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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados : Shai Hope hit a six-studded 82 not out from 39 deliveries as West Indies revived their Super Eight campaign with a thumping nine-wicket win over co-hosts the United States at the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday.
USA's vice-captain Aaron Jones, Sunny Patel and Chaitanya Bishnoi are set to feature in the upcoming second Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024, which begins on July 5. Following the mammoth interest in the T20 World Cup and America's success, three MLC teams—Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, and Seattle Orcas had a roster place available, providing the opportunity for undrafted domestic players to secure a place on a team roster in the upcoming tournament. The draft order was randomly determined on June 18, and teams were given 48 hours to strategize and finalize any internal discussions before the supplementary draft occurred.
Opener Shai Hope blasted an unbeaten 82 as West Indies came back roaring to crush the United States of America by nine wickets in the T20 World Cup Group 2 Super Eight match in Barbados. After bowling out the USA for a mere 128 in 19.5 overs, the West Indies batters went all guns blazing from the word go to knock off the target in 10.5 overs to make 130/1, recording a comfortable win. The win improved West Indies' standing in the Group 2 points table.
Resilient Andries Gous led a sensational fightback for USA but South Africa's experienced professionals pulled off an 18-run victory in their Group 2 Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday. South Africa-born Gous led a stunning fightback for USA with a 47-ball 80 not out studded with five sixes and as many fours to keep his side alive in the contest right until the final over, but the Proteas had the final laugh as they opened their account with two points in kitty.
Quinton de Kock returned to form with a stunning T20 half-century as the Proteas won their opening Super Eight encounter against the USA by 18 runs on Wednesday in Antigua.
Jasprit Bumrah was the only Indian who made the cut in a 2024 T20 World Cup 'Team of the Tournament' made by England greats Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain. The team, which has been made on the premise of the group stage of the T20 World Cup, saw the likes of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Arshdeep Singh be left out, despite stellar performances. The English duo - who are now reputed commentators - analysed and explained their choices on Sky Sports Cricket.
In a major takeaway of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, the USA Cricket team made history by advancing to the Super 8 stage, which has rallied Americans to get behind their national team. The Major League Cricket, a US-based T20 league, congratulated the national team for making it to the Super 8 stage. Major League Cricket players who are part of Team USA are Ali Khan, Nitish Kumar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk (Los Angeles Knight Riders), Steven Taylor, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel and Shayan Jahangir (MI New York), Corey Anderson (San Francisco Unicorns), Harmeet Singh, (Seattle Orcas), Milind Kumar (Texas Super Kings) Andries Gous, Saurabh Netravalkar and Yasir Mohammad (Washington Freedom).
The expansion of the 2024 T20 World Cup to 20 teams was a boost to the global game that had been a long time coming.