11 ball over… bowler was embarrassed after conceding 33 runs… created an unwanted record

New Delhi. Host USA registered a spectacular victory in the first match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. USA won by 7 wickets against Canada. In this high scoring match, Canadian fast bowler Jeremy Gordon registered a shameful record in his/her name. Gordon bowled 11 balls in one of his/her overs. In this over, he/she conceded 33 runs, which is the second most expensive over in T20 World Cup history. With this, Gordon has also joined the unwanted club of former England fast bowler Stuart Broad. After 17 years in the T20 World Cup, Broad conceded more than 30 runs in an over. India’s Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in an over of Broad in that match against England.

In Dallas, the cricket teams of America and Canada (USA vs CAN) were face to face in the first match of the T20 World Cup. Canada batted first and scored 194 runs in 5 overs. The 14th over of America’s innings was bowled by Canadian fast bowler Jeremy Gordon. Gordon started the over with a wide. After this, Andries Gaus hit a six on the first valid delivery. After this, he/she sent the second ball across the boundary for a four. he/she bowled the third ball wide. After this, he/she again bowled two consecutive no balls. Aaron Jones hit a six on the third valid delivery. The next ball was again bowled wide. On the fourth ball, Jones changed the end by taking a run. On the fifth ball, Gaus hit a six. After this, he/she hit a four on the sixth and last ball. In this way, the American batsmen scored a total of 33 runs in this 11-ball over of Gordon.

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Stuart Broad holds the record for conceding the most runs in an over in the T20 World Cup. Broad conceded 36 runs in an over against Yuvraj Singh in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Jeremy has reached the second position with 33 runs. Jeremy Gordon conceded 44 runs in 3 overs. he/she did not get any wicket. Afghanistan’s Izatullah Dawlatzai is at the third position in this list who conceded 32 runs against England in the 2012 T20 World Cup.

Aaron Jones played an unbeaten innings of 94 runs in 40 balls
With the help of Aaron Jones’ unbeaten innings of 94 runs in 40 balls, co-host USA defeated Canada in the opening match of the T20 World Cup with 14 balls to spare. USA has made a great start in top level cricket. Batting first, Canada scored 194 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, USA won by scoring 197 runs for 3 wickets in 17.4 overs with the help of Andries Gaus’s 65 runs and Jones’s stormy innings. Jones hit 10 sixes and four fours in his/her innings. Jones and Gaus shared a 131-run partnership for the third wicket, which helped USA achieve the target easily.

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