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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 02, 2024, 05:24:12 IST
USA vs Canada T20 World Cup Live Score: As they take on qualifiers Canada in a battle of debutants, the tournament co-hosts USA, led by former Australian batter Stuart Law, field a team full of expats and guarantee some shocks. The USA defeated Bangladesh, a team with all of its members, 2-1 in the lead-up to the event, demonstrating that they will not be taken lightly. They will also benefit from their recent 4-0 victory over Canada. Former New Zealand player and World Cup finalist Corey Anderson will give the team a lift. Monank Patel, a batter and wicketkeeper, will lead the hosts. Monank, who was born in Anand, competed at the age group level for his native state before relocating to the US in 2016. With 208 runs from six innings, he was the leading scorer in the World T20 Americas qualifying in 2018. In 2019, he made his T20I debut against the United Arab Emirates. Harmeet Singh, a former left-arm spinner for the Mumbai and Rajasthan Royals, and Milind Kumar, a former batter for Delhi and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will also be on the team. They also have Aaron Jones, the most-capped player in USA history, Steven Taylor, the team's top run scorer in international cricket, and Saurabh Netravalkar. Tear away fast Ali Khan, who missed the Canada series due to a hamstring issue, is also healthy for the competition. Nitish Kumar, an all-round batsman who represented Canada in 18 Twenty20 Internationals between 2012 and 2019, has moved teams and will be wearing the USA shirt. In April of this year, he made his USA T20I debut against Canada. With just four players under the age of twenty, the Canada squad is likely to be largely reliant on left-arm seamer Kaleem Sana and top-order batsman Aaron Johnson. Saad Bin Zafar, a left-arm orthodox spinner, provides a wealth of experience to the team.
But Canada, who are a little more experienced in both hosting and playing international cricket, will be keen to put it across their neighbours, who are also their traditional rivals in sports and co-debutants of T20 World Cup
The USA couldn't have asked for better preparation as they marked it with their first ever series win across formats over a Test-playing nation, when they defeated Bangladesh in a T20I series just before this World Cup.
It's still June 1 in the US, and that's the kind of time difference fans in Asia will have to get used to, while following this tournament, besides the change in the number of teams from 16 to 20 in this edition.
It's the ninth edition of the T20 showpiece event for men, and the first major ICC event happening in USA, who are hosting it jointly with the Caribbean islands (West Indies).
Hello and welcome to Timesofindia.com. It's early morning in India, and cricket fans, especially those backing and following the men's cricket teams from the USA and Canada will be hooked because the match-up between the two neighbours marks the start of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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