Cricket in uncharted territory as T20 World Cup starts in Texas
Cricket ventures into uncharted territory on Saturday as the first-ever major tournament to be staged in the United States gets under way in Texas with the opening game of the T20 World Cup .
A month-long festival of the fastest and most explosive form of the sport - which is being shared between venues in Texas, Florida, New York and the Caribbean - begins with the US taking on Canada at the Grand Prairie Stadium on the outskirts of Dallas on Saturday. It marks the opening skirmish of the first-ever major International Cricket Council event to be held in part in the United States.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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