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T20 World Cup, Dallas. TX
USA 159 for 3 (Monank 50, Jones 36*, Gous 35) beat Pakistan 159 for 7 (Babar 44, Shadab 40, Kenjige 3-30, Netravalkar 2-18) via Super Over in T20 World Cup, 2024 at Dallas, TX
USA have made history with unadulterated skill and gumption. This win could define not just their progress in this World Cup but also their cricketing history. It might take a while for what happened to sink in, but the experience itself was one that makes a mortal human grateful for being sentient. Hopefully, this is just the start and we can witness and go through many more such moments together.
USA muzzled an experienced Pakistan top order, brought their hitters to heel, then produced a measured batting performance that tied the scores at 159-all.
This forced the game into a Super Over, and here is when USA really seemed like the veteran team on the circuit while Pakistan went into high-pressure-meltdown mode.
Thanks to four leg byes off the fourth legal delivery, Shadab Khan had the opportunity to send the match into a second Super Over if he clobbered a six off the last ball. He could only hit it to deep point, all along the ground, sparking jubilation for the USA. The United States only played their first T20 international in 2019, have never before played in a T20 World Cup and have not previously played Pakistan in an official international.
The USA completed the first upset of this expanded World Cup, one that gives them every chance of reaching the Super Eights. After beating Canada in their opening game, they may now need only one win in their remaining group matches against India and Ireland in order to qualify.
USA 159 for 3 (Monank 50, Jones 36*, Gous 35) beat Pakistan 159 for 7 (Babar 44, Shadab 40, Kenjige 3-30, Netravalkar 2-18) via Super Over in T20 World Cup, 2024 at Dallas, TX
USA have made history with unadulterated skill and gumption. This win could define not just their progress in this World Cup but also their cricketing history. It might take a while for what happened to sink in, but the experience itself was one that makes a mortal human grateful for being sentient. Hopefully, this is just the start and we can witness and go through many more such moments together.
USA muzzled an experienced Pakistan top order, brought their hitters to heel, then produced a measured batting performance that tied the scores at 159-all.
This forced the game into a Super Over, and here is when USA really seemed like the veteran team on the circuit while Pakistan went into high-pressure-meltdown mode.
Thanks to four leg byes off the fourth legal delivery, Shadab Khan had the opportunity to send the match into a second Super Over if he clobbered a six off the last ball. He could only hit it to deep point, all along the ground, sparking jubilation for the USA. The United States only played their first T20 international in 2019, have never before played in a T20 World Cup and have not previously played Pakistan in an official international.
The USA completed the first upset of this expanded World Cup, one that gives them every chance of reaching the Super Eights. After beating Canada in their opening game, they may now need only one win in their remaining group matches against India and Ireland in order to qualify.
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