PAK vs USA T20 World Cup 2024: The match between Pakistan and USA ended in a tie till the end of both innings. But in the Super Over, USA has created history by defeating Pakistan. Mohammad Aamir’s continuous wide bowling in the Super Over was the main reason for Pakistan’s defeat. At the same time, Saurabh Netravalkar has become a hero for making USA win by bowling in the Super Over. Captain Monank Patel scored 50 runs for USA and Aaron Jones scored 35 runs. Andries Gaus also scored 35 runs in 26 balls in a rapid style.
Playing first, Pakistan scored 159 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Pak team captain Babar Azam played important innings of 44 runs and Shadab Khan played 40 runs. Meanwhile, Noshtus Kenjige impressed by taking 3 wickets for USA. When the host USA came out to chase the target, captain Monank Patel impressed the most. In the end, USA’s innings also ended at 159 runs.
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USA had a very good start chasing the target of 160 runs as captain Monank Patel and Steven Taylor gave the team a steady start. Meanwhile, Taylor was dismissed after scoring 12 runs in the sixth over. In front of the dangerous Pakistani pace attack, USA scored 44 runs in the powerplay overs by losing only 1 wicket.
Monank looked in good rhythm and along with him Andries Gaus made an important partnership of 84 runs. USA had scored 76 runs in 10 overs and the team still had 9 wickets in hand. Both the batsmen were looking in great rhythm and captain Monank completed his fifty in 37 balls.
In the 14th over, Harris Rauf clean bowled Andries Gaus on a score of 35 runs. With this, the 68-run partnership of Gaus and Patel ended. Aaron Jones came to the crease, who had scored a century against Canada. The match seemed to be in USA’s favour, but in the 15th over, Mohammad Aamir dismissed Monak Patel on a score of 50. USA had to score 45 runs in the last 5 overs to win.
The situation was such that the team had to score 21 runs in the last 2 overs. Mohammad Aamir gave only 6 runs in the 19th over, due to which the match came under Pakistan’s control to a great extent. 15 runs were needed in the last over, but Harris Rauf conceded 14 runs, due to which the match ended in a tie. Due to this, a super over was resorted to.
Super Over record
USA’s innings-
USA batted first in the super over. Aaron Jones hit a four on the very first ball of Mohammad Aamir, 2 runs came on the second ball and Jones took a single run on the third ball. Aamir had to bowl the fourth ball again because Harmeet Singh took a single run along with the wide. Jones took a single again on the fourth ball. Aamir was out of rhythm, so he gave another wide and this time also both of them ran for extra runs. Double run on the 5th ball, but before the sixth ball Aamir again gave a wide, on which the USA batsmen ran 2 runs. At the same time, with one run scored on the last ball, the USA camp scored 18 runs.
Pakistani innings-
Netravalkar bowled a dot ball on the first ball, but Iftikhar Ahmed hit a four on the second ball. The next ball was wide, but Iftikhar was caught out on the third ball. Netravalkar bowled a wide, but the next ball resulted in a leg bye four. 2 runs came on the 5th ball. One run came on the last ball, due to which USA won this match.
This is the playing eleven of both the teams:
Pakistan Playing XI:
Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf
USA Playing XI :
Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (wicketkeeper/captain), Andries Gaus, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nostush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan.
