Taylor was brought up on America's south-east coast but was a West Indies fan on account of his family heritage. He said it will be "a wonderful feeling" to play against West Indies on Friday: "I'm representing my parents, my Jamaican heritage," he said. "At the end of the day, I might be born American, but I speak more Jamaican than I speak American sometimes."

While defeat will not mathematically eliminate USA, they realistically need to win both remaining games to qualify for the semi-finals.

"[I remember] growing up, watching [Brian] Lara, Chris Gayle," Taylor said. "To have the chance of playing against [West Indies] now and on a World Cup stage, on the highest stage of life I might beat them. It might be a great feeling.

Speaking about playing West Indies, he said, "I used to sing the song 'rally' growing up as a kid, but at the end of the day, I'm representing my real country, where I was born and grown, and I just hope that we can come over the line against West Indies." Asked if he would be singing the anthem on Friday, he said with a grin, "I did last time, but in my head."

Taylor has been on the books of three different CPL franchises and has also played regional cricket for Jamaica, and is relishing the chance to take on some familiar faces - and Hosein, his former Barbados Tridents team-mate, in particular. "He's a good friend of mine," Taylor said. "I know most of his tricks so for sure I'll be hunting him, first ball."

"We know that we're going to be the underdogs for all teams that we play against in the Super Eights. So, we're just here to play good cricket and if we go in, we win; if we lose, we lose"

"I would say we're playing good cricket and the team is gelling well together," Taylor said. "At the end of the day, we know that we're going to be the underdogs for all teams that we play against in the Super Eights. So, we're just here to play good cricket and if we go in, we win; if we lose, we lose."