When the USA and Canada play in the Netherlands T20I Tri-series 2024’s fifth match on Tuesday at Hazelaarweg in Rotterdam, the Americans will be eager to put on a respectable display. The USA are now bottom of the league table after losing their first two games. In their match against Canada, captain Monank Patel will be looking to improve the team’s overall bat and ball performance.
However, Saad Bin Zafar, Shreyas Movva, Kaleem Sana, and Parveen Kumar all made outstanding contributions as Canada battled to defeat the Netherlands. With this outcome. Canada won the T20I Tri-series match for the first time.
USA vs CAN Team Preview & Squads
United States
The team will depend on players like captain Monank Patel and Andries Gous in the batting department. Shayan Jahangir, Aaron Jones, and Nitish Kumar will score the most of the runs. With the help of three boundaries and two sixes, Shayan Jahangir concluded the innings in the previous game with a maximum score of 37 runs off 29 balls. He was in great form at the bat. In addition to Jahangir, Aaron Jones amassed 34 runs off of 18 balls by hitting three sixes and two fours.
The team will be counting on bowlers Yasir Mohammad, Harmeet Singh, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Juanoy Drysdale, and Nosthush Kenjige to make crucial breakthroughs when needed. Shadley Van Schalkwyk was the best bowler in the previous game, taking three wickets for thirty-five in his four overs.
The team’s batting lineup, which includes skipper Nicholas Kirton, Aaron Johnson, Rayyan Pathan, Shreyas Movva, and Saad Bin Zafar, will be expected to provide the majority of the runs. In the last game, after 8.4 overs, wicketkeeper Shreyas Movva stepped to the crease with the team struggling at 35 for 6. Canada’s comeback was spearheaded by Shreyas Movva and Saad Bin Zafar, who combined for 66 runs to put their side over 100 runs.
With the help of two fours and one six, Shreyas Movva, who performed admirably for Canada, concluded the innings with the highest score of 33 runs off 26 balls. Saad Bin Zafar, who hit two boundaries and scored 33 runs off 36 balls, provided him with strong support.
The team will be counting on bowlers like Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Parveen Kumar, Saad Bin Zafar, and Harsh Thaker to produce big innings when needed. Kaleem Sana and Parveen Kumar both bowled well for Canada in the previous game, taking two wickets apiece.
Three of the five games at Hazelaarweg in Rotterdam have been won by the team batting first, demonstrating the ground’s suitability as a place to score runs. Both captains will aim to win the toss and bat first in light of that record.
There will be sunny spells and mild winds during the game, according to the weather report.
In the five T20Is that have been played at Rotterdam, the first innings have averaged 158 runs. The best score recorded here was the Netherlands’ 199 for 6 versus Zimbabwe in the 2019 T20I series opener.
USA vs CAN Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches
The USA won three games in their last five matches and CAN won none.
United States vs Canada Prediction
Winning the toss
Canada
Player of the Match
Canada – Shreyas Movva
Most runs
United States – Shayan Jahangir
Canada – Shreyas Movva
Most wickets
United States – Shadley van Schalkwyk
Canada – Parveen Kumar
Most sixes
United States – Shayan Jahangir
Canada – Shreyas Movva
Team Scores Batting First
United States – 120+
Canada – 130+
According to cricket analysts, Canada has a 51% chance of winning.
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