Dallas : USA defeated Canada by 7 wickets at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, on June 2 , in the opening Match of ICC T20 WC 2024. Aaron Jones’ 94* (40) & Andries Gous 65 (46) played pivotal role in the win.
A marathon 131-run stand between Aaron Jones and Andries Gous power USA to an opening day victory over Canada 👊#T20WorldCup | 📝 #USAvCAN: https://t.co/xvy3gvUUKt pic.twitter.com/XcH1qTRMTa
— ICC (@ICC) June 2, 2024
Chasing 195 runs, USA lost their openers Steven Taylor (0), skipper Monank Patel (16) cheaply.
The duo of Aaron Jones (94*) & Andries Gous (65) notched up match winning partnership of 131 runs, as USA chased down the total in 17.4 overs.
Jones was the stand out performer whose innings of 94* (40) not only included 10 big sixes but also hit the winning runs.
In the 1st Innings, Canada scored a mammoth 194 runs.
Navneet Dhaliwal (61), Nicholas Kirton (51) & Shreyas Movva (32*) helped Canada to reach the respected score.
Tied second-most sixes (10) in a Men's #T20WorldCup innings 🔥
USA's Aaron Jones was unstoppable in Dallas.
Innings highlights ➡️ https://t.co/ulSEtdFGC6 pic.twitter.com/yA0vs74XbV
— ICC (@ICC) June 2, 2024
Aaron Jones was adjourned the Man of the Match for his heroic innings.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
CAN : 194-5 (20)
Navneet Dhaliwal : 61
(44)
Nicholas Kirton : 51 (31)
2nd Innings :
USA : 197-3 (17.4)
Aaron Jones : 94* (40)
Andries Gous : 65 (46)
Result : USA win by 7 Wickets
