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Canada National Cricket Team vs United States National Cricket Team Timeline -  Match Prediction & Analysis

USA will be starting their Cricket World Cup League Two journey with this tri-series in the Netherlands as they lock horns with Canada at the Sportpark Duivesteijn in Voorburg.

They’ve dropped their opening batter Sushant Modani from the squad for this series. He was part of the 2023 World Cup Qualifier team that lost all 6 matches in the tournament.

The last time these two teams met in a one-day international was during the World Cup Qualifier Play-Off. Canada defeated the USA by 26 runs as they successfully defended a 198-run total in Windhoek.

This will be an exciting game of cricket as both teams bring a strong bowling attack on a pitch that doesn’t offer a lot for the batters. Canada will be confident with their bowling even after losing the last match. 

The USA will be hoping for better returns from their key batters like Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones, and skipper Monank Patel.

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Canada’s got a new captain. Nicholas Kirton has taken over the reins from Saad Bin Zafar. The new skipper was out for 1 off 4 balls at number 5. It was expected that Canadian bowlers would carry their momentum from the GT20 Canada.

And while that did happen, the batters failed to continue their rhythm and were pushed on the back foot. Along with Kirton, Aaron Johnson also failed to get going and was out for just 1 off 7 at the top.

Harsh Thaker was the top contributor with 35 off 75 in the top 4 while Shreyas Movva scored 65 off 90 in the lower order helping Canada reach a par score. The low strike rates weren’t unique to Canada as the winning team also had such issues.

It is a tough pitch to bat on and the right thing to do here is to take it slow and steady and focus on building partnerships. Johnson and Kirton are key batters and need to bounce back quickly.

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Dilpreet Bajwa and Aaditya Varadrajan are other top-order batters who can deliver an impactful performance for Canada. While Kalim Sana, Saad Bin Zafar, and Dillon Heyliger are key wicket-takers for Canada, each one of their bowlers looked very promising in the last outing.

Canada National Cricket Team vs United States National Cricket Team Timeline  -  Predicted Playing XI:

Aaron Johnson, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton (c), Shreyas Movva (wk), Saad Bin Zafar, Kaleem Sana, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Aaditya Varadarajan, Dillon Heyliger

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USA are likely to have a new opening duo in the absence of Sushant Modani. They could go with Steven Taylor and Saiteja Mukkamala with skipper Monank Patel at number 3.

These 3 will have a huge role to play. It was seen in the last match here how the top order of the Netherlands set the stage for a successful run-chase. Partnerships are key to a good score on this pitch and the likes of Steven Taylor, Monank Patel, and Aaron Jones will be the ones for this job.

USA lost their last match against the UAE in the 2023 World Cup Qualifier by just 1 run while chasing a 309-run target. Aaron Jones (75) and Gajanand Singh (69) were among the top scorers for the USA at 4 and 5.

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There is a lot of strength in this middle order and Patel should back his team to post a good enough total if they are put to bat first. In the last match, Canada had opted to bat first on this ground and they must have learned their lesson.

The USA can have a better chance of winning this match if they bowl first. They’ve not played a single ODI game in a year. The opposition has a strong and in-form bowling attack capable of restricting the USA to a low score.

As such, bowling first and making the most of the conditions will be their strategy. There is no Saurabh Netravalkar or Ali Khan in the squad for this series. Jasdeep Singh, Nostush Kenjige, and Harmeet Singh will be the key bowlers for the USA in this match.

Canada National Cricket Team vs United States National Cricket Team Timeline -  Predicted Playing XI:

Steven Taylor, Saiteja Mukkamala, Monank Patel (c & wk), Aaron Jones, Shayan Jahangir, Abhishek Paradkar, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nostush Kengije, Yasir Mohammad, Shadley van Schalkwyk

Canada National Cricket Team vs United States National Cricket Team Timeline  - Weather Conditions

There will be clouds in the skies of Voorburg on the match day right from the start of the match. Though there are no rains predicted, the cloudy weather will stay around throughout the day with a high of 24 degrees Celsius.

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Canada National Cricket Team vs United States National Cricket Team Timeline -  Pitch Report

It is a bowling-friendly pitch that requires the batters to show patience. The runs would not come easy and the batters will have to spend more time on the crease building steady partnerships. The average 1st innings score here at the Sportpark Duivesteijn in one-day matches so far is 143 runs. However, for a match-winning total, the team batting first should aim for 240 or more.

Toss: To Bowl

There have been only two one-day matches at this venue and the team bowling first won on both occasions. Canada struggled in their last outing here and failed to even reach the 200-run mark while batting first. 

Canada National Cricket Team vs United States National Cricket Team Timeline - Winning Prediction

Canada lost their last match but were quite impressive with the ball. The USA haven’t played a match in a long time and are missing a few key players. There are promising batters in both sides but this is a very challenging pitch and the bowlers will have the upper hand. Considering the bowling strengths of both teams, Canada has the edge in the contest and will start as favorites in our match prediction.

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