Preview: The United States of America, co-hosts of the T20 World Cup 2024, will play Canada in front of a raucous crowd in Dallas. We have never seen the USA participate in a tournament of this magnitude. Canada has, nevertheless, participated in a number of ICC competitions.
After their decisive series victory over Bangladesh, the United States of America (USA) enters the competition. For the USA, the acquisition of Corey Anderson has been extremely beneficial because the former Kiwi star has gelled with the group.Their strongest strength will be their bowling, which includes experienced seamers like Ali Khan and Saurabh Netravalkar.
The West Indian team will be among the most dangerous and early favorites of the competition because to Rovman Powell’s inspired play in recent times and the addition of Darren Sammy to the dugout.
With a number of young players who have been playing at their best, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been moving up the cricket ladder very quickly. PNG will take use of this opportunity to see how they stack up against other cricket nations and to provide new role models for the younger generation.
T20 World Cup 2024, 1st Match, USA vs CAN
Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas
Date & Time: Sunday, June 02, 6:00 AM
Pitch Report: A sluggish surface that usually improves in the second inning is a feature of Grand Prairie Stadium. With the team batting second having an advantage, it is not anticipated to be a high-scoring game.
PROBABLE XI
United States of America (USA): MD Patel (C), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Steven Taylor, Corey Anderson, Nitish Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan
Canada (CAN): Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Dilpreet Bajwa, Saad Bin Zafar (C), Dillon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Nikhil Dutta, Rishiv Raghav Joshi
