The most awaited day has arrived. The T20 World Cup has been started after two years of wait. Fans were eagerly waiting for the tournament. In the inaugural match of the tournament, the United States of America locked horns with Canada. In the second match of the day, West Indies locked horns with Papua New Guinea. Both matches witnessed some exciting performances made the matches more interesting. The race to score the most runs in the tournament started on day 1.
Exciting Inaugural Match Between USA and Canada:
The tournament witnessed an exciting start as the USA and Canada locked horns in the inaugural match of the tournament. In the beginning, Canada batted first. Aaron Johnson and Navneet Dhaliwal gave a good start. After Johnson was dismissed in 23 runs. Dhaliwal scored a crucial half-century. He played a knock of 61 runs in 44 balls. Nicholas Kirton played a knock of 51 runs in 31 balls. Shreyas Movva played an unbeaten knock of 32 runs in 16 balls. In 20 overs, they scored 194/5.
While chasing the target of 195, the USA faced a setback after losing their first wicket two early, but they bounced back in the tournament remarkably. Andries Gous and Aaron Jones played exceptional innings and secured team’s win. Gous played a knock of 65 runs in 46 balls. On the other hand, Jones played an unbeaten knock of 94 runs in 40 balls. They chased down the total in the 18th over and secured a 7-wicket win.
Papua New Guinea vs West Indies Match Spread Excitement:
In the second match, Papua New Guinea and West Indies locked horns. The match was a different kind of excitement. Papua New Guinea was batted first. Skipper Assad Vala scored 21 runs in 22 balls. But their wickets were falling down consecutively. Standing on a crucial moment, Sese Bau scored a half-century and played a knock of 50 runs in 43 balls. Kiplin Doriga played an unbeaten knock of 27 runs in 18 balls. They ended up scoring 136/8 in 20 overs.
The target of 137 was easy but the West Indies team shattered to achieve this. They lost their first wicket immediately. Brandon King scored 34 runs in 29 balls. Nicholas Pooran played an innings of 27 runs in 27 balls. Rostan Chase played a crucial role to earn the victory. He played an innings of 42 runs in 27 balls and remained unbeaten till the end. West Indies started their T20 World Cup campaign with a 5-wicket win.
| Batter | Team | Runs | Match | Highest score | Average |
| Aaron Jones | USA | 94 | 1 | 94* | – |
| Andries Gous | USA | 65 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 |
| Navneet Dhaliwal | Canada | 61 | 1 | 61 | 61.00 |
| Nicholas Kirton | Canada | 51 | 1 | 51 | 51.00 |
| Sese Bau | Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 |
| Roston Chase | West Indies | 42 | 1 | 42* | – |
| Brandon King | West Indies | 34 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 |
| Shreyas Movva | Canada | 32 | 1 | 32* | – |
| Kiplin Doriga | Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1 | 27* | – |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 27 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 |
