UNITED STATES 197 for 3 (Jones 94*, Gous 65, Heyliger 1-19) beaten Canada 194 for 5 (Dhaliwal 61, Kirton 51, Harmeet 1-27) by seven wickets
Jones went on a six-hit streak – he crossed the boundary ten times – and celebrated most of them with spirited fist bumps, which had the crowd chanting: “USA! USA! USA “
Although Gous shot 65 off 46, Jones finished with a pair of sixes, off Nikhil Dutta, and gave the United States their fifth straight victory over Canada, having beaten them 4-0 before their first victory. never participated in the World Cup.
The Jones-Gous show
On the eve of the opening of the T20 World Cup, Jones was asked to describe the United States’ style of cricket. Here’s what he had to say: “To be honest, I will say fearless cricket, positive cricket, smart cricket. I think that’s what we’re really trying to do. We don’t want to regret anything. We want leave it all out there in the park.
When Jones entered the field, the United States was 42 for 2 in the seventh, having lost openers Steven Taylor (0) and Monank Patel (16 for 16). Canada’s seamers managed to circulate the ball under the lights, but Jones got stuck in the spinners, finger-hitting Saad Bin Zafar and Dutta for 61 off just 22 balls. He swept, backswept and even advanced down the field to dominate the spinners.
Jones also showed he can combat pace by launching Dilon Heyliger for a 103-yard six. Gous, calmed down in the early exchanges, also caught fire when he fielded Jeremy Gordon for 6, 4, 6, 4 in the 14th, costing Canada 33 points.
Gous’ experience complemented Jones’ great success. Gous was Washington Freedom’s No.1 pick in the inaugural MLC draft and even trained in New South Wales under Burt Cockley, the former NSW seamer and current strength and conditioning coach. Freedom Fitness Equipment. He also had some T20 exposure in the UAE, having worked in the T10 and ILT20 leagues. He put it all to good use in the opening match of the T20 World Cup.
Canada throws the first punch
Anderson takes the lead
Anderson, the former New Zealand all-rounder, became the fifth player to represent two different teams at the T20 World Cup after Roelof van der Merwe (South Africa and Netherlands), Dirk Nannes (Netherlands and Australia ), David Wiese (South Africa and Namibia). and Mark Chapman (Hong Kong and New Zealand). He marked the occasion with a smart spell full of cutters on the Dallas field.
He was introduced into the attack in the 15th over and struck with his very first ball to dismiss Dhaliwal. He went to bowl in the 17th and 19th overs to leave with 3-0-29-1. Fourteen of its 18 balls were slower, according to ESPNcricinfo logs, and those variations helped the United States limit Canada’s total to less than 200.
Anderson then shared the winning moment with Jones and the Dallas crowd.
Deivarayan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
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