by jbouncer | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
June 1st 2024, Dallas, Texas
Aaron Jones, USA vice-captain became the newest hero of American cricket with the best inning of his career as he steered the USA with a match winning 94 not out from 40 balls with 10 massive sixes and 4 fours at a strike rate of 235.
Earlier Monank patel, captain of the USA team won the toss and elected to field first against archrival Canada in a battle of Group A debutants, as both teams are ICC associate members who have an opportunity to create history for the T20 format.
While batting first, Canada ended up scoring 194 for 5 in 20 overs. Canada lost their opening batter Aaron Johnson for 22 runs from 15 balls with 5 fours. During the last over of the power play the score was 42 in 5.3 overs. Left arm spinner Harmeet Singh was the successful bowler to get the breakthrough for USA in his first over. Parghat Singh was run out for 5 runs from 7 balls at the score 66 runs for 2 wickets.
Nicholas Kirton Joined Navneet Dhaliwal to steady Canada’s inning with 62 runs in the 3rd wicket partnership. Corey Anderson, former New Zealand all-rounder grabbed his first wicket off his first ball in his first over, When Navneet Dhaliwal was caught by Jasdeep Singh for 61 runs from 44 balls with 3 sixes and 6 fours with the score reading 128 for 3 after 14.1 overs.
Muhammad Ahsan Ali khan, got his first wicket in T20 World Cup when Nicholas Kirton was caught by Corey Anderson for 51 runs of 31 balls with 2 sixes and 3 fours, the score was 159 for 4 wickets after 17.5 overs. With the remaining 13 balls of the inning, Canada was able to score 35 runs with the loss of Dilpreet Bajwa, run out for 11 runs from 5 balls with one six and one four. Shreyas Movva, the wicket keeper scored 32 runs from 16 balls with 2 sixes and 2 fours.
USA did not bowl a single no ball in the inning, and they only allowed 10 extra runs, 8 leg byes and 2 wides. In contrast, Canada bowled 14 wides and three no balls to concede 19 extra runs. Team USA’s run chase got a shocking start as they lost Steven Taylor on the second ball of the inning without any score when he was out LBW to Kaleem Sana. Captain Monank Patel scored 16 runs from 16 balls with 2 fours. He was next to fall when the score was 42 runs after 6.3 overs with 152 more runs needed to win the match and 81 balls remaining.
Aaron Jones, Man of the match winner, carried USA’s inning with a 121 runs third wicket partnership together with Andries Gous scored 65 runs from 46 balls with 3 sixes and 7 fours. He was out with the score at 173 runs for 3 wickets after 15.4 overs. It was too late for the Canada as Nikhil Dutta got his first wicket with the USA needing 22 runs from the remaining 26 balls. Corey Anderson provided final support with Aaron Jones scoring three runs from 5 balls, as USA scored the 197 runs for the loss of 3 wickets from 17.3 overs.
USA won the match by seven wickets with 15 balls left, to collect their first 2 points in the ICC T20 World Cup. USA continued to perform well as they recently won two T20 series over Canada and Bangladesh, and they have a 5-0 winning momentum in preparation for the second match against the Pakistan here in Dallas.
USA has achieved new records and new milestones as the third-highest successful run chase in Men’s T20 World Cup matches, and additionally they have the highest ever runs scored by an Associate team. Aaron Jones now has the second-highest individual score on a T20 World Cup debut after Chris Gayle scored 117 runs in 2007.
USA with this historical win over Canada as achieved a level of revenge for the defeat suffered in 1844 first ever International match.
Credits
Jatin Patel, Dennis Heath for the compilation with the content including photo and video from ICC.
by jbouncer | Jun 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
USA won the toss and Elected to Field First.
USA Team : 1 Steven Taylor, 2 Monank Patel (capt, wk), 3 Andries Gous, 4 Aaron Jones, 5 Nitish Kumar, 6 Corey Anderson, 7 Harmeet Singh, 8 Shadley van Schalkwyk, 9 Jasdeep Singh, 10 Ali Khan, 11 Saurabh Netravalkar
Canada Team: 1 Aaron Johnson, 2 Navneet Dhaliwal, 3 Pargat Singh, 4 Nicholas Kirton, 5 Shreyas Movva (wk), 6 Dilpreet Bajwa, 7 Saad Bin Zafar (capt), 8 Nikhil Dutta, 9 Dilon Heyliger, 10 Kaleem Sana, 11 Jeremy Gordon
Aron Johnson – first won to go as 43 for 1 after 4.2 overs – followed
by jbouncer | May 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
May 23, 2024
The United States defeated Bangladesh by six runs to win the second consecutive T20 international game in the three-match series at Houston. Just two days after hosts USA upsets visiting Bangladesh with a historical maiden T20 win. Today they win second to secure a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh.
Bangladesh, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is in the USA to play three T20 games at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, Texas.
Najimul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh skipper won the toss and elected to field first. Bangladesh made two changes and USA made one change from the opening game.
Monank Patel, the USA Skipper top-scored 42 runs from 38 balls (four 4s and one 6) to lead the scoring charge and opening partner Steven Taylor added 31 runs from 28 balls (three 4s and two 6s). The Opening partnership of 44 runs came in 6.4 overs. The opening partnership ended when Rishad Hossain of Bangladesh got the first wicket. With the second ball of this over, Rishad struck again as Andries Gous was caught behind for no score.
The USA batters did not take advantage of a decent powerplay start when they lost two quick wickets were lost. A sixty run third wicket partnership between Monank Patel and his deputy Aaron Jones in 9.2 overs helped the USA to build inning total 144 for six wickets in 20 overs. Rishad Hossain 2 for 21, Shoriful Islam 2 for 29, Mustafizur Rahman 2 for 31 runs, were the successful Bangladesh bowlers in their allotted four overs.
Chasing a modest 145 to win, Bangladesh were well-placed at 78-2 at halfway mark after 10.2 overs. before losing their last eight wickets for 60 runs in 9.1 overs to crash to defeat
Bangladesh had a shocking start to their innings when Soumaya Sarkar was caught & bowled by Saurabh Netravalkar in the very first over. The Bangladesh score was one run for 1 wicket after 4 balls. Skipper Naimul Hossain Shanto fight back with 36 runs from 34 balls (two 4s and one Six) to stabilize the inning. He was well supported by Shakib Al Hasan with 30 runs from 23 balls (four 4s and one Six) and Towhid Hridoy scored 25 runs from 21 balls with a one six. Provided some hopes to chase moderate total as Bangladesh end up six runs short at the end with the final score 138 all out 19.3 Overs.
Man of the Match Ali Khan pave the way with a star performance for this series win with his Three wickets for 25 runs in 3.3. Overs. USA bowled superbly and they were excellent in the field, especially in the closing overs. Hero, Ali Khan picked up all his three wickets in that period.
Host USA won their first ever T20 Series against an ICC full time Member team Bangladesh is the best outcome to prepare for the T20 World Cup in USA.
by jbouncer | May 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
May 21, 2024
Hosts USA upsets visiting Bangladesh with a historical maiden T20 win.
International Cricket Council (ICC) full-member Bangladesh is in USA to play three T20 games here at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, Texas.
USA skipper Monank Patel asked the Bangladesh to bat first after winning the toss in the opening match of the three-match T20 International (T20I) series, Bangladesh compiled a competitive 153/6 at the end of 20 overs. Towhid Hridoy led the Bangladesh effort with a 47-ball 58 (4 x 4s & 2 x 6s) and was the last man out of the last ball of the Bangladesh innings. He received good support (67 run partnership for the fifth wicket in 7.2 overs) from the experienced Mahmudullah, who scored 31 off 22 balls (2 x 4s & one six). Steven Taylor of USA end up with the 2 wickets for 9 runs in 3 overs as most effective bowler.
The USA in response lost their skipper Monank Patel early to an unfortunate run-out at the non-striker’s end but were ahead of the game at the 10-over mark, having lost two wickets for 66 runs and end up winning the game by five wickets. Harmeet Singh (33*of 13 balls with 2 x 4s & 3 x 6s) and Corey Anderson (34* of 25 balls with 2 6s) starred for the USA men’s cricket team with 62 run unbeaten partnership in the historic win, given it was the first ever international fixture between the two nations.
Muztafizur Rahman provided early hopes for the Bangladesh with the twin strikes of Steven Taylor and Aaron Jones in the 12th over to bring the Bangladesh Tigers back into the game, and then evened it up conceding two sixes off his last two balls of the 18th, as Player of the match Harmeet Singh began his match-winning cameo as he clobbered three consecutive sixes which turn to be game changer.
Harmeet Singh & Corey Anderson forged 62-run unbroken partnership from just 27 balls at a right time when USA was in need for 60 more runs from 30 balls remained. Harmeet Singh scored the final winning boundary, after Corey Anderson, slammed two sixes, when it was needed badly to lower down required runrate and runs needed to win.
Brief Scores
Bangladesh 153/6 of 20 overs (Towhid Hridoy 58 (47), Mahmudullah 31 (22) / Steven Taylor 9/2 in 3 overs); lost to USA 156/5 of 19.3 overs (Corey Anderson 34* (25), Harmeet Singh 33* (13), Steven Taylor 28 (29) / Muztafizur 41/2 in 4 overs)
by jbouncer | May 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
This summary is written by Dennis Heath for the benefit of Listeners of the Cricket Show USA.
CHAPTER 1B, HOW DOES DISCRIMINATION SHOW ITSELF
The ICEC was established in March of 2021.
During a meeting with leadership of the ECB, the commission asked if they agreed with the conclusion of a previous committee (DC Select Committee Jan 2022), “that there is a deep-seated issue of racism in cricket.” Some members of the leadership acknowledged, “a history of racism in the game” but it was not deep seated. While others of the group acknowledged that racism and racist incidence existed, and that the incidences were “probably” deep-seated.
However, the commission was clear in their opinion racism in cricket is not confined to “pockets “or a “few bad apples,” the evidence demonstrates the forms and the shapes of the experience for many in the game. The lived experience survey conducted by the commission revealed examples of overt racism and abuse from club officials, team members and supporters directed at Black and South Asian players, including derogatory and inappropriate language and racist stereotyping.
The statistical numbers of respondents in a survey of players, showed that 87% were of Pakistani and Bangladesh heritage, 82% of Indian Heritage, and 75% Black. The commission found that due to distrust of cricket authorities, victims of discrimination did not report the incidence of discrimination and racism. And in contrast, those in cricketing authority had the perception that the system was operating at an unbiased level.
In a senior leadership group comprising 72 members, the board had one Black, a woman who was on the way off the board. The South Asian representative was 2.8%. The 2021 recreational cricket playing population is 55% white males, 21% Asian British, and 12% Black British. Also noted was that there was a decline of 75% of Black British male professional players.
In the female category of 161 players, there were 2 Black British, 4 mixed/multiple ethnicity and 8 South Asians. So clearly the percentage of minority male and female cricket professional players, does not reflect the recreational cricket playing base. The commission found evidence that players from ethnically diverse communities are not given the same opportunities, recognition, and support as their white counterparts. For example, lack of cricket in state schools, and in the inner cities, including role models, and talent selection criteria, including stereotyping, exclusion and other forms of racism directed towards minority players who feel like they need to be overqualified to succeed.
