Canadian cricket team in the United States in 2024
| Canada men's cricket team in the United States in 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| United States | Canada | ||
| Dates | 7 – 13 April 2024 | ||
| Captains | Monank Patel[n 1] | Saad Bin Zafar | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | United States won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Monank Patel (120) | Aaron Johnson (124) | |
| Most wickets | Harmeet Singh (6) Shadley van Schalkwyk (6) | Saad Bin Zafar (5) | |
| Player of the series | Harmeet Singh (USA) | ||
The Canada men's cricket team toured the United States in April 2024 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The series formed part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[3]
United States won the series 4–0.[4]
Squads
[edit] United States[5] |  Canada[6] |
|---|---|
The United States named former New Zealand international Corey Anderson in their squad.[7] The squad also included former Canada captain Nitish Kumar and India under-19s player Harmeet Singh Baddhan,[8] as well as former South Africa under-19s player Andries Gous.[9]
T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- Andries Gous, Nosthush Kenjige, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk (USA) and Uday Bhagwan (Can) all made their T20I debuts.
- This was the first men's T20I to be played at the venue.
- Canada submitted a formal complaint to match referee Reon King regarding scoring errors in both innings.[10]
2nd T20I
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- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
- Parveen Kumar (Can) made his T20I debut.
- This was the highest total for United States in a men's T20I innnings.[11]
3rd T20I
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
4th T20I
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- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
- Corey Anderson played in his first T20I for United States after previously playing 31 T20Is for New Zealand, becoming the eighteenth cricketer to represent two international teams in men's T20Is.[12]
5th T20I
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Usman Rafiq (USA) made his T20I debut.
- Nitish Kumar played in his first T20I for United States after previously playing 18 T20Is for Canada, becoming the nineteenth cricketer to represent two international teams in men's T20Is.[12][13]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Aaron Jones captained United States in the fifth T20I.
References
[edit]- ^ "USA to host Canada and Bangladesh in crucial T20I bilateral series in April and May". USA Cricket. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh set to tour USA for three T20Is ahead of World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "USA to host Canada, Bangladesh in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Corey Anderson fifty helps USA rout Canada 4-0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "USA Cricket unveils squad for vital T20 International series in against Canada". USA Cricket. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ @canadiancricket (6 April 2024). "Team Canada squad for bilateral series against USA Cricket" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Former New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson named in USA squad for T20Is against Canada". ESPNcricinfo. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Corey Anderson named in USA's squad for T20I series against Canada". International Cricket Council. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "USA Men's T20 selection for Canada: What you need to know". Emerging Cricket. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Strong showing from USA debutants, captain as scoring controversy allays victory". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "USA post their highest ever T20I total to take 2-0 lead over Canada". USA Cricket. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Representing two countries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Nitish Kumar, former Canada captain, helps USA complete sweep on debut". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2024.