USA VS CAN - 1st Match, Group A, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024

Both USA and Canada have treated us to a very good game of cricket. The hosts pulled off a great come-from-behind victory. The conditions here seem to have some extra new ball help in second innings, but dew did make batting a lot easier after powerplay, so teams batting first need to take that into consideration when setting targets. Overall, it's been a pretty good batting wicket. We will learn more about conditions as the tournament wears on. West Indies take on Papua New Guinea for their tournament opener in a few hours from now in Guyana. We will see you all for game two of this carnival. Goodbye!

Monank Patel | USA captain: We always we knew he (Aaron Jones) had the game. He played fearless cricket. Really happy to see the crowd in numbers, hope they continue to give us the support. We want to continue the way we play are playing (fearless cricket). We don't want to change anything whether we play Pakistan or India.

Saad Bin Zafar | Canada captain: 194 was a great total. I was pretty happy. We started well but Jones and Gous batted exceptionally well and our bowlers had no chance. Pitch had good bounce and it did get better for batting in the second innings with dew coming in. We missed the line and lengths. No balls and extras we shouldn't have given away those. We played an exceptional game overall. Nothing to be sad effort. Good effort from the boys, this is just the start and hope we can do well in the next game.

Aaron Jones | Player of the Match: I don't think it is easy to put it into words. Happy to get my team over the line. I thought anything under 200 is chaseable. We wanted to play aggressive cricket. I think I go through my process while I practice. To be honest, when my team is under pressure it gets the best out of me.

Stats round-up by Deepu Narayanan

Highest targets succesfully chased in T20 WCs
230 Eng vs SA Wankhede 2016
206 SA vs WI Joburg 2007
195 USA vs Can Dallas 2024 *
193 WI vs Ind Wankhede 2016
192 Aus vs Pak Gros Islet 2010

Highest targets succesfully chased by USA in T20Is
195 vs Can Dallas 2024 *
169 vs Can Houston 2024
155 vs Jersey Bulawayo 2022
154 vs Ban Houston 2024

Highest parnership for USA in T20Is
131 A Gous - A Jones vs Can Dallas 2024
110 S Modani - Gajanand Singh vs Ire Lauderhill 2021
104 M Patel - S Taylor vs Can Houston 2024
104 N Kumar - C Anderson vs Can Houston 2024

Most sixes by a batter in an inngs in T20 WCs
11 C Gayle vs Eng Wankhede 2016
10 C Gayle vs SA Joburg 2007
10 A Jones vs Can Dallas 2024 *
8 R Rossouw vs Ban Sydney 2022

Most runs conceded in an over in T20 WCs
36 S Broad vs Ind Durban 2007
33 Jeremy Gordon vs USA Dallas 2024 *
32 Izatullah Dawlatzai vs Eng Colombo RPS 2012
30 Bilawal Bhatti vs Aus Mirpur 2014

22:58 Local Time, 03:58 GMT, 09:28 IST: USA have made a great start to this World Cup that they are co-hosting. They looked down and out for a while in this run chase but Aaron Jones decided to play an outstanding innings. Taylor fell for a nought. Patel couldn't get going and perished. Gous wasn't exactly going great and the asking rate shot up with the team only going at 6 per over at the 8-over mark. Both Gous and Jones decided to press the accelerator. 19, 14, 10, 15, 20, 33 were scored in the next 6 overs and stun Canada and blow them away. Jones was the aggressor and recorded the fastest T20I fifty for USA. His slogging, slog-sweeping, leg-side play was at its level best and he played one hell of a counterattacking innings

Nikhil Dutta to Aaron Jones, SIX, fittingly, Aaron Jones muscles the winning hit over mid-wicket for a maximum. USA record a win on T20 World Cup debut. Historic day and great scenes out there in the stands. Sure there's going to be more celebration throughout the country. This by the way is also the highest successful run chase for USA in T20Is

Nikhil Dutta to Aaron Jones, no run

Nikhil Dutta to Aaron Jones, SIX, he's palmed that over square leg for a maximum. Full delivery on the stumps, Jones goes for the slog-sweep, hits it flat, fielder runs to the left from deep backward square leg but tips it over the rope

Nikhil Dutta to Aaron Jones, FOUR, reverse sweep over the leaping short third man fielder for a boundary. Full and outside off stump, Jones middles this so well

Kaleem Sana to Aaron Jones, 1 run, steered down to third man as Kaleem Sana offers a full toss

Kaleem Sana to Aaron Jones, 3 wides, fired down leg, Jones misses the glance, keeper can't collect and two more runs

Kaleem Sana to Aaron Jones, no run, short of length delivery, Jones defends to the on-side

Kaleem Sana to Corey Anderson, 1 run, played to point, Corey wanted a run but sent back. Fielder has a shy and misses, they get the run eventually

Kaleem Sana to Aaron Jones, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Jones drives to long-off