United States of America are taking on Canada in Match 5 of the T20 Series at Sportpark Duivesteijn, Voorburg, Netherlands on 27 August 2024. The last surprise came in the form of Canada’s win over the Netherlands on Monday. Who will be the winner of this game of cricket?
United States of America form
The team will look to Andries Gous, captain Monank Patel, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, and Shayan Jahangir for most runs in the batting department. Shayan Jahangir contributed 37 runs off 29 balls with three boundaries and two sixes in the last game, whereas Aaron Jones added 34 runs from 18 balls with two fours and three sixes.
Yasir Mohammad, Harmeet Singh, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Juanoy Drysdale and Nosthush Kenjige will have to pick up wickets at regular intervals for the bowling department. Shadley Van Schalkwyk was the prominent amongst the lot in the previous game as he picked up 3 scalps and gave away just 35 runs from his four overs.
United States of America Predicted Lineup
Monank Patel (c & wk), Andries Gous, Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones, Shayan Jahangir, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Yasir Mohammad, Nosthush Kenjige, Juanoy Drysdale
Canada form
As far as batting is concerned, Canada’s team will depend on Aaron Johnson, Rayyan Pathan, Shreyas Movva, Saad Bin Zafar, and captain Nicholas Kirton to score the majority of the runs. Shreyas Movva came to bat when the Canadians were in a struggling mode at 35 for 6 after 8.4 overs. Movva, along with Saad Bin Zafar, contributed a partnership of 66 runs that helped Canada cross the 100-run mark. The highest score was made by Shreyas Movva-33 runs from 26 balls with two fours and one six. He was well supported by Saad Bin Zafar, who made 33 runs in 36 balls with two boundaries.
For bowling, Canada would look toward Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Saad Bin Zafar, Parveen Kumar, and Harsh Thaker to take major wickets. For the last match, Kaleem Sana and Parveen Kumar bowled nicely and took two wickets each.
Canada Predicted Lineup
Nicholas Kirton (c), Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Harsh Thaker, Aaron Johnson, Rayyan Pathan, Shreyas Movva (wk), Dillon Heyliger, Parveen Kumar, Kaleem Sana, Akhil Kumar
United States of America vs Canada Expert Tips & Prediction
Current form suggests that Canada will go into this game as favourites against the USA, with their performances in the ongoing tri-series. The likes of Nicholas Kirton, Saad Bin Zafar and Kaleem Sana have been amongst the runs in the tri-series, and their team management will be hoping for the continuation of their good form with bat and ball. As such, a comprehensive win for Canada over the USA is expected in Rotterdam.