USA vs CAN Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! That's it, Aaron Jones has done it and what a way to get USA its first ever T20 World Cup win. Flighted delivery on off and middle, Jones yet again sets himself up for the slog-sweep and smokes the ball high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Jones finishes unbeaten on 94 off 40 balls with 10 sixes as USA beat Canada by 7 wickets!

Slower and on a dragged length around off, Aaron Jones plays it off the back foot but can't get it through covers.

SIX! Oh, that has been parried over the fence! Tossed up on the stumps, Aaron Jones gets inside the line and slog-sweeps it flat towards deep square leg. The man from backward square leg runs across to his left from deep backward square leg and sticks out a left hand on the run but the ball goes over the ropes.

FOUR! That was hit really crisply! Flighted delivery, full and on the stumps, Aaron Jones pre-meditates a bit and waits well before flat-batting the reverse sweep over short third for a boundary.

On the fuller side and around off, played away on the up to covers for one.

THREE WIDES! Poor line and sloppy work from the keeper as well. Full and aimed at the pads, Aaron Jones comes forward and misses the flick as the keeper dives to his left. Shreyas Movva lets it through his gloves and the batters get an extra couple of runs.

On a good length around off stump, pushed out towards cover.

Overthrows! Good length around off stump, tapped in front of point and Corey Anderson looks for one but turns back quickly. The fielder there has a shy at the keeper's end but misses and they do eventually get the single.

Nice and full around off stump, gets it in the blockhole, Aaron Jones drives it towards long off and turns the strike over.

Full and at the stumps, Corey Anderson comes down the track and drives it to wide mid off for just a single.

Hits the deck hard around middle and this one comes back in sharply off the deck, Corey Anderson is taken by surprise and ends up getting hit high on the pads.

Slower and shorter around off stump, Corey Anderson rocks back and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flatter delivery at the stumps, Corey Anderson stays watchful and blocks it off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight down the throat of the fielder but maybe a little too late for Canada. Nikhil Dutta tosses this one up very full on the stumps. Andries Gous looks to clear the front leg and power it over long on but isn't quite able to free his arms and ends up hitting it flat down to long on where Aaron Johnson takes a safe catch. Top knock from Gous though.

Nagging length on the stumps, Andries Gous decides to block this one out.

Flighted delivery, tossed up outside off, Aaron Jones walks across and sweeps it away to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Its just too esy at the moment for Aaron Jones and Andries Gous. Floated up, short and wide outside off, Jones waits and slaps it wide of deep cover for a boundary.

Bowls it full, outside off. Jones eases it through covers and keeps the strike.

Pitched on middle. Gous eases it to long-on for a single.

Full on the middle and leg. Jones hacks it toward deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Edged Away! Low full toss, outside off. Jones goes for the drive but gets an inside edge that rolls past short third for a streaky boundary.

In the air and dropped! Slower length ball, on off. Jones swings across the line and gets a top edge that flies behind the keeper. Nikhil Dutta runs around but put down a tough chance.

Wide yorker from Sana. Jones plays and misses.

FOUR! Streaky but Gous will take it. Pitched full, outside off. Gous swings hard and gets an outside edge that flies away to deep third for a boundary. 33 runs off the over. The game has tilted in USA's favour.

SIX! POWERED AWAY! Back of a length, outside off. Gous hangs back and clubs it over wide long-on for another biggie.

Short of a length, around off. Jones pulls it flat toward the long-on region. Ravinderpal Singh, the substitute fielder, does well to get a hand and throws it back into play. Saves five runs for his side.

WIDE! The over keeps going from bad to worse for Gordon. Short and down the leg. Jones pulls and misses. A third wide in the over.

SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Jones takes full toll of the free hit. Pitched full and in the slot. Jones smokes it over the widish long-on boundary for his eighth maximum.

ANOTHER NO BALL! Short of a length, outside off. Gous slaps it to deep cover for one. Another free hit coming up.

Gous gets CAUGHT at the boundary but it is a NO BALL. Length ball, on the middle and leg. Gous hacks it straight into the hands of Bajwa at the deep square leg fielder. The catch is taken but Gordon has overstepped. Free hit coming up.

WIDE! Canada have lost the plot here. Pitched full, angling down. Gous plays and misses. Another wide. Canada has gone upstairs for the caught behind. The replays show a flat line and the WIDE call stays.

FOUR! Poor ball and gets the treatment! Length ball, down the leg. Gous helps it past the keeper to fine leg region for an easy boundary. Andries Gous gets to his fifty now.

SIX! WHAT A SHOT! Short of a length, outside off. Gous reaches for it and slaps it aerially over deep extra cover for a biggie.

WIDE! Short of a length, down the leg. Gous pulls and misses. Wided.

SIX! LAUNCHED! Aaron Jones is on fire at Dallas! Full ball, on the middle and leg. Jones gets low and smashes it over cow corner region for a massive hit. This nearly went out of the stadium.

Slower through the air, around the leg peg. Jones attempts the reverse sweep but gets an inside edge onto the pad.

Fired in on the pad. Gous works it to deep square leg for a single.

FIFTY FOR Aaron Jones! Drifted on the pad. Jones nudges it through square leg and gets to his fifty in just 22 balls. This looks like game changing knock.

SIX! GOING, GOING, GONEEEEE! Full and quick outside off. Jones gets down on one knee and smokes it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a 99-metre six. This is some hitting from the USA vice captain.

SIX! SMACKED! Aaron Jones is putting on a real show! Fuller on the middle and leg. Jones advances and hammers it over long-on for a flat six.

Fraction short, outside off. Gous cuts it to deep backward point for a brace.

Full and straight at the stumps. Jones mistimes the slog toward deep backward square leg.

Flatter, outside off. Punched to deep extra cover for one.

FOUR! Andries Gous gets into the act now! Pitched full, on off. Gous stays deep in the crease and pumps it back over the bowler for a thumping boundary.

Tosses it full, around off. Jones heaves it to deep backward square leg for a single.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Pargat Singh is greeted with a biggie! Tad short, on the middle and leg. Jones rocks back and pulls it powerfully over deep square leg for a maximum.

Full delivery on the leg stump, Jones flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! OUT OF THE GROUND! This is a monster hit. Short of a good length, around off. Jones picks it early and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a 103-meter colossal hit.

Full-length, on the middle and leg. Gous works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Gous punches into extra cover and looks to take the single. The fielder fumbles as Gous is half way down the pitch. Jones is not intrested and Gous has enough time to get back.

Full, on the middle and leg. Jones heaves it through mid-wicket for one.

On a length, around off. Gous steers it through point for one.

A dot to end but 14 runs come off that over as well. Flighted delivery, bowled full and following the batter down leg, Aaron Jones makes room but still gets cramped and can't get it away.

SIX! Wow, Aaron Jones is really taking the game to the opposition now. Tossed up on middle and leg stump, Jones kips down the track and heaves it over wide long on for another maximum.

Leg bye! Quicker one on the pads, Andries Gous misses the tickle and gets it off the pads down to short fine leg for a leg bye.

On a length and on off stump, just knocked down to long off for a single by Jones.

FOUR! Skillful from Aaron Jones and USA are right back in this run chase. Bowled flatter on off stump, Jones brings out the reverse-sweep and nails it over short third for a boundary.

Tossed up around off, Aaron Jones uses his feet well and steps out to drive it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Flighted ball in and around the off stump, played away through covers for a single.

A bit slower and floated up on the pff stump, this is played out on the off side.

SIX! BANG! 18 off the over already and there's still two balls to go. Full again and trying to angle it across the right-hander but gets it right in the slot. Aaron Jones goes down on one knee and slog-sweeps it a long way over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

WIDE! Tries to slide it across the right-hander but spills it beyond the tramline outside off.

Comes from around the wicket and bowls it a bit full on the stumps, this is swept away to deep square leg for one.

Full and quick again around off stump, Andries Gous is late on the big shot and ends up squirting it down to third man for a couple of runs.

SIX! In the slot and put away with ease! Full and quick around off stump, Andries Gous gets under the ball and thumps it straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum.

WIDE! Tries to bowl it quick and outside off but gets it a bit too wide. Free Hit to continue...

No ball! Oh, dear! That is not the start you want as a bowler. Nikhil Dutta comes in to bowl his off-spin but the ball slips out and turns out to be a beamer outside off stump. It is left alone by the batter and a Free Hit will now follow.

Leg bye! Shortish ball aimed at the legs, Andries Gous misses the flick off the back foot but gets it off the pads to short fine leg for a leg bye.

Flatter delivery around off stump, Andries Gous can't get it through the the gap at covers.

Slides one in on the pads, Aaron Jones nudges it around the corner for a run.

Quick and short just outside the off stump, Aaron Jones rocks back to cut but is beaten past the outside edge.

Just a bit short and angled into the body, Aaron Jones goes on the back foot and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Bowled flatter on off stump, staying a tad low, Andries Gous punches it from the crease to sweeper cover for a single.

Back of a length over off stump, played off the back foot through cover-point for one more.

TWO WIDES! Banged in a bit around leg stump and angling down leg, the ball is parried by the keeper on the dive and they get an extra run as well.

Angling down leg! Full and quick around middle and leg, tailing back in, Aaron Jones plays all over the ball and gets hit on the pads.

That is a beauty! Just short of a giood length over middle stump and nipping away sharply off the deck, Aaron Jones gets pegged back and squared up as the ball whizzes past the outside edge. A huge appeal from the keeper for an outside edge but the umpire says no.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Monank Patel is finally put out of his misery and Canada have their second wicket. Dilon Heyliger sees Patel charging down the track and bowls it on a heavy length outside the off stump. The ball nips away a touch as Patel looks to swing across the line and gets a thiuck outside edge that goes into the gloves of Shreyas Movva behind the stumps.

Still, the odd ball continues to trouble Monank Patel. Bowled into the deck over middle stump, this one nips away and bounces a bit extra. Patel looks to lift it up off the front foot but is well beaten.

Pitched up quite full and on the off stump, Andries Gous firmly drives it down to long off and picks up a single.

Full on off. Gous eases it to long-off for one.

FOUR! Andries Gous breaks the shackles now! Flatter, outside off. Gous plays it late and cuts it past the backward point fielder and collects a boundary.

Tad short, outside off. Gous cuts it to backward point.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Monank Patel makes room and drives it to extra cover for just a single.

Arm ball, outside leg. Monank Patel goes back and knocks it to mid-on.

Drifted on the pad. Gous chips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Full-length, on the middle and leg. Monank Patel looks to flick across the line but gets an inside edge toward backward square leg.

Back of a length, around off. Monank Patel swings across for the pull but fails to connect.

Good length, on off. Andries Gous strokes into covers for a quick single.

Pitched full, moves away, outside off. Gous swings and misses.

Short of a length, outside off. Gous cuts and misses.

On a fullish length, around off. Monank Patel lifts it toward the wide long-off region. The fielder gives the chase and stops it just inside. Three runs taken.

WIDE! On a length, angling across the tramline. Monank Patel cuts and misses. Wide signaled.

Full-length, on off. Gous pushes it toward backward point. An excellent over from Jeremy Gordon.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Gous chips it aerially toward mid-on. Bajwa charges in from mid-on to take the catch but it lands just short of him.

FOUR! Easy Pickings! Short of a length, down the leg. Gous gets inside the line and helps it to fine leg region for a boundary.

Short of a length, shapes away, around off. Gous makes room for the cut but is beaten by the away movement.

Back of a length, around off. Monank Patel charges down and mistimes the slap to mid-on for just a single.

Peach! Hard-length, on off and moves away a tad. Monank Patel looks to tuck through the leg side but is squared and gets beaten all ends up.

Full-length, around off. Monank Patel drives it crisply toward mid-off and a slight misfield allows the single.

FOUR! Streaky but Monank Patel will take it. Full and just outside off. Monank Patel goes for the drive but gets an inside edge that runs past the keeper toward fine leg for a boundary.

WIDES! Short of a length, angling across the tramline. Gous cuts and misses. The keeper fumbles and allows the batter to take an extra run.

Full-length, around off. Monank Patel pushes it toward mid-on for one.

FOUR! Up and Away! Kaleem Sana offers too much width and it is gleefully accepted by Monank Patel. This was pitched full, outside off. Monank Patel comes forward and lifts it over point region for a cracking boundary.

Back of a length, on off. Gous punches it toward extra cover for one.

WIDE! Lands it full, and too wide outside the tramline. Gous lets it go. Wide signaled. He has to reload it.

Back of a length, around off. Gous knocks it into covers.

Nearly a return catch! Short of a good length, on off. Monank Patel hops on the backfoot and punches it aerially toward the bowler. Gordon comes forward but the ball just lands in front of him.

On a fuller length, around off. Gous guides it to deep third for one.

FOUR! Put Away! Short of a good length, outside off. Gous stands tall and cuts it through the point region. This races away to the fence in a flash.

Hard-length, angling away, around off. Gous pulls and misses. This keeps a touch low.

Back of a length, outside off. Monank Patel runs it down to third man for one.

Short ball, into the surface, around off. Monank Patel pulls and misses.

FOUR! Andries Gous with USA's first-ever boundary in the T20 World Cup and that ends a fascinating first over. Short of a length and dug in a bit over the stumps, Gous rocks back a bit and gets enough on the pull shot to get it in between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary.

And again! Full and wide outside off, going on with the angle, Andries Gous leaves it alone and the keeper springs to hiss right to glove it nicely.

A bit fuller and wider of the off stump, this one keeps going away with the angle, Andries Gous looks to drive and is beaten well past the outside edge as the ball dies on its way to the keeper. The umpire is having a word with the keeper and skipper of Canada, looks like the keeper was caught speaking a few too many unnecessary words.

Pitched up on off stump and this one just nips back in off the deck, Andries Gous stays watchful and defends it under his eyes.

OUT! LBW! What a start for Kaleem Sana! Sana bowls this a tad short around middle and gets the natural angle into the left-hander. Steven Taylor looks to tuck it away but gets squared up and plays all over the ball. The ball goes on to hit the pads and the finger goes up almost intsantly after the appeal. Steven Taylor has a word with Monank Patel and takes the review. There is nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds as well. The dangerous Taylor departs and Canada have started with a bang!

A bit of shape right away for Kaleem Sana. Starts from over the stumps and bowls it ona  fuller length wide of the off stump, getting it to nip away, Steven Taylor leaves it alone.