USA are the co-hosts of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and alongside West Indies, they will be hosting the upcoming marquee tournament. In the buildup to the tournament, USA are in rampaging form and will not be considered as minnows in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Led by Monank Patel, USA had a rousing 4-0 victory against Canada in April in Houston. Followed by that impressive performance, they shocked the entire world as they brought down Bangladesh on their haunches in their 2-1 T20I series victory, a few days before the start of this tournament.
Seasoned campaigners in the form of Corey Anderson, Ali Khan and Andries Gous makes USA a strong and formidable team and they will be giving tough competition to all the other teams in their group.
In this article, we take a look at USA’s strongest playing XI in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024:
Openers: Monank Patel and Aaron Jones
Opening the batting for USA will be their skipper Monank Patel and Aaron Jones. The duo has a lot of experience playing T20Is and will be looking to give good starts to the team. While Patel has scored 441 runs in T20Is, Jones has 384 runs under his belt in this format.
Top-Order: Nitish Kumar, Steven Taylor, Corey Anderson and Andries Gous
USA’s top-order has some exceptional batters in the form of Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Andries Gous and Steven Taylor. We all are familiar with Anderson as he previously used to play for New Zealand.
Andries Gous has the ability to smear the opposition bowlers all across the park and he will be a vital cog in the wheels of USA in the top-order.
Middle-Order: Harmeet Singh and Jasdeep Singh
Talented cricketers in the form of Harmeet Singh and Jasdeep Singh will form the middle-order of USA and they will have a lot of responsibilities under their belt. Singh had bagged 6 wickets in the T20I series versus Canada in April 2024 and had finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker in that series.
Bowlers: Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar, Nostush Kenjige
USA’s fiery bowling department will be spearheaded by Ali Khan, who is a mainstay in several T20 leagues across the globe. Saurabh Netravalkar had bagged 3 wickets in the 3-match T20I series versus Bangladesh in May 2024 and will be a key player in the bowling department.
USA Strongest Playing XI in ICC T20 World Cup 2024
Aaron Jones, Monank Patel, Corey Anderson, Nitish Kumar, Steven Taylor, Andries Gous, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Ali Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar
