Pakistan goes head to head the host USA in their initial round of T20 World Cup 2024. The USA has already won their most memorable challenge of the competition against Canada, with the assistance of Aaron Jones’s splendid inning. This time USA faced the best seam bowling attack in T20 cricket. So USA pulls off major upset, stuns Pakistan in T20 WC 2024.
USA’s Skipper Monak Patel won the toss and chose to bowl first and let Pakistan bat first. It was the morning time match. USA went with a change, a left-arm spinner Nosthush Kenjige, who bats a little.
Pakistan has to go with three right-arm pacers and one left-arm arm pacer Mohammad Amir. They liked to go with one leg-spin choice Shadab Khan.
Squads
USA: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (capt, wk), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan
Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf
Usman and Fakhar Fall
Pakistan confronted early breakdown, as Mohammad Rizwan caught out on the slip Steven Taylor. Steven Taylor is their opener batsman. He made a splendid showing, as he took very nearly a catch of the tournament up until this point.
Usman Khan could hold a long, but he dropped out on only 3 runs going head to head with their left-arm spinner Kenjige, and got out. There comes Fakhar Zaman, who began his inning with two or three major strikes of six and a four.. he attempted a scoop and caught out on a leg slip past Steven Taylor and bowled by Ali Khan. That is the way Pakistan had lost the initial three wickets in the Power Play.
Shadab-Babar Rescue
Regardless of opening with Rizwan, Babar struggled to make runs. He was 3 for 14 when while handling limitations finished. Shadab took responsibility for making something from his bat, and he took on Jasdeep in the tenth over. He struck him two sixes in succession on the leg side. And afterward, Babar joins the party and strikes Jasdeep a four late in the over. It was the first of Pakistan’s inning in the tenth over. In the over Shadab and Babar scored 25 runs and it was generally practical over of the inning.
Shadab falls and team fell
Babar and Shadab scored a 62-run stand in 48 balls. It was when Pakistan was setting up in a decently, unexpectedly Shadab Khan cleared to Kenjige to short fine leg, where Saurabh got a splendid above get.
On the very next ball, Azam Khan caught lbw by the Kenjige too. At that time things were likewise looking entirely difficult for Pakistan.
Babar struck a major six to Jasdeep on the main chunk of the sixteenth over. He began to construct his inning and group all out. In any case, his partners were not assisting with remaining long on the wrinkle. Babar got lbw by Jasdeep on only 44 with a strike pace of very nearly 100. The group tumbled down after that. In the death over Iftikhar Ahmad, Shaheen Shah Afridi showed some plan and placed a solid all-out on the leading group of 160 runs target.
It was one of those sums that could raise hell for both of the teams. That’s what the USA knew, they had previously chased 195 a couple of evenings prior in a similar arena. They were ready for business.
Decent Start for the USA
They made a promising start, scoring 24 runs in the first three overs was a victory purpose. After Four limits in four overs, showing forceful batting and setting themselves in a solid position. In the meantime, Pakistan had been in a tough situation at a similar stage.
Naseem Strikes
Pakistani fans were worried as the USA hitters were in areas of strength for a, without speeding up appropriately in the show of dominance. Pakistan’s bowling and handling looked deadened as Iftikhar Ahmad dropped an opportunity at the slip. Be that as it may, Naseem Shah moved forward and conveyed a genuinely necessary lift. He took Steven Taylor who got behind the stamps by Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan at long last had made a forward leap around then. Still, the USA needed two hard-hitting batsmen to come.
Monak Patel hits impressive half century
Monak Patel’s vital fifty of his profession, raising his fifty with a long six to Shaheen Afridi of 79 m. It was a short he will recollect in his life. Toward the finish of the thirteenth over, his and Gous’s 68 runs organization had put a few decent scores for their group all out. It was genuinely necessary to brag for their group.
Haris Rauf and Amir Breakthrough
Haris Rauf and Mohammad Amir got two wickets in the range of seven balls. Haris Rauf originally excused Andries Gous with a decent-length place ball. Also, in the extremely next over Amir got the Monak Patel’s wicket who captured behind. That was the end of Patel’s great inning. Even though they didn’t lose energy, Aaron Jones came in and began playing rocking cricket.
Death Overs – Match on the edge
The match caught yet to be determined, As the USA wound up in a winning position. A situation that could be sensational for the USA. Mohammad Amir’s Authority in the second last over he consistently conveyed appropriate Yorkers, limited Aaron Jones. 14 runs were required in the last finish, and Haris Rauf took the all. Somehow, Haris Rauf missed his mark with the last ball. it’s gone to mid-off for four runs. He permitted Nitish Kumar to hit to the mid-off for four runs and level the score.
And then Match decided with Super Over.
USA stuns Pakistan in Super Over
Pakistan imploded in the over. Aaron Jones edged four sudden spikes in demand for a first ball, trailed by single and twofold runs. Mohammad Amir had such a large number of additional items which set them back additional runs. At any rate, the USA figured out how to score 18 runs in the over; likewise, it uncovered Pakistan’s handling in the frenzy circumstance.
In an Astounding completion, Saurabh Netravalkar protected the success of his group with the Over. He bowled especially very well in the Over. Just yielded four and leg byes four, and he showed fantastic nerve as he gave three off the last two balls. They praised the second back-to-back win in the competition. This match could carry an additional crowd to the arena from the States.
Conclusions
The match will be written in cricket history books. The USA surpassed Pakistan in each part of the game. They overwhelmed in the Show of dominance; passing overs ultimately tied the match. As Pakistan’s emotional breakdown in the finished. Amir wide conveyances and Mohammad Rizwan unseemly tosses, giving the USA a completely exhilarating success in Really Finished.The man of the match was Monak Patel due to his excellent fifty.