The United States men’s cricket team will face their neighbors Canada in the second T20I of a five-match series on Wednesday, April 10th. The high-octane encounter will be held at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, Texas.
The series comes on the heels of a dominant performance by the USA in the first T20I. The home team comfortably secured a 6-wicket victory, putting them in a strong position for the series lead.
Both teams will be looking to showcase their skills and strategies in this crucial match. Canada will be eager to bounce back and even the series scoreline, while the USA will be aiming to solidify their lead and take a firm grip on the series.
The track at the Prairie View Cricket Complex usually starts off with a slower pace, providing bowlers with assistance early in the game. Yet, as the match progresses, the pitch tends to get better, favoring batting. In light of these circumstances, choosing to chase appears to be the preferred strategy at this venue.
Choice 1: Andries Gous (c), Nosthush Kenjige (vc)
Choice 2: Saad Bin Zafar (c), Dillon Heyliger (vc)
Corey Anderson, Gajanand Singh, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta
United States: Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones, Corey Anderson, Monank Patel (wk and c), Gajanand Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Usman Rafiq, Andries Gous, Nitish Kumar, Nosthush Kenjige
Canada: Aaron Johnson, Pargat Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Saad Bin Zafar (c), Dillon Heyliger, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Shahid Ahmadzai, Udaybir Walia, Dilpreet Singh, Udhaya Bhagwan, Ishwarjot Sohi, Ajayveer Hundal, Sahib Malhotra, Yuvraj Samra