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It’s a special day for United States of America (USA) and Canada. Both nations will play their first ever games in a T20 World Cup, and they will open the 2024 edition in Dallas.
USA are coming off a historic 2-1 series win over Bangladesh in the leadup to this tournament. Also, they beat Canada 4-0 at home earlier this year. So, confidence will be high with some experienced players expected to lead the way in this tournament opener.
Like the USA, Canada will be viewing this game as their best opportunity to get a win in this group that also features India, Pakistan, and Ireland. They put on an excellent show in their only warm-up game, beating Nepal by 63 runs on this ground on May 27th.
Match Details
- 2024 T20 World Cup 2024 1st Match: USA vs Canada.
- Location: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Texas.
- Time: 7:30pm (local), 6:00am (IST).
T20 World Cup 2024 1st Match: USA vs CAN Possible Playing XIs
USA: 1. Steven Taylor, 2. Monank Patel (c & wk), 3. Andries Gous, 4. Aaron Jones, 5. Corey Anderson, 6. Harmeet Singh, 7. Nitish Kumar, 8. Shadley van Schalkwyk, 9. Jasdeep Singh, 10. Ali Khan, 11. Saurabh Netravalkar
Rayyan Pathan retired hurt in the warm-up game against Nepal.
Canada: 1. Aaron Johnson, 2. Navneet Dhaliwal, 3. Pargat Singh, 4. Nicholas Kirton, 5. Shreyas Movva (wk), 6. Dilpreet Bajwa/Ravinderpal Singh, 7. Saad Bin Zafar (c), 8. Nikhil Dutta/Kaleem Sana, 9. Dilon Heyliger, 10. Rishiv Joshi, 11. Jeremy Gordon
USA vs CAN Fantasy Cricket Tips: Top Dream11 picks
Top batter picks:
- Monank Patel: The USA captain should be the priority wicket-keeper option in your Dream11 team as Shreyas Movva typically bats lower down the order for Canada.
- Patel has struck 165 runs in six T20Is against Canada at a strike rate of 165. This includes two fifties.
- Aaron Johnson: Canada’s opener is key to their hopes and offers a higher chance for Dream11 fantasy points. But, take caution against captaining him given he has three single-figure scores in his past four matches and averages just 13.33 in seven T20Is against USA.
- Johnson has good head-to-head numbers against Saurabh Netravalkar: 30 balls, 50 runs, one dismissal.
- Andries Gous: USA’s number three has struck two fifties in three matches against Canada at an overall strike rate of 154.16.
Top all-rounder picks
- Steve Taylor: I believe Taylor’s reliability with bat and ball should fetch good fantasy points. And 92.98% of USA vs CAN Dream11 players feel the same way.
- Taylor has scored 22, 54, 39, 28 and 31 in his last five T20Is. He also has taken four wickets in these games.
- Corey Anderson: The former Black Cap is a good Dream11 pick especially if USA bats first as he is likelier to get more of an opportunity. He has scores of 28, 55, 34*, 11, and 18 in his past five T20Is.
- Saad Bin Zafar: The Canada captain has the most wickets in USA-CAN T20Is (9). He has dismissed Monank Patel three times for 25 runs in 16 balls.
Top bowler picks:
- Ali Khan: The experienced bowler was man of the match in his last T20I, taking 3/25 against Bangladesh.
- Harmeet Singh: The left-arm orthodox spinner took six wickets in four games against Canada earlier this year at an economy of just 5.56. Also, he showed he can wield the willow in the recent series against Bangladesh.
Other Players to consider for your Fantasy Cricket Teams
- Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk: The all-rounder picked up six wickets in four games against Canada earlier this year. He was also in the wickets against Bangladesh. Plus, he can contribute runs lower down the order.
- Jeremy Gordon: The Canada seamer looked in good touch in the warm up against Nepal, taking 2/25.
- Nicholas Kirkton: The Canadian middle order batsman hit an impressive half-century in the warm up match.
Grand Prairie View Stadium Dallas Texas Pitch Report and Weather
Scores were in the moderate range in the recent Bangladesh-USA series, with 153, 144 and 104. But, they were day games. Since then, weather has been a big problem in Dallas, with heavy rain and thunderstorms resulting in abandoned warm-up games.
According to leading website weather.com, there are some thunderstorms possible during the day. Hopefully, the weather should be clear for this evening match.
In last year’s Major League Cricket tournament, the average first innings score here was 167.42, with the team batting first winning eight of the 12 games. At times, the surfaces played on the slower side.
T20 World Cup 2024 1st Match: USA vs CAN Dream11 Prediction Today Match
Top Captaincy and VC picks for USA vs CAN:
- Steven Taylor: The fact he opens the batting and often has a role to play with the ball makes Taylor a solid pick.
- Corey Anderson: Anderson’s experience makes him one of the key players to watch in this clash.
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