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Chasing Canada’s 194/5, tournament co-hosts United States romped home with 14 balls to spare to win their first match in T20 World Cup 2024. Published: June 2, 2024 11:43 AM IST By Tournament co-hosts USA announced their arrival in top-flight cricket in spectacular fashion as Aaron Jones led a seven-wicket pasting of Canada with a 40-ball 94 in the opening match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday. Batting first, Canada posted 194/5, but USA turned what could have been a tricky chase into a cruise, completing the task with as many as 14 balls to spare.

America’s very own Jones, who was born in Queens, a New York City borough, smashed 10 sixes and four boundaries to make a statement on behalf of the team full of expatriates. While Jones was without an iota of doubt the star batter of the match, Andries Gous too made an impression with his 65 off 46 balls. Gous hit seven fours and three sixes during his stay in the middle, after USA lost two wickets with just 42 runs on the board.



It was fitting that Jones finished the chase with a pair of sixes. Asked to bat first, Canada were off to a decent start with the opening duo of Navneet Dhaliwal and Aaron Johnson (23) putting on 43 runs in just over five overs at the Grand Prairie Stadium. Mumbai-born left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh effected the first breakthrough of the tournament proper when he dismissed Johnson in the sixth over.

Pargat Singh, another player Canadian player of Indian origin, fell cheaply for five runs when he w.

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