WEB DESK: In the much-anticipated opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, the United States of America (USA) captain Monank Patel won the toss and elected to bowl first against Canada at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas, the co-host of the tournament.
The encounter marks the first meeting between the two teams, both placed in Group A of the ICC World Cup. However, they share a significant cricketing history, having faced each other in the first-ever international cricket match in 1844 at the St. George’s Cricket Club in New York.
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The USA enters the tournament with confidence, following an impressive 2-1 T20I series victory against Bangladesh. Additionally, the hosts demonstrated their prowess by defeating Canada 4-0 in a series held in Houston back in April.
The playing XIs for both teams are as follows:
United States Playing XI: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (c & wk), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish R Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan
Canada Playing XI: Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Dilpreet Bajwa, Saad Bin Zafar (c), Nikhil Dutta, Dillon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Jeremy Gordon
As the excitement builds for the tournament opener, cricket enthusiasts worldwide are eagerly anticipating the action-packed clash between these two fierce competitors.
