Keshav Maharaj Comes In As USA Invite Aiden Markram & Co To Bat First In Barbados

USA won the toss and opted to bowl [X.com]

USA stand-in skipper Aaron Jones won the toss and opted to bowl first against South Africa in the first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on June 19.

Talking about the changes, USA brought Nosthush Kenjige in place of Shadley van Schalkwyk, while South Africa brought Keshav Maharaj in place of Ottniel Baartman.

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USA Vs SA: Playing XI

South Africa Playing XI : Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

United States Playing XI : Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir, Andries Gous (wk), Aaron Jones (c), Nitish R Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar

USA Vs SA: Captain's Quote

Aiden Markram (South Africa Captain): "It doesn't look too bad. We were not sure what to do. We probably were leaning towards bowling first. But not too bothered with the result.

Aaron Jones (USA Captain): "We are going to have a bowl first. Looks like a good wicket. Seamers might get a bit of help. We want to exploit it."

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