T20 World Cup Qualifier B: T20 World Cup Live Updates- USA vice-captain Aaron Jones is hoping to fulfill a childhood dream and lead his country to a first ICC T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.To qualify for the 20-over showcase Down Under, Jones and the USA must first negotiate a tricky qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe and finish in the top two at the Qualifier B event that commences on Monday.Follow T20 World Cup live updates and score with InsideSport.IN.
- Eight teams will play in the T20 World Cup Qualifier B
- Winner will directly qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia
T20 World Cup Qualifier B: USA target T20 World Cup spot in Australia, USA vice-captain Aaron Jones says, ‘Eye on the prize’: Follow T20 World Cup Live Updates
Aaron Jones opens up ahead of the qualifier:
Ahead of the qualifier on Monday, the USA captain was quick to make his emotions fell and said, “It won’t be an easy task, with USA taking on Jersey, Singapore and hosts Zimbabwe in the group stage of the eight-team tournament before a possible cut-throat semi-final clash against a different opponent from the opposing group.”
But Jones is confident is his team’s ability, with USA having displayed their capabilities with impressive performances during two warm-up match victories against Jersey at the start of this month.It’s enough to have Jones thinking about the possibility of reaching the pinnacle of T20 cricket at the World Cup in Australia later this year and what may actually lie ahead for USA given they will feature in the 2024 event as tournament hosts.
“If we could get to World Cup so you get to the highest level of cricket, to compete with the West Indies, Australia, India, all the teams that are playing full member cricket for sure, it would open a lot of doors,” Jones said.
“Not only for us but definitely the youngsters coming up in the USA. We know for sure that the USA is a big, big market in terms of fans that watch and support cricket.
T20 World Cup Qualifier B: USA target T20 World Cup spot in Australia, USA vice-captain Aaron Jones says, ‘Eye on the prize’: Follow T20 World Cup Live Updates
When does the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B start?
The ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B will start on Monday, July 11.
How many teams will compete in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B?
Eight teams divided into two groups of four teams each will compete in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B.
What will be the format of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B?
The group winners and group runners-up from both the groups will play in the semifinal round of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B with the winners of semifinal qualifying for the final.
USA: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Ali Khan, Cameron Stevenson, Gajanand Singh, Jaskaran Malhotra, Marty Kain, Nisarg Patel, Rusty Theron, Saurabh Netravalkar, Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Yasir Mohammed, Vatsal Vaghela.
T20 World Cup Qualifier B: USA target T20 World Cup spot in Australia, USA vice-captain Aaron Jones says, ‘Eye on the prize’: Follow T20 World Cup Live Updates
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