New Delhi. Nitish Kumar has become a topic of discussion these days. Not only in Indian politics, but also in American cricket. Nitish Kumar played an important role in America’s victory and Pakistan’s defeat in the T20 World Cup. He tied the match by hitting a four off the last ball, after which the match went into a super over. Nitish Kumar is one of the few cricketers in the world who has played for two countries.
USA has created a major upset by defeating Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. This match was decided in super over. Batting first in this match, Pakistan scored 159 runs for 7 wickets. In response, America scored 111 runs for 2 wickets in 14 overs. American captain Monak Patel (50) was dismissed on the first ball of the 15th over. Nitish Kumar replaced Monan. When Nitish came on, America needed 49 runs to win in 35 balls.
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All-rounder Nitish Kumar played a crucial innings of 14 runs off 14 balls in this crucial situation. He shared a 48-run partnership with Aaron Jones (36) to take his team to a score of 159. On the last ball of the match, America needed 5 runs to win and Nitish was at the strike end. Nitish Kumar tied the match by hitting a four on this ball from Harris Rauf.
This was only Nitish Kumar’s fifth match for America. He made his debut for America in 2024. Before playing for the US, he was part of the Canadian team. 30-year-old Nitish has played a total of 34 matches for Canada. It includes 16 ODIs and 18 T20 matches.
Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, T20 World Cup, United States of America
First published: June 7, 2024, 09:13 IST