The Netherlands, the United States of America (USA), and Canada will compete in a tri-nation T20I series, bui?lding on the momentum ??from their recent ODI series.

T20I tri-series overview

The T20I tri-series will commence on August 23, with the first four matches taking place in Utrecht before the teams move to The Hague for the final two games. The series will fol?low a round-robin format, where each team will face the others twice. Points will be awarded for each win, and the team with the most points, followed by the best net run rate, will be declared the winner. Notably, there will be no final match to determine the champion.

Teams and leadership

• Netherlands: Scott Edwards will continue his role as captain, leading the team as the highest-ranked side in the tournament, currently placed 15th in the ICC T20I rankings.
• USA: Monank Patel will lead the American side, buoyed by their strong performance in the 2024 T20 World Cup, where they reached the Super Eights. The USA is currently ranked 18th in the ICC T20I rankings.
• Canada: Nicholas Kirton has been named captain of Canada, who are ranked 23rd in the ICC T20I rankings and are yet to secure a win on this tour.

T20I tri-series 2024 fixtures and venues:

The tri-series will take place at two venues in the Netherl??ands:

• Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht: The first four matches (August 23-26).
• Sportpark Duivesteijn, Voorburg: The final two matches (August 27-28).

A match will be playe?d every day, ensuring conti?nuous action throughout the series.

• Aug 23, Fri: Netherlands vs Canada, 1st T20I, Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht, 7:30 PM / 02:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM Local
• Aug 24, Sat: USA vs Canada, 2nd T20I, Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht, 7:30 PM / 02:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM Local
• Aug 25, Sun: Netherland vs USA, 3rd T20I, Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht, 7:30 PM / 02:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM Local
• Aug 26, Mon: Canada vs Netherlands, 4th T20I, Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht, 7:30 PM / 02:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM Local
• Aug 27, Tue: USA vs Canada, 5th T20I, Sportpark Duivesteijn, Voorburg, 7:30 PM / 02:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM Local
• Aug 28, Wed: USA vs Netherlands 6th T20I, Sportpark Duivesteijn, Voorburg, 7:30 PM / 02:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM Local

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Form and expectations

The Netherlands will enter the series as clear favorites, having won all their matches in the preceding ODI tri-series, which was part of the qualification process for the next men’s Cricket World Cup. The USA defeated Canada twice in that series, leaving Canada winless thus far. With the Netherlands being the highest-ran?ked team in the tournament, they are expected to continue their strong form.

T20I tri-series Squads:

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Shariz Ahmad, Noah Croes, Aryan Dutt, Brandon Glover, Viv Kingma, Kyle Klein, Ryan Klein, Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Vikram Singh, Paul van Meekeren, Daniel Doram, Zach Lion-Cachet, Saqib Zulifqar

Canada: Nicholas Kirton (c), Aaron Johnson, Akhil Kumar, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Parveen Kumar, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Rishiv Joshi, Saad Bin Zafar, Shreyas Movva

USA: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones (vc), Andries? Gous, ?Abhishek Paradkar, Harmeet Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Jasdeep Singh, Muhammad-Ali Khan, Nitish Kumar, Nosthusha Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir, Utkarsh Srivastava, Yasir Mohammad.

Broadcast and Live Streaming details: 

• India: Fancode
• Rest of the World: European Cricket Network

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