JONES POWERS USA TO OPENING WIN

Aaron Jones lit up the T20 World Cup curtain-raiser by blitzing 94 not out from 40 balls at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas to steer USA to a seven-wicket win over Canada.
Jones’ brutal knock included 10 sixes – only Chris Gayle has hit more in a T20 World Cup innings – and saw the tournament co-hosts to their target of 195 with 14 balls to spare.

The perfect start: Aaron Jones blasted co-hosts USA to their first T20 World Cup win
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Canada, who like the US were playing their first ever T20 World Cup match, had posted 194-5 after an aggressive...