USA vice-captain Aaron Jones is hoping to fulfil a childhood dream and lead his country to a first ICC T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
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T20 World Cup
08 Jul 22
Are you ready for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B?
To qualify for the 20-over showcase Down Under, Jones and the USA must first negotiate a tricky qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe and finish in the top two at the Qualifier B event that commences on Monday.
It won’t be an easy task, with USA taking on Jersey, Singapore and hosts Zimbabwe in the group stage of the eight-team tournament before a possible cut-throat semi-final clash against a different opponent from the opposing group.
But Jones is confident is his team’s ability, with USA having displayed their capabilities with impressive performances during two warm-up match victories against Jersey at the start of this month.
It’s enough to have Jones thinking about the possibility of reaching the pinnacle of T20 cricket at the World Cup in Australia later this year and what may actually lie ahead for USA given they will feature in the 2024 event as tournament hosts.
“If we could get to World Cup so you get to the highest level of cricket, to compete with the West Indies, Australia, India, all the teams that are playing full member cricket for…
