USA vs CAN Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 World Cup 2024
USA and Canada get the 2024 T20 World Cup underway in Dallas on Saturday evening. This is the first time that either side have qualified for a T20 World Cup and they find themselves in Group A alongside India, Pakistan and Ireland. Read on as we preview this tournament opener which gets underway at the Grand Prairie Stadium at 19:30 local time on June 1st.
The USA side are looking forward to embracing the pressure of being hosts of this tournament and they showed that they will do far more than just making up the numbers when they beat Bangladesh 2-1 in late May. They will certainly fancy their chances of beating Canada in this first game of the competition.
It will require one of Canada’s best ever international cricket performances if they are to win this game on Saturday evening but this fixture will provide them with their best opportunity to win a match in the tournament. They were well beaten in their last T20I series against USA.
USA vs Canada Match Live Streaming
TV channels: You can watch this match live on Star Sports, PTV, Ten Sports, Willow TV, ESPN Caribbean, Sky Cricket, Sky Sport NZ and SuperSport.
Live Streaming: The fixture will be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar, Myco, Tamasha, ESPN Play Caribbean, SkyGO, NOW TV, Prime Video and SuperSport.
USA vs CAN Match Toss Prediction
Eight of 12 T20 matches at this venue have been won by the team batting first, therefore we predict that both skippers will want to bat first if they win the toss.
USA vs CAN Pitch Report
The average T20 score at the Grand Prairie Stadium has been over 165 across the last two years and we expect any total over 170 to be enough to win this opening game. The ball will turn and the pace bowlers should also get some assistance from the surface.
Dallas Weather Report
According to the forecast, it will be cloudy and humid throughout this game on Saturday evening in Dallas. There is a slight chance of rain but not enough to stop a full match being completed.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024
USA Team News & Playing 11
USA Team News
The hosts will come into this game full of confidence after their series win over established cricketing nation Bangladesh in May. There are no injuries in the squad and we expect to see USA revert to the side which they picked for their opening game against Bangladesh.
USA Key Players
- Steven Taylor- the left-handed 30 year old has a top score of 101 not out in T20Is and he has also hit four other scores of 50+ in the format.
- Corey Anderson- the middle order batter has an excellent record at this venue in Major League Cricket with 142 runs from his three innings. He also has previous T20 World Cup experience with New Zealand.
- Ali Khan- the 33 year old took 3/25 in his last appearance against Bangladesh which included the wicket of star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
- Saurabh Netravalkar- the left-arm fast medium bowler went wicketless in the last game against Bangladesh but took 1/27 and 2/15 in the first two matches.
USA Team Form
USA were beaten by Bangladesh in the final T20I of their series but they had already won the first two games.
USA Predicted Playing 11
Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (c) (wk), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Ali Khan, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar
Canada Team News & Playing 11
CAN Team News
Saad Bin Zafar will captain an experienced Canada side who are the lowest ranked side in T20 World Cup 2024 and have only three players under the age of 30 in their squad. Their chances have already been struck a blow with all-rounder Harsh Thaker missing through injury.
CAN Key Players
- Aaron Johnson- the 33 year old right-handed opener hit an impressive 33 runs from 23 balls including three fours and two sixes in the last head to head with USA.
- Dilpreet Bajwa- the young all-rounder is an exciting talent who is averaging 30.66 from four T20Is. He has already hit a half-century in this format against USA.
- Saad Bin Zafar- the 37 year old all-rounder always scores his runs at a good strike-rate and comes into this match with 45 wickets in T20Is.
- Rishiv Joshi- the opening bowler needed only two balls to pick up a wicket in the last game against USA. The left-arm medium fast bowler will pitch the ball up and give the ball the chance to swing.
CAN Team Form
Canada have not won any of their last five T20Is, all of which were against USA.
Canada Predicted Playing 11
Aaron Johnson, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Dilpreet Bajwa, Saad Bin Zafar (c), Shreyas Movva (wk), Nikhil Dutta, Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger, Rishiv Joshi, Jeremy Gordon
USA vs Canada Head to Head
This will be the eighth contest between the sides in this format and it is USA who lead overall 4-2. Canada have not won any of the last five head to heads.
USA vs CAN Head to Head Stats in T20s
| Matches Played | USA Won | CAN Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
USA vs Canada Betting Odds
The bookies have USA as the favourites in this clash of the T20 World Cup debutants! The hosts can be backed at 1.45 with Canada the underdogs at 2.85.
Who will win USA vs Canada Match?
Ranked 18th in the world in T20Is and with home advantage, USA look like being the top side against Canada in this opening match of the tournament.
