United States Vs Pakistan Highlights, ICC T20 World Cup: USA Beat PAK In The Super Over In Dallas

Newcomers USA stunned former champions Pakistan via the Super Over to cause the first big upset of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 on Thursday. Asked to bat first, Pakistan scored 159 for seven in the allotted 20 overs. The USA produced a fine show and ended at 159 for three. In the Super Over, USA smashed 18 runs for the loss of one wicket and Pakistan could manage only 13 for one. The result is reminiscent of Pakistan's shocking loss to Ireland in the 2007 ODI World Cup. Catch the highlights and updates of the USA vs PAK match at T20 WC 2024, right here. (Scorecard | Full Coverage)

United States Squad: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel(w/c), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Corey Anderson, Nitish Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar, Milind Kumar, Nosthush Kenjige, Nisarg Patel, Shayan Jahangir

Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam(c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed

PAK cricketer Azam Khan was recently trolled online and with wicketkeeper-batter in action tonight, all eyes will be on the him. It's his first WC with the national team and the youngster will be out to prove his critics wrong.

Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf/Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah

T20 WC started off with co-hosts USA taking on Canada in the 1st game of the tournament. Here's what transpired.

USA captain Monank Patel won the toss and opted to field in Dallas. Here are the playing XIs -

Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf

United States (Playing XI): Steven Taylor, Monank Patel(w/c), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan

Babar Azam: We would have also bowled first. It is a morning match, the pitch is fresh and we will look to put the runs on the board. Good to see sun is out, we haven't seen sunshine for the last 3-4 days. He (Imad) has an injury but we will cover it up by playing the four fast bowlers.

Monank Patel: We will bowl first. We have been playing on the same surface and chasing is easy on this ground, also it is better to know the target. It was a great game and we want to continue that momentum. It is a new challenge and we want to make sure we play our best cricket. One change for us.

Two teams are now walking out for their respective national anthems. Action to begin soon.

Who would have predicted this? PAK losing three wickets inside the powerplay is not many cricket enthusiasts would have warmed up to but USA are using all the confidence from the Canada game here and by some mile. Babar Azam remains key for the Men In Green if they are to get back into some formidable position.

After three wickets falling inside the PP, Pakistan team have recovered well thanks to Babar Azam and Shadab Khan. The duo have put on 40-runs and counting for the fourth wicket as they look to revive the stuttering innings.

Just when Pakistan thought they were getting in a comfortable position, USA got back into the game with some quick wickets. Pakistan lost two more wickets in this session and will need to register a huge score if they are to give something to be bowled at for their bowlers.

Pakistan have been restricted to 159 for the loss of seven wickets in the 20 overs. Put into bat, USA started off well as they scalped three wickets inside five overs. Despite some resistance from Babar Azam, USA bowlers bowled well and their fielding was also on point.

Apart from one half-chance, PAK have been poor with their lines and lengths as USA openers have put away the bad deliveries to the fence. United States need 124 runs in 90 balls.

United States need 84 runs in 60 balls to pull off a famous win and stun the last edition's runners-up in this T20 World Cup. Monank Patel and Andries Gous are still at the crease with the dangerous Aaron Jones still to come.

USA, who were looking on course for a victory, suddenly lost two wickets in this session as Pakistan surged a comeback in the game. The co-hosts require need 45 runs in 30 balls and have Aaron Jones at the crease.

PAK 159/7 (20 Overs)

USA 159/3 (20 Overs)

A Super Over yet again, second of this tournament. Hold on to your horses, as we have more action coming this way.

USA are batting first and will set a target against Pakistan.

Some hara-kiri from the Pak bowler and fielders have allowed USA to post a decent 19 runs in the Super Over in Dallas. Pakistan looked exhausted and out of sorts in the field and if they do not chase this down, they have no one but themselves to blame.

A classic for the ages, USA have stunned Pakistan in the Super Over to beat them in this Group A, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 encounter.

It is a big achievement, beating Pakistan and playing (World Cup) for the first time. It was a complete team effort. We won the toss and we made sure we utilised the conditions well, we did really well to keep them under 160. I am happy with my contribution and more happy that we won the game. We spoke about the top three contributing and happy that myself and Gous could do that. The plan was to play proper shots and he (Gous) took the pressure off me. Happy to get the two points. As a batter and player you want to show off in the big games and I am happy that my knock came in a winning cause.

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USA vs PAK, Dallas, 2024* (Today)

First 6 overs while batting we didn’t capitalise. Back to back wickets always put you on the backfoot, as a batter you need to step-up and build partnerships. We were not up to the mark in the first 6 overs. Our spinners also did not take wickets so these things cost us. Very hard, all credit to USA, they played better than us in all 3 departments. Little bit of moisture in the pitch, it was also two-pace. As a professional you need to assess the conditions.

What a group we are having in this World Cup! Group A promises to be fun alright! The IND vs PAK tie on Sunday, will surely be a mouth-watering affair, given how things have gone here in Dallas. Till then, it's good night from us here.