USA vs CAN T20 World Cup Live Score: USA take on neighbours Canada in tournament opener

USA vs Canada T20 World Cup Live Score: As they take on qualifiers Canada in a battle of debutants, the tournament co-hosts USA, led by former Australian batter Stuart Law, field a team full of expats and guarantee some shocks.

The USA defeated Bangladesh, a team with all of its members, 2-1 in the lead-up to the event, demonstrating that they will not be taken lightly.

They will also benefit from their recent 4-0 victory over Canada.

Former New Zealand player and World Cup finalist Corey Anderson will give the team a lift. Monank Patel, a batter and wicketkeeper, will lead the hosts.

Monank, who was born in Anand, competed at the age group level for his native state before relocating to the US in 2016.

With 208 runs from six innings, he was the leading scorer in the World T20 Americas qualifying in 2018. In 2019, he made his T20I debut against the United Arab Emirates.

Harmeet Singh, a former left-arm spinner for the Mumbai and Rajasthan Royals, and Milind Kumar, a former batter for Delhi and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will also be on the team.

They also have Aaron Jones, the most-capped player in USA history, Steven Taylor, the team’s top run scorer in international cricket, and Saurabh Netravalkar.

Tear away fast Ali Khan, who missed the Canada series due to a hamstring issue, is also healthy for the competition.

Nitish Kumar, an all-round batsman who represented Canada in 18 Twenty20 Internationals between 2012 and 2019, has moved teams and will be wearing the USA shirt. In April of this year, he made his USA T20I debut against Canada.

With just four players under the age of twenty, the Canada squad is likely to be largely reliant on left-arm seamer Kaleem Sana and top-order batsman Aaron Johnson. Saad Bin Zafar, a left-arm orthodox spinner, provides a wealth of experience to the team.