The United States opens the Super Eight playoffs against South Africa at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday with American captain Aaron Jones sounding more confident than ever. A win over traditional powers Pakistan in the group stage — and indirectly helping put cricket on the map in the United States — might do that to a skipper.
United States’ captain Aaron Jones plays a shot during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match between United States and India at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Westbury, New York, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. United States’ Aaron Jones, centre, walks with team members before an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match against Ireland at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, June 14, 2024.
The U.S. qualified for the second round after its Group A wins over Canada and Pakistan, with favorite India also advancing from that group. Despite all the mystery surrounding low-scoring drop-in pitches in New York and the wet weather in Florida, the U.S. sent shockwaves in the cricketing world with its back-to-back wins against Canada and Pakistan in Dallas before losing to India on a tricky wicket in New York.— the tournament co-hosts received a crucial one point from its rain-abandoned group game against Ireland that knocked Pakistan out of the tournament.
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