Pakistan lost in Super Over America created an upset by defeating Pakistan
New Delhi. Pakistan suffered a humiliating defeat in the first match of the T20 World Cup 2024. Hosts America beat them in the Super Over to keep their hopes of reaching the Super 8s alive in this World Cup. In this match played in Dallas, Pakistan’s batting, bowling and fielding were very bad. After the loss, Pakistan captain Babar Azam said that his team could not bat well in the first 6 overs. Babar conceded that the hosts proved their team was going down in all three divisions.
Mohammad Amir bowled directionlessly in the Super Over and conceded 18 runs including seven wides. After which Saurabh Netrawalkar spent 13 runs to give America an upset win by 5 runs over former champions Pakistan in a thrilling match. This is America’s second consecutive victory in this World Cup. In Aamir’s super over, America scored 18 runs for one wicket with the help of Aaron James (11) and Harmeet Singh (00 not out). In reply, the Pakistan team could score only 13 runs for one wicket in Netravkar’s over. Fakhar Zaman (00 not out), Iftikhar Ahmed (04) and Shadab Khan (03 not out) came to bat from Pakistan.
T20 World Cup 2024: Biggest upset in T20 World Cup, USA beat Pakistan in super over.
Babar Azam said after the loss, ‘We could not take advantage of 6 overs before batting. You always end up on the back foot due to the constant fall of wickets. As a batsman you need to step up and build partnerships. We didn’t do well with the ball in the first 6 overs. Our spinners also did not take wickets in the middle overs, due to which we suffered losses.
Earlier, chasing Pakistan’s target of 160, the USA tied the match at 159 for 3 thanks to a half-century from captain Monak Patel (50) and a 68-run partnership for the second wicket with Andreas Gauss (35). Aaron Jones (36 not out) and Nitish Kumar (14 not out) scored 13 runs in the last over to tie the match.
Babar said, ‘Defeat is difficult to digest. The victory goes to the USA. He played better than us in all three departments. There was some moisture in the pitch. The ball was sometimes up and sometimes down. But as a player you need to adjust to these conditions. In the second match, Pakistan will face India on June 9.
Tags: Babar Azam, T20 World Cup
First published: June 7, 2024, 06:01 IST