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Jones, Gous’ spectacular show hands USA opening win

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Aaron Jones' magnificent 94* took USA over the line ICC)

USA announced their arrival in the T20 World Cup with a demolition of their rivals Canada in Dallas.

Aaron Jones the vice-captain, and Andries Gous,  the former South African player and current Texas resident, made a mockery of their chase of 195 with a 131-run third-wicket partnership at a whirlwind run rate of 14.29. USA got the job done with seven wickets and 14 balls to spare.

Jones went on a six-hitting spree – he cleared the boundary ten times – and celebrated most of those with animated fist-pumps, which had the crowd chanting: “USA! USA! USA!”

Though Gous holed out for 65 off 46, Jones fittingly finished the chase with a pair of sixes, off offspinner Nikhil Dutta, and handed USA their fifth successive win over Canada, having beaten them 4-0 in the lead-up to their first-ever World Cup appearance.

Brief scores:
USA 197 for 3 in 1.4 overs (Aaron Jones 94*, Andries Gous 65; Kaleem Sana 1-34, Dillon Heyliger 1-19,  Nikhil Dutta 1-41) beat Canada 194 for 5 in 20 overs  (Aaron Jonson 23, Navneet  Dhaliwal 61, Nicholas Kirton 51, Shreyaas Movva 32*; Ali Khan 1-41,  Harmeet Singh 1-27, Corey Anderson 1-29) by seven wickets

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The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in trade, tourism, technology, and education, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to fostering diplomatic and economic ties for mutual benefit.

A key area of focus was expanding tourism exchanges, including religious tourism, which holds significant potential for growth.

The two delegations also explored opportunities in trade, particularly the importation of palm oil and the introduction of organic liquid fertilizers to support Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector.

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The Sri Lankan delegation, led by Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mrs. Sagarika Boghawatta, included officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indonesian delegation was represented by Deputy Ambassador . Fiki Oktanioand Minister Counsellor Mrs. Lailal K. Yuniarti.

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