USA Cricket Reveals Strong 2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squad: Corey Anderson Joins Monank Patel-Led Team for Opening Clash Against Canada

Here is the main squad and reserve players for the USA in the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup:

Main Squad:

1. Monank Patel (Captain)
2. Aaron Jones (Vice Captain)
3. Corey Anderson
4. Ali Khan
5. Harmeet Singh
6. Jessy Singh
7. Milind Kumar
8. Nisarg Patel
9. Nitish Kumar
10. Noshtush Kenjige
11. Saurabh Netravalkar
12. Shadley Van Schalkwyk
13. Steven Taylor
14. Shayan Jahangir
15. Andries Gous

Reserve Players:

1. Gajanand Singh
2. Juanoy Drysdale
3. Yasir Mohammad

As the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup approaches, USA Cricket has announced its 15-member squad for the tournament, setting the stage for an exciting and unexpected selection that is sure to thrill fans. The USA will jointly host the tournament with the West Indies from June 1 to June 29, and the opening match is expected to be a thriller as the USA faces Canada in Dallas, Texas.

USA vs Bangladesh Cricket Series 2024: A Key Preparation

As you know USA is hosting T20 World Cup 2024 along with West Indies. Before the start of the T20 World Cup 2024, USA is playing a four-match T20 series with Bangladesh. The first match was played on Tuesday, May 21, 2020. The USA won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat. The USA won this match by five wickets. This is a big shock for Bangladesh ahead of T20 World Cup 2024. Corey Anderson played an important role in the team’s victory by scoring 34 runs off 25 balls. Harmeet Singh was awarded Player of the Match. Harmeet Singh scored 33 runs off 13 balls and remained not out.

What a win! USA win the first T20i by 5 wickets! 🤩

Stay tuned for the next match on May 23rd! 🏏#USAvBAN #WeAreUSACricket 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/qNXcOhjo6u

— USA Cricket (@usacricket) May 21, 2024

All Program and Venue Information Fixtures and Matching Dates

Match 1: May 21, 2024, 2nd T20I: May 23, 2024, 3rd T20I: May 25, 2024, 10:00 Location: Prairie View Cricket Complex, Prairie View, TX 77445, United States

Monank Patel is a 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, now leading the USA team in this ICC T20 World Cup 2024, he has been in outstanding form recently, showcasing his leadership abilities on the field. He showed that he was capable of captaining the USA team. Corey Anderson who is a left-handed batsman and a good all-rounder has played for New Zealand before but this time he is playing for the USA in this T20 Cricket World Cup 2024.

Patel will lead a youthful squad with the perfect blend of experience and youngster’s look for the USA’s first-ever World Cup title. The squad selection for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup marks the first time that USA cricket legend Corey Anderson has played for the country in the first-ever edition of the T20 World Cup. Anderson has previously completed in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2015 as runners-up, making it a great achievement to feature at the T20 World Cup for the first time. Interestingly, the USA squad includes fast bowler Ali Khan and wicketkeeper-batter Shayan Jahangir. Ali Khan has previously played for the USA in ODI’s but returns to the national T20 squad after recovering from a hamstring strain. This is his first appearance on the national team since July 2022. Shayan Jahangir has replaced Gajanand Singh as a middle-order batter.

During this World Cup preparation, the USA squad played a five-match T20I series against Canada in January, and the won the series 4-0. Monank Patel scored 120 in three innings, including a blazing 170-ish strike rate, and stood out among all the players. Andries Gous and Steven Taylor contributed more than one hundred each, while Nitish Kumar played one match scoring a quick 38-ball 64. The bowling department also seems solid against Canada, as Harmeet Singh and Shadley Van Schalkwyk took six wickets each in the series. Noshtush Kenjige and Saurabh Netravalkar also maintained low economy rates and chipped in wickets, promising a decent balanced attack the USA would use during the World Cup. India and Pakistan also will play their match at New York’s Nassau County Stadium on 9th June 2024. India has announced a 15-man members squad for the ICC T20 tournament with Rohit Sharma as captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain. While Pakistan has just announced the 18-man cricket squad for the series against England and Ireland, on May 22nd or 23rd, the PCB will announce the 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 from these 18 players.

Later, the USA would then face some quite challenging opponents in the league stage of the World Cup. After Canada, on June 6, they will face Pakistan, followed by India on June 12, in matches that will test and benchmark their preparation and strategies. On June 14, the USA will battle Ireland in Florida, another crucial match for their advancement. With experienced Monank Patel and former renowned cricketer Corey Anderson leading them from the front, USA seems to be well prepared to make a dent in T20 cricket in the course of the World Cup. It is an exciting time for cricket fans around the globe, especially for Americans, to witness what a richly talented side with immense ambition can do at one of the most exciting cricket events.