of confidence from that win.

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Canada Squad

Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Ravinderpal Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, Kaleem Sana, Dillon Heyliger, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Rayyankhan Pathan, Junaid Siddiqui, Dilpreet Bajwa, Shreyas Movva, Rishiv Joshi. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar

USA vs Canada Key Battles

Nicholas Kirton vs Ali Khan

Nicholas is a top-order batter from Canada. He will have to face the music of USA pacer Ali Khan early on. Kiron scored 52 in the warm-up game against Nepal and will be key for his side.

Saurabh Netravalkar vs Navneet Dhaliwal

Mumbai-born Saurabh Netravalkar plays for Canada and he will be up against Navneet Dhaliwal another India-born player who plays for Canada. The match will see several India-bor players go head to head against each other playing for the two respective teams.

Monank Patel vs Saad Bin Zafar

The battle between the captains will be interesting as the two will look to outdo each other in each other in decision-making under pressure situations.

USA vs Canada: Key Players

USA: Corey Anderson and Ali Khan are the two premier players. Along with them, Harmeet Singh, and Saurabh Netravalkar will be the other key players.

Canada: All-rounder skipper Saad Bin Zafar is the most important player. Along with him, Aaron Johnson, Ravinderpal Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, and Dillon Heyliger are the other key players.

USA vs Canada Weather and Pitch Report

Talking about the weather report for the match, there is a fair chance of rain almost close to 70 percent to play spoilsport in the very first game of the competition. The weather conditions will be partly cloudy and humid.

Talking about the pitch not a lot can be said about it as well. The first game should give a fair idea about how the wicket will behave. However, a batting-friendly wicket is expected.

Conclusion

The tournament kicks off with the hosts playing against Canada. This is expected to be a close game as two lesser-known teams will look to outdo each other.

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