USA VS CAN - 2nd T20I, Canada tour of USA, 2024

So that's all for today. We'll be back tomorrow for the 3rd T20I between USA and Canada. Join us then, bye for now.

Monank Patel | USA Captain and Player of the Match: We wanted to check the first 2 overs, and we realised the wicket was good. We wanted to use the powerplay, and that got us the momentum. I think 230 on this pitch was a par score, and we needed to get wickets at crucial intervals. We talked about playing fearless cricket, worked a lot on training and happy to see the implementation. Going to India and playing out there has helped me. I think the new head coach has just given us the confidence to play fearlessly, back our strengths and play aggressively.

Saad Bin Zafar | Canada Captain: Our pace attack is inexperienced. T20 is a tough game, especially on flat tracks. We missed our lengths today, but we missed a few chances in the powerplay. My hand got injured in the first game, so not feeling the best with my arm. Secondly, it was about match-ups, hence I bowled after the powerplay. Impressed with the way we went about the chase. For the first 15-16 overs, we were in the game. A few less runs conceded and the game could have been different.

18:28 Local Time, 23:28 GMT, 04:58 IST: A spirited chase from the Canadians but ultimately there were too many conceded in the first innings. Pargat Singh and Aaron Johnson got a good partnership, with the latter scoring boundaries for fun as he notched up a 25-ball fifty. Pargat supported him for a while, but was caught out in the deep against the left-arm spinner. Similar was the story for Johnson who mistimed one to long-off. For the hosts, it was another solid performance with bat and ball. They bowled a lot of left-arm spin to the Canadian top order to get the most of that favourable match-up. In the end, despite the Aaron Johnson fifty and cameos from Harsh Thaker and Kirton, Canada fall short by 32 runs...

Harmeet Singh to Udhaya Bhagwan, out Caught by Jessy Singh!! Tossed up delivery onto off, the batter tried to chip it all the way for six but ends up holing out to long-off. USA win by 31 runs, take a 2-0 lead. Udhaya Bhagwan c Jessy Singh b Harmeet Singh 4(3) [4s-1]

Harmeet Singh to Udhaya Bhagwan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Harmeet Singh to Udhaya Bhagwan, FOUR, full and in the blockhole, drilled back to Harmeet Singh who can't take the catch. Parries it down the ground for a boundary

Harmeet Singh to Udhaya Bhagwan, no run, spinning from off, on a length. A swing and a miss

Udhaya Bhagwan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Harmeet Singh to Rishiv Joshi, out Caught by Monank Patel!! tossed up delivery outside off, spins away after pitching. The batter tries to swipe across the line but the spin takes it away. Good sharp catch by the keeper and that means Canada are 9 down. Rishiv Joshi isn't too pleased with the umpire's decision Rishiv Joshi c Monank Patel b Harmeet Singh 8(5) [6s-1]

Harmeet Singh to Rishiv Joshi, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Harmeet Singh [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

van Schalkwyk to Rishiv Joshi, 1 run, perfects the yorker, Joshi dances out and stabs it down to long-on

van Schalkwyk to Rishiv Joshi, wide, wide yorker from the bowler. Rishiv Joshi can't get under it. Called wide by the umpire

van Schalkwyk to Rishiv Joshi, SIX, length ball outside off, was pace off. Joshi uses all his power for a big swipe across the line. Over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

van Schalkwyk to Harsh Thaker, 1 run, low, wide full toss. Off the bottom on the drive and goes tamely to long-on

van Schalkwyk to Harsh Thaker, FOUR, pitched up outside off, Harsh Thaker shuffles in and hoists his drive over the bowler's head for a boundary

van Schalkwyk to Harsh Thaker, no run, full outside off, Thaker gets an inside edge onto the ground to the keeper. The batter tried to slog across the line

van Schalkwyk to Harsh Thaker, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, Thaker carves his drive between deep backward point and sweeper cover

Shadley van Schalkwyk [3.0-0-33-2] is back into the attack