Friday, November 22nd, 2024

First half century for America in T20 World Cup, know this batsman


New Delhi. The host US team has started the ICC T20 World Cup in a strong manner. The team, which played the first match of the tournament against Canada, registered a huge victory of 7 wickets on the basis of explosive batting. Batting first, Canada had set a target of 195 runs, which the US achieved easily on the basis of Aaron Jones’ stormy innings. Jones has become the first batsman to score a half century from his/her team in the T20 World Cup.

When Canada batted first and scored 194 runs against America, everyone thought it was a good score but the host team proved it to be small. The hero of America’s first victory in the T20 World Cup was Aaron Jones who thrashed the Canadian bowlers. This batsman single-handedly changed the course of the match with his/her stormy batting. If America had a few more runs, he/she would have scored a century in this match.

The explosion of Aaron Jones

Aaron Jones, who created history by scoring the first half century in the T20 World Cup for America, made the match one-sided with his/her explosive batting. This batsman, who completed his/her fifty by hitting 6 sixes in just 22 balls, ended the match with a six. Scoring runs at a strike rate of 235 runs in 40 balls, this batsman scored an unbeaten 94 runs and led the team to victory.

Who is Aaron Jones?

29-year-old Aaron Jones bats in the middle order for the US. Born on 19 October 1994 in New York, Barbados has also played in the domestic cricket of the West Indies. Jones’ parents are from Barbados. he/she made his/her List A debut in 2016. In 2019, he/she made his/her T20 debut against the UAE in March and in April this year, he/she got a chance to debut in ODIs against New Papua Guinea.

Jones has scored 1454 runs in 43 ODIs which includes 1 century and 10 half-centuries. he/she has scored 478 runs in 27 T20 Internationals. he/she has 2 half-centuries in this. his/her unbeaten innings of 94 runs against Canada in the T20 World Cup has become the best T20 score of his/her career.

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