Co-hosts USA beat Canada in T20 World Cup opener

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Group A, Dallas

Canada 194-5 (20 overs): Dhaliwal 61 (44), Kirton 51 (31)

USA 197-3 (17.4 overs): Jones 94* (40), Gous 65 (46)

USA won by 7 wickets

Scorecard

Aaron Jones clubbed a sadistic unbeaten 94 arsenic T20 World Cup co-hosts USA hit Canada by 7 wickets successful a pulsating and colourful tourney opener successful Texas.

The USA came into nan lucifer connected nan backmost of a 2-1 bid triumph complete Bangladesh and thrashed nan Canadians 4-0 erstwhile nan sides past met successful April.

The lucifer was successful nan equilibrium earlier Jones - calved successful Queens, New York to Barbadian parents – swung nan lucifer nan measurement of nan location broadside pinch a stellar sound disconnected 40 balls arsenic they chased down Canada’s 194-5.

Jones targeted nan short boundaries connected this erstwhile shot ground, antecedently location to nan Texas Air Hogs, launching a majestic 10 sixes into nan nighttime entity and whipping nan jubilant fans into a frenzy.

With nan US requiring 36 disconnected 35 balls Jones sliced nan shot to short third, but Nikhil Dutta clumsily spilled a elemental catch.

It proved decisive arsenic nan 29-year-old pummelled nan US to triumph pinch 14 balls to spare aft support from Andries Gous, who deed 65 disconnected 46 balls.

Aaron Johnson (23) had earlier group nan reside for Canada’s full erstwhile he struck nan first shot of nan crippled for four, arsenic he and Navneet Dhaliwal (61) sewage Canada disconnected to a flying start.

Nicholas Kirton's 51 disconnected 31 balls and immoderate precocious hitting from wicketkeeper Shreyas Movva, who vanished unbeaten connected 32, boosted nan total.