USA XI –
S Taylor, M Patel, A Gous, A Jones, C Anderson, H Singh, N Kumar, Shalkwyk, Ali Khan, Jessy Singh, Netravalkar
CAN XI –
A Johnson, D Bajwa, P Singh, N Kirton, S Movva, D Bajwa, S Zafar, R Joshi, D Heylinger, K Sana, J Gordon
Team Guide –
WK –
M Patel (Open. Default pick)
A Gous (One down. Punt. 25% picked)
– A Gous has experience batting in International T20 leagues. Scored 95 not out in a recent outing against quality bowlers.
– He can dominate Canadian bowlers. Can be a great punt with default Monal Patel.
BAT –
A Jones (2 Down. Popular pick. Can drop while chase)
A Johnson (Open. 4M 124R against US. Must)
Bajwa (Likel open. Hit or miss)
– A Jones is the only pick from batting section that makes sense from US side. Can avoid if Chasing.
– A Johnson has good record against US also a destructive batter. Must pick.
– Bajwa, Kirton & Pragat Singh falls under hit or miss category. Not suggested for SL teams.
ALL –
S Taylor (Open+4ov. Popular C)
C Anderson (3 Down + 2ov. C VC)
Shalkwyk (4ov. Wkt taker. Bowling ALR)
S Zafar (4ov. 6M 9W. Must pick)
D Heylinger (4ov. 5M 8W. Another must)
– All three ALR from US are must picks. They were crucial against Bangladesh wins.
– Taylor and Anderson makes popular C VC pair here.
– S Bin Zafar is their most experience bowler here. Took 2W in warmup match. Must pick.
– Heylinger took 4W in warmup.
BOWL –
H Singh (4 down + 3ov)
Netravarkar (Death. 4ov. 3M 3W against Ban)
Ali Khan (Death. 4ov. 4W against Ban)
Jessy Singh (4ov. 3M 2W against Ban)
K Sana / J Gordon (Death. Pick any one if Can bowls first. Played mostly against Associate nations)
– Here Ali Khan and Netravarkar bowls in death for US. Makes them imp pick if US bowls first.
– H Singh too is a must pick due to his Allround performance
– K Sana & J Gordon. Pick any one if Canada bowls first. They have good record. But most of them took wkts against Associates.
– J Singh didn’t showed any potential against Bangladesh. Can take him as blind punt.
Final Pre Toss Team –
WK –
1. M Patel
2. A Gous
BAT –
3. A Jones
ALR –
4. C Anderson (VC)
5. S Taylor (C)
6. S Zafar
7. S Shalkwyk
8. D Heylinger
BOWL –
9. H Singh
10. S Netravarkar
11. A Khan
– Dropping A Johnson for Hey linger can be risky.
– Can make A Khan VC for one sided risk if US bowls first
Low Selected Punts With Good Potential –
A Gous – 25% Selected
Ali Khan – 22% Selected
D Heylinger – 19% Selected