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Rob Smyth

USA romp to seven-wicket victory over Canada: T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 opener – as it happened

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Aaron Jones bats as USA meet Canada in the opening match of the T20 World Cup at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
T20 World Cup co-host USA defeated Canada in the opening match of the cricket tournament at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

That’s all for tonight. We have Andy Bull’s report for you now and more coverage to come over the next few days. Goodnight!

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The player of the match is Aaron Jones

It’s not easy to put it into words. Canada always come hard against us, it’s a big rivalry, and I’m just happy to get my team over the line.

I always felt anything under 200 was chaseable – the wicket is good and the outfield is fast. We backed ourselves to play aggressive cricket and we came out on top tonight.

I like to do power-hitting in practice, and I back myself when I’m in the middle. I like to come into bat when my team is under a bit pressure, it brings out the best in me. That’s been my role for a number of years. I had a great innings tonight and I’m just happy to win the game for my team.

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