Aaron Jones played a stormy innings with the help of 10 sixes, America defeated Canada by seven wickets
United States vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024: Canada, after losing the toss, batted first and set a target of 195 runs in front of America, which America achieved in 17.4 overs by losing only three wickets.
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The first match of T20 World Cup 2024 was played between hosts America and Canada. In this match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, America defeated Canada by seven wickets with the help of rapid batting by Aaron Jones and Andris Gaus. With this, America has made a winning start in the T20 World Cup 2024.
After losing the toss, Canada batted first and set a target of 195 runs for America, which America scored in 17.4 overs while losing only three wickets. Jones batted explosively for America, scoring an unbeaten 94 runs in only 40 balls, including 10 sixes and four fours. Aside from Jones, Gaus also had a half-century. Gaus scored 65 runs from 46 balls, including seven fours and three sixes.
They formed an excellent 131-run partnership for the third wicket. Aside from these two, captain Monak Patel contributed 16 runs in 16 balls, while Corey Anderson scored an unbeaten 3 runs in 5 balls. Steven Taylor, the opener, went out on a duck. For Canada, Kaleem Sana, Nikhil Dutta, and Dillon Heyliger took one wicket each.
