In the Super Over, the United States of America (USA) defeated Pakistan to achieve a historic upset victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, held at Grand Prairie Stadium in this city on Thursday.
Muhammad Amir bowled three wide balls in the Super Over, costing the USA seven extra runs. As a result, the USA scored eighteen runs. On the final ball, Aaron Jones (11) was out.
Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman batted first, however the former was removed after hitting one boundary thanks to an excellent catch.
In the Super Over, Pakistan scored just 13 runs, with Shadab Khan taking Ahmed’s place at the crease and playing the remaining balls. Zaman Fakhar was unable to play a single delivery.
When Nitish Kumar hit Haris Rauf for a boundary on the final ball of the innings, the score was matched.
Thanks to a 36-run partnership between Steven Taylor and captain Monank Patel, the USA got a strong start to their chase.
After Pakistan’s comeback was forced by Naseem Shah’s removal of Taylor, who had scored 12 off 16 runs, Andries Gous and Pautel formed a strong alliance to keep the hosts in the game.
Prior to Haris Rauf castled Gous to halt their momentum, they combined to contribute 68 runs from 48 balls, raising the team’s total to 104.
With the help of five boundaries and one six, Gous scored 35 runs off of 26 balls.
After reaching 50 off 38, including seven boundaries and one six, Patel fell in the following over as well.
Ones then leveled the scores for his team with a magnificent 36-run cameo off 26 balls that included two boundaries and two sixes.
Rauf, Amir, and Shah all took one wicket for Pakistan.
The Green Shirts had been asked to bat first earlier, but the USA’s outstanding bowling and defensive efforts saw them down to 26-3 in 4.4 overs.
After calming down, Shadab Khan joined a struggling Babar Azam, who was playing at 2 from 10 balls, and started a counterattack.
Azam finished the over with his first boundary, but Khan changed tactics and hammered Jasdeep Singh for two straight sixes in the tenth over.
But the USA rallied, taking two wickets in a row, and in 12.5 overs, they reduced Pakistan to 98-5.
With the aid of three sixes and one boundary, Shadab Khan amassed 40 runs from 25 balls.
After a courageous 44 off 43, Babar Azam fell to Jasdeep Singh, having combined 27 runs for the sixth wicket with Iftikhar Ahmed.
Pakistan reached 159-7 in their allotted 20 overs thanks to strikes from Iftikhar Ahmed (18 off 14) and Shaheen Afridi (23 runs from 16 balls) unbroken cameo.
Saurabh Netravalkar took two wickets and Nosthush Kenjige took three for the USA.
