Aaron Jones, a top order batter for USA, have set multiple records today after blitzing Canada in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Opener.
#1: Second Highest for any player in their first T20 World Cup game
Aaron Jones scored 94* against Canada which is the second highest for any player in their first T20 World Cup game. The highest is 117 by Chris Gayle against South Africa in 2007. Aaron Jones made the highest individual score by an associate nation player at the T20 World Cup surpassing the 86 by Michael Jones for Scotland against Ireland in 2022.
#2 Second Most sixes in an innings by a batter at the Men’s T20 World Cup
Aaron Jones hit 10 sixes in today’s game which is the second most sixes in an innings by a batter at the Men’s T20 World Cup. The highest is by Gayle who hit 11 sixes during his 100 not out against England in 2016 and 10 against South Africa in 2007. He became the first batter to go past five sixes for USA in a T20I innings.
#3 Second Highest Individual score for USA in all Men’s T20Is
The unbeaten 94 by Aaron Jones is the second-highest individual score for USA in all men’s T20Is. The highest is 101 by Steven Taylor against Jersey in 2022.
#4 Fastest fifty for USA in men’s T20Is
Aaron Jones made his fifty off 22 ball recording the fastest fifty for USA in men’s T20Is. The previous fastest fifty for the team was off 24 balls by Steven Taylor against Canada earlier this year in Houston.
#5 3rd Fastest fifty by first-timers at the Men’s T20 World Cup
Aaron Jones’ 22-ball fifty is the third fastest fifty be first-timers at the Men’s T20 World Cup which follows Mohammad Ashraful’s 20-ball fifty against West Indies on tournament debut and Mahela Jayawardene’s 21-ball fifty against Kenya.
#6 Highest Run rate in a partnership of 100-plus at the Men’s T20 World Cup
The run rate, 14.29, during the 131-run partnership between Jones and Andries Gous for the third wicket is the highest run rate in a partnership of 100-plus at the Men’s T20 World Cup.
#7 Second Most expensive over at a Men’s T20 World Cup
33 runs conceded by Jeremy Gordon in the 14th over is the second-most expensive over at a Men’s T20 World Cup behind the 36 Yuvraj Singh famously took off Stuart Broad in 2007.
