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18:19 (IST), Jun 19

USA vs SA Live Score – Aaron Jones affirms US will continue to play ‘fearless’ cricket

USA batter Aaron Jones has vowed that the co-hosts will continue to play ‘fearless’ cricket in the Super 8s.

In Group A, the USA were one of the least favourites to qualify for the next stage with the likes of India, Pakistan, and Ireland featuring in the group. But the newcomers went on to beat Canada and pulled off a staggering upset over Pakistan. Rain then washed out their clash against Ireland as they booked their spot in the next round.

“The boys are happy, the boys are excited to play against the best teams in the world. We wanted to do that (come in with energy). We’ve been speaking about that over the last couple of years. And here we are now. We’re just going to enjoy our cricket and, as I said (before matchday one), play fearless cricket all the time,” Jones said as quoted by ICC.

“I think it starts with the belief that we could beat anybody,” Jones added, speaking on the side’s mentality.

Ahead of the T20 World Cup, USA defeated Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series by 2-1 to establish themselves as a strong unit.

“Even before the World Cup we’ve had a few series, and obviously everybody knows we came out on top against Bangladesh, who are a really good team, to be honest. We always believed before the World Cup that we could beat bigger teams or better teams, and obviously we showed it against Pakistan,” Jones said.

“It’s going to be the same mindset going into the Super Eights now. We want to play hard cricket and if you come out on top it’s good, if you don’t come out on top, then we learn,” Jones stated.