USA start their top-flight match in style as they thrash Canada by 7 wickets

Dallas, T20 World Cup co-hosts USA made a stunning entrance into the highest division of cricket as Aaron Jones led a seven-wicket demolition of Canada with a 40-ball 94 in the opening game. Canada scored 194 for five when they batted first, but the USA converted a potentially difficult chase into a stroll, finishing with up to 14 balls remaining.

Born in Queens, a neighborhood of New York City, America's very own Jones made a statement for the team consisting of foreign players by smashing 10 sixes and four boundaries. Andries Gous also left an impression with his 65 off 46 balls, but Jones was without a doubt the game's outstanding batsman. The cornerstone of a superb triumph on their home ground was laid by the 131 runs that Jones and Gous shared for the third wicket.