USA upsets Pakistan in T20
Cricket World Cup with stunning
super over win
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5547020/2024/06/06/usa-pakistan-
t20-world-cup-result/
By Joseph Bentley
Jun 7, 2024
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In one of the biggest shocks in cricket history, the USA defeated
Pakistan in the T20 Cricket World Cup in Dallas, Texas.
The co-hosts, who have never played in the T20 World Cup before,
have now won their first two games in a competition involving a
shorter format of cricket in which each side has one innings of up to
20 overs (six balls).
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The U.S. now stand a strong chance of qualifying for the Super 8
round (another round-robin stage before the semi-finals).
The scores were level after 20 overs, meaning the game was decided
by a super over — a single-over shootout where the highest-scoring
team are victorious.
Pakistan wobbled at the start of their innings, but a recovery
partnership of 72 between Babar Azam and Shadab Khan allowed
the team ranked sixth in the world to post a competitive 159-7.
USA, ranked 18th in the world, started their reply strongly, with
Monank Patel scoring an impressive 50 and Andries Gous chipping
in with a very handy 35.
After Gous was bowled by Haris Rauf, in came Aaron Jones, the
man who scored 94 runs in the USA’s victory over Canada on
Sunday.
He fired a quick 36 runs, including two sixes, but despite playing
themselves into a strong position, USA failed to get over the line in
the regulation 20 overs and the scores finished level, leading to a
super over to decide the winner.
USA batted first and got a very strong 18 from their over, mostly
thanks to wayward bowling from Mohammad Amir and more
powerful hitting from Jones.
Needing 19 to win, Pakistan laboured to just 13, with Saurabh
Netravalkar bowling well in a pressured situation for the USA.
This defeat leaves Pakistan struggling to qualify for the Super 8
stage, with a win against India, the best T20 team in the world,
likely to be needed for them to progress.
For the USA, they also face India in their next fixture, but victory in
their final group game against Ireland, on June 14, should be
enough to see them through to the Super 8 stage.
West Indies are also hosting matches, with games across the
Caribbean. They are next in action against Uganda at Providence
Stadium in Guyana on Sunday.
(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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