United States vs Pakistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: USA Hand Shocking Defeat To Pakistan In Super Over
USA vs Pakistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: United States handed a shocking defeat to Pakistan in their T20 World Cup match in Dallas on Thursday.
USA vs Pakistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: United States handed a shocking defeat to Pakistan in their T20 World Cup match at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas on Thursday. The result of the match was decided in the Super Over after scores of both the teams were tied at the end of the 40 overs of play. Earlier, Babar scored 44 off 43 as Pakistan posted 159 for 7 after getting an invitation to bat first. Pakistan were 26 for 3 in 4.4 overs before Babar and Shadab Khan took the side out of the hot water with a 72-run stand. Shaheen Afridi's 23 not out off 16 also played a crucial role in taking Pakistan to a competitive total. Nosthush Kenjige was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3 for 30 in four overs. Chasing the target of 160, USA ended at 159 for 3 in the stipulated 20 overs. With the hosts needing 5 runs to win off the final ball, Nitish Kumar smashed Haris Rauf for a four to take the game to Super Over. USA set a target of 19 runs for Pakistan in the Super Over with the latter team ending at 13 in reply. (Scorecard) (Points Table)
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USA vs PAK Highlights, T20 World Cup
We are back for the Super Over! Aaron Jones and Harmeet Singh walk out to the middle for USA. And it will be Mohammad Amir to bowl those six crucial balls for Pakistan.
... SUPER OVER ...
WE ARE GOING THE DISTANCE IN DALLAS! IT IS SUPER OVER TIME, FOLKS! With 12 runs needed off the last three balls, the game looked to be in Pakistan's bag but Aaron Jones's maximum and Nitish Kumar's boundary off the last ball has helped the USA take the game to a Super Over. Babar Azam is crossed with Haris Rauf for his choice of delivery on the last ball. The game has swung back and forth so far and now, we are in for quite the ride in the Super Over. In case you were wondering, it will be the USA to bat first in the Super Over.
FOUR! NITISH KUMAR HAS JUST PULLED OFF SOMETHING UNBELIEVABLE HERE! GUESS WHAT? THE GAME ENDS UP IN A TIE AND A SUPER OVER WILL FOLLOW! Haris misses his mark and bowls a knee-length full toss on off, Nitish Kumar cashes onto it and picks the bones out of it, and clears mid off for a boundary. What a cracker of a contest! Babar Azam is absolutely livid here and why not?
A well-executed yorker on the middle, Aaron Jones digs it out straight down the ground for a single. The fielders from long on and long off converge but just a single is taken. Are we going to have a super over here? Or can Nitish Kumar pull off a heist here?
SIX! AARON JONES, YOU BEAUTY! Haris Rauf gets his length wrong this time, and serves it right underneath the batter, on the stumps, Aaron Jones clears his front leg and flatly picks it over cow corner for a maximum. 6 in 2 balls now.
Low full toss on off, Nitish Kumar slices it away towards deep point for a single.
DROPPED! Could have been a massive wicket had Shaheen grabbed this! Fuller in length, pace on, outside off, Aaron Jones clears his front leg and slams it flatly in the air towards Shaheen Afridi who moves to his right and parries the ball towards mid on. A single taken.
Excellent bowling! Full length ball on leg, Nitish Kumar hits hard but gets no real timing on it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Haris Rauf has been handed the task of bowling the final over with the USA needing 15 runs off the last 6 balls. Can Aaron Jones be the hero for the USA again?
A low full toss on the middle, Nitish Kumar spanks it downtown, hard and with quick hands. The ball bullets down the ground where Iftikhar runs to his left and puts in a timely slide and succeeds to cut the ball before the ropes. He throws the ball towards the non-striker's end but by the time, they cross for the third.
The third umpire has been called into action for a boundary check. Iftikhar Ahmed is the man in question and he looks to be fine, sliding to his left. Three runs taken.
Slants it across off on a length, Nitish Kumar attempts a reverse scoop but misses to connect.
Well-attempted yorker on the stumps, Aaron Jones digs it out towards long on for just a single.
Very full and attacks the stumps, Aaron Jones digs it out straight to the bowler. Excellent death over bowling this from Pakistan.
A huge appeal for LBW and Amir convinces his skipper to challenge it and sends it upstairs. Mohammad Amir guns it right on the front toe of the batter, Nitish Kumar fails to connect and the ball pings his front boot. UltraEdge shows that no bat is involved but the Ball Tracking saves Nitish Kumar as the impact is outside leg. Only a leg bye then.
Is that out? Mohammad Amir is convinced that he has trapped Nitish Kumar right in front of the stumps and Babar Azam takes the review. The front-on replays indicate that the ball has pinged Jones on the front pad and the impact seems to be outside leg. There is nothing on UltraEdge and as expected, the impact is outside leg. Pakistan have lost both their reviews now.
Over the wicket, pace off outside off, Aaron Jones plays a one-handed stroke towards long on for a single.
Mohammad Amir has been handed the ball for the penultimate over. With 21 runs needed off the last 12 balls, the USA will need runs to flow from both ends, and Nitish Kumar, who has struggled so far, will need to find the fence in this over here.
Tries to be innovative there! No damage done whatsoever. Shaheen attempts to york it up but misses his mark and ends up with a full toss on the middle, Aaron Jones shuffles to the off stump and tries to play the scoop shot but gets a thickish inside edge towards the point region. Just a single then.