United States Cricket (USA) started their journey within the T20 World Cup with a shocking run-chase against Canada as they smashed 149 runs within the final 58 deliveries to end off a 195-run chase in simply 17.4 overs to obtain their maiden win on the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Saturday, June 1 (native time). It was a come-from-behind victory for the co-hosts as they have been type of in a repair at 48/2 after eight overs with the required charge reaching in extra of 12 however what adopted was an exhibition of fearless cricket from the pair of Aaron Jones and Andries Gous.
Jones joined Gous on the fall of skipper Monank Patel’s wicket within the seventh over and with there being sufficient trace of ball doing only a bit, with a brand new batter on the crease, Canada would have fancied their probabilities, particularly with the run charge growing with each ball. However, that ninth over from Nikhil Dutta proved to be the turning level because the wayward over leaked 19 runs and the floodgates opened.
It was Jones, who took the initiative because the USA batters went after spin, step-by-step, one after the opposite. After Dutta, Jones took down Canada skipper Saad Bin Zafar smashing a few sixes off him earlier than Gous, who had a wrestle until that time let unfastened. Gous wasn’t struggling however wasn’t ready to get these boundaries as freely as Jones did from the beginning of his innings.
Gous then hit a few sixes and as many fours in Jeremy Gordon’s over through which USA collected 33 runs because the duo killed the sport in a span of 5 overs. Both accomplished their fifties. Gous bought out on 65 however USA have been on course of a giant win. Jones finally remained unbeaten on 94 off 40 and stayed until the tip to take his aspect to a memorable win. This was the third-highest profitable chase in T20 World Cup historical past owing to the 131-run partnership between Gous and Jones off simply 58 balls.
Highest profitable run-chase in T20 World Cup
230 – Eng vs SA (Wankhede, 2016)
206 – SA vs WI (Johannesburg, 2007)
195* – USA vs Can (Dallas, 2024)
Most sixes in an innings in T20 World Cup
11 – Chris Gayle (WI vs Eng), Wankhede 2016
10 – Chris Gayle (WI vs SA), Johannesburg 2007
10 – Aaron Jones (USA vs Can), Dallas 2024 *
8 – Rilee Rossouw (SA vs Ban), Sydney 2022
Earlier, it was the duo of Navneet Dhaliwal and Nicholas Kirton that helped Canada get to an enormous rating of 194 however it wasn’t sufficient amid the small boundaries on the venue in Dallas. USA subsequent take on Pakistan on June 6 in Dallas whereas Canada play Ireland on June 7.
