[Watch] USA captain Aaron Jones hits Alzarri Joseph for monstrous 101-meter out-of-ground six in USA vs WI 2024 T20 World Cup match
Stand-in captain Aaron Jones smashed a mammoth six off Alzarri Joseph in a clash between 2024 T20 World Cup co-hosts USA and the West Indies at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Friday, June 21 (as per local time).
The incident took place in the eighth over of the USA’s innings. Joseph bowled a length ball on off stump, and Jones picked it right from the middle of his bat. The right-hander hit it on the roof of the stands at long-on, leaving the pacer perplexed. The ball bounced out of the ground, and a new ball was called for.
Watch the shot below:
Aaron Jones, however, failed to play a big knock, managing a run-a-ball 11 before being bowled by Roston Chase.
West Indies beat USA by 9 wickets in one-sided 2024 T20 World Cup Super-8 clash
A clinical all-round show helped West Indies beat the USA by nine wickets with 9.1 overs to spare in the 2024 T20 World Cup to return to winning ways after losing to England in their Super-8 opener.
Asked to bat first, the USA were bundled out for 128 in 19.5 overs. Andries Gous top scored with 29 off 16 balls with the help of one six and three boundaries. Nitish Kumar, Milind Kumar, Shadley van Schalkwyk, and Ali Khan also chipped with double digits.
Roston Chase and Andre Russell emerged as the leading wicket-takers with three wickets apiece, while Alzarri Joseph bagged two.
In response, the Windies won the match in just 10.5 overs. Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 82 off 39 deliveries in an innings laced with eight sixes and four boundaries. Nicholas Pooran also stayed unbeaten on 27 off 12, hitting three sixes and one four. Johnson Charles departed for 15 off 14 as Harmeet Singh took the solitary wicket for USA, thanks to a well-judged catch from Milind Kumar.
The two-time champions will next lock horns with South Africa in Antigua on Sunday (June 23), while the USA will face off against defending champions England in Barbados on the same day.
Click here for the USA vs WI 2024 T20 World Cup full scorecard.