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DALLAS: Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Shehan Jayasuria has been named in the 15-member USA squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, set to be played across India and Sri Lanka.
The squad will be led by Monank Patel with 10 players from the 2024 edition of the tournament.
Among the notable exclusion is of Aaron Jones, who was charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with five breaches of the Anti-Corruption Code.
The squad also includes former Sri Lanka player Shehan Jayasuria, who could bring in useful experience having played his most of cricket in Sri Lanka.
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Shehan played 12 ODIs and 18 T20Is for Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2020.
Moreover, Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Nethravalkar and Ali Khan seasoned campaigners who will bolster the USA squad.
This will be USA’s second T20 World Cup appearance after playing the 2024 edition, which they jointly hosted alongside West Indies.
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One of the notable achievements of USA in the last World Cup was reaching Super Eight stage after defeating Pakistan in their group stage fixture.
The 20-team T20 World Cup 2026 will begin on 7 February in India and Sri Lanka.
The USA is scheduled to play the defending champions India, on the opening day of the tournament in Mumbai.
Following the opening fixture, they will square off against Pakistan on 10 February in Colombo.
Monank Patel (C), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane.
February 7 – India vs USA, Mumbai
February 10 – Pakistan vs USA, Colombo
February 13 – Netherlands vs USA, Chennai
February 15 – Namibia vs USA, Chennai
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