The USA and West Indies will jointly host the T20 World Cup, with all matches broadcast live on Sky Sports from June 2-29. England will be the defending champions after winning in Australia in 2022.
Sunday, June 2, 2024, 8:03, UK
Aaron Jones led co-hosts USA to their highest ever runs chase in the opening match of the T20 World Cup, scoring a seven-wicket victory over Canada.
Half-centuries from Navneet Dhaliwal and Nicholas Kirton helped Canada set the hosts a target of 195 to win at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday.
After American starters Steven Taylor and Monankh Patel quickly fell apart, Jones teamed up with Andries Gauss and put on a power-hitting display.
Jones hit 10 sixes off just 40 balls to post a not-so-scoring 94, while Goose added 65 to give the tournament’s co-hosts a perfect start.
The ninth T20 World Cup kicked off with a match between two nations who played their first international match in 1844. That year, Canada won by 23 runs in a three-day low-scoring match in New York.
Cricket was a popular sport in the United States, especially in Philadelphia, but was replaced by baseball in the late 19th century.
The International Cricket Council says T20 cricket, a format roughly the length of a baseball game, is on the agenda for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and hopes that splitting the World Cup between the Caribbean and the United States will attract new, potentially lucrative audiences.
Two-time champions West Indies will open the tournament against Papua New Guinea in Georgetown on Sunday, with the match broadcast live on Sky Sports from 3pm.
You can watch every match of the Men’s T20 World Cup live on Sky Sports from 2-29 June. England take on Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday (kick-off 3.30pm), while Ireland take on India in New York on Wednesday (also 3.30pm).
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