ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Aaron Jones powers the United States to a win over Canada
Jones hit 10 sixes in the match, the second most in a T20 World Cup innings behind West Indian Chris Gayle’s 11 against England in 2016.
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Aaron Jones struck an explosive unbeaten 94 from 40 balls as the United States beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the T20 World Cup on Saturday, local time.
Jones, born in New York but raised in Barbados, bludgeoned the Canadian attack, smashing ten sixes as he changed the momentum of the game in a superb 131-run third wicket partnership with Andries Gous.
Former South Africa Under-19 batter Gous made 65 off 46 balls before he holed out to deep midwicket off Nikhil Dutta, ending a partnership that had taken the Americans from struggling at 42-2 in the seventh over to close to their finish line at 173-3 in the 16th.
Corey Anderson, the former New Zealand all-rounder, came in to accompany Jones who fittingly ended the contest with his 10th sixth of the night, as the hosts crossed the 195-run target with 14 balls to spare.
It was the perfect start to the tournament for the co-hosts, with the crowd at the compact Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas roaring with delight as Jones smashed the Canadian attack around the ground.
“I don’t think it is easy to put it into words,” said Jones, whose 10 sixes are the second most in a T20 World Cup innings behind West...
