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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 - Match 1 - USA vs Canada - Cricket Match Predictions: June 2nd
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Match 1 USA vs Canada, which will be played on the 2nd June
Match 1- USA vs Canada (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)
Current Form USA:
USA are currently placed at the 18th position on ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings with a rating of 165.
Both of the warm up matches that USA were supposed to play got cancelled due to rain. USA are in superb form currently. They have recently beaten Bangladesh in a 3 match T20I series by 2-1.
Players like Harmeet Singh, Corey Anderson, Steven Taylor and Saurabh Nethralvakar are performing to their potential. If they can carry on the good form, USA will have good chances to upset various opposition teams in the competition.
Players to look out for:
1. Saurabh Netravalkar - He is an experienced campaigner who will be vested with the responsibility of providing early breakthroughs for his team.
2. Steven Taylor - He is a powerful striker of the cricket ball and also a very useful spin bowler. Taylor will play an important role for USA in the upcoming matches.
Current Form Canada:
Canada are currently placed at the 23rd position on ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings with a rating of 125.
In the warm up games, Canada beat Nepal by a huge margin of 63 runs. Nicholas Kirton played superbly and scored 51 runs. In the bowling department, Dilon Heyliger picked up 4 wickets.
In general, Canada are in a very ordinary form. They have recently lost a 5 match T20I series against USA by 4-0.
Players to look out for:
1. Nicholas Kirton - He is a flamboyant middle order batter who can change the course of the match with his clean hitting. Kirton is an important player for Canada in the World Cup and he is expected to bring out match winning performances for his team.
2. Saad Bin Zafar - Skipper Zafar has been the most consistent player for Canada in the last couple of years. He is a very capable spin bowler who doesn't leak runs and also picks up wickets when it matters the most.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Canada
Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.
USA
Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones (vice-Captain), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* -PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – USA
Who will win?- USA
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Steven Taylor (USA), Nicholas Kirton (Canada)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Saurabh Netravalkar (USA), Saad Bin Zafar (Canada)
Most Sixes – Harmeet Singh (USA), Nicholas Kirton (Canada)
Player of the Match- Saurabh Netravalkar (USA)
Team Scores Batting first – USA 150+, Canada 130+
Match Handicap: USA
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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