Canada men's cricket team in the United States in 2024 | |||
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United States | Canada | ||
Dates | 7 – 13 April 2024 | ||
Captains | Monank Patel [n 1] | Saad Bin Zafar | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | United States won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
Most runs | Monank Patel (120) | Aaron Johnson (124) | |
Most wickets | Harmeet Singh (6) Shadley van Schalkwyk (6) | Saad Bin Zafar (5) | |
Player of the series | Harmeet Singh (USA) |
The Canada men's cricket team toured the United States in April 2024 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The series formed part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [3]
United States won the series 4–0. [4]
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The United States named former New Zealand international Corey Anderson in their squad. [7] The squad also included former Canada captain Nitish Kumar and India under-19s player Harmeet Singh Baddhan, [8] as well as former South Africa under-19s player Andries Gous. [9]
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