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

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 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

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1st T20I

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7 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Canada 
132 (20 overs)
v
 United States
133/4 (17.3 overs)
Saad Bin Zafar 29 (16)
Nosthush Kenjige 3/21 (4 overs)
Monank Patel 50 (34)
Dillon Heyliger 2/30 (3.3 overs)
United States won by 6 wickets
Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Nosthush Kenjige (USA)

2nd T20I

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9 April 2024
15:00
Scorecard
United States 
230/3 (20 overs)
v
 Canada
199 (19.4 overs)
Monank Patel 68 (35)
Saad Bin Zafar 1/28 (3 overs)
Aaron Johnson 74 (40)
Harmeet Singh 2/14 (2.4 overs)
United States won by 31 runs
Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston
Umpires: Aditya Gajjar (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Monank Patel (USA)
  • 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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10 April 2024
15:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston
Umpires: Aditya Gajjar (USA) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

4th T20I

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12 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
United States 
159/6 (20 overs)
v
 Canada
145/6 (20 overs)
Steven Taylor 39 (24)
Dillon Heyliger 2/22 (4 overs)
Dilpreet Bajwa 52 (41)
Harmeet Singh 4/18 (4 overs)
United States won by 14 runs
Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Harmeet Singh (USA)

5th T20I

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13 April 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Canada 
168/5 (20 overs)
v
 United States
169/6 (19.4 overs)
Harsh Thaker 38 (24)
Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/42 (4 overs)
Nitish Kumar 64 (38)
Harsh Thaker 2/20 (4 overs)
United States won by 4 wickets
Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Nitish Kumar (USA)

Notes

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  1. ^ Aaron Jones captained United States in the fifth T20I.

References

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  1. ^ "USA to host Canada and Bangladesh in crucial T20I bilateral series in April and May". USA Cricket. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh set to tour USA for three T20Is ahead of World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "USA to host Canada, Bangladesh in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Corey Anderson fifty helps USA rout Canada 4-0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "USA Cricket unveils squad for vital T20 International series in against Canada". USA Cricket. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ @canadiancricket (6 April 2024). "Team Canada squad for bilateral series against USA Cricket" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Former New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson named in USA squad for T20Is against Canada". ESPNcricinfo. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Corey Anderson named in USA's squad for T20I series against Canada". International Cricket Council. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ "USA Men's T20 selection for Canada: What you need to know". Emerging Cricket. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Strong showing from USA debutants, captain as scoring controversy allays victory". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ^ "USA post their highest ever T20I total to take 2-0 lead over Canada". USA Cricket. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Representing two countries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Nitish Kumar, former Canada captain, helps USA complete sweep on debut". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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