T20 World Cup 2024 : ICC T20 World Cup The 11th match of 2024 was played between America and Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. In which America caused a big upset by defeating Pakistan in the Super Over. Deciding to bat first after losing the toss, Pakistan scored 159 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the score, the American team could also score only 159 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs. After this the Super Over was played.
In the super over, Aaron Jones and Harmeet Singh came to bat for America. Both scored 18 runs and gave Pakistan a target of 19 runs. After this, Pakistan's team, which came to achieve the target of 19 runs, could score only 13 runs in 6 balls. In the super over, Iftikhar Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman came to bat for Pakistan, while Saurabh Netravalkar bowled for America.
According to news agency PTI, after losing the match, Pakistan captain Babar Azam said that he failed to assess the circumstances. In the match, America bowled and batted better than us. He said that while batting first, we did not perform well in the first 6 overs. They came on the backfoot after losing 2 wickets in a row. After the match, Babar said that even our spinners could not take wickets in the middle overs, which had a huge impact on us. Babar said that America played better than us. Be it batting, bowling or fielding, they performed better than us.
America will face India on June 12
Before the match against India, America is at the top of Group A with 2 wins in 2 matches. USA defeated Canada by 7 wickets in its first match. Pakistan's next match is against India on 9 June. America will face India on 12 June.
In the match played against Pakistan, American left-arm spinner Nostush Kenzig took three wickets for 30 runs, due to which Pakistan's team could score only 159 runs for seven wickets. In such a situation, America's decision to bowl first proved to be right. In the second over of the match, Steven Taylor caught Mohammad Rizwan out on Saurabh Netravalkar's ball and sent him to the pavilion. After this, Fakhar Zaman tried to bat aggressively, but in the fifth over he gave an easy catch to Taylor on Ali Khan's ball. Pakistan lost three wickets for 26 runs. Mohammad Rizwan scored 9 runs, Usman Khan scored 3 runs and Fakhar Zaman scored 11 runs.