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In a sensational upset, the United States of America (USA) pulled off a historic victory over Pakistan in the 11th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas.
USA restricts Pakistan for 159
Electing to bowl first, the USA bowlers did well to restrict a star-studded Pakistan batting lineup to a total of 159/7 in their 20 overs. Babar Azam (44 runs) and Shadab Khan (40 runs) were the only Pakistani batsmen to score significantly. Nosthush Kenjige (3/30) and Saurabh Netravalkar (2/18) were t🅠he pick of the Americanꦅ bowlers, picking up crucial wickets at regular intervals.
USA reaches to 159 in dramatic fashion
Chasing a challenging target of 160 runs, the USA batsmen displayed remarkable composure. Monank Patel (50 runs) and Aaron Jones (36 not out) anchored the chase with valuable contributions. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, the USA batters kept chipping away at the target, with contributions from Andries Gous (35 runs) and Nitish Kumar (14 not out) prov🧜ing crucial.
A nail-biting finish and Super Over
The match went down to the 𝕴wire as the USA required 14 runs from the final over. They managed to tie the scores on the last ball, sending the crowd into a frenzy. A Super Ove꧑r was required to determine the winner.
In the Super Over, the USA posted 18 runs on the scoreb🌺oard. However, in reply, Pakistan could manage only 13/1 off their six💯 balls.
USA skipper Monank Patel, who imp▨ressed🍒 with his batting performance, was awarded the Player of the Match.
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Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Wow Netravalkar and Kumar doing it for Amreeka against Pakistan.
What a Great day for US cricket. Truly increꦅdible— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Cricket has arrived in America!! USA beat Pakistan in round games. This is a huge outcom🅷e for the game and the tournamꦜent!
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
T♐eam USA defeated Pakistan by 5 runs…well done 👏🏻
— Wazhma Ayoubi 🇦🇫 (@WazhmaAyoubi)
Wow wow wow wow!!! USA vs Pakistan
What a game. 🤯🤯🤯🤯
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— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93)
Incredible perfor𓂃mance by .. A performance so far so typical of Pakistan cricket ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
What a swag. Brilliant batting by Monank patel.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
The USA have created history with a spirite🔯d performance against a pedigreed side that just did not turn up!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Monank Patel walks and l🦋ooks and bats꧅ like Shreyas Iyer.
— Prantik (@Pran__07)
This is one magnificent innings from the USA captain, Monank Patel. Exquisiꦉte shots, exuding confidence.
— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (@ahsannagi)
WHAT. A. FINISH!!!! 🤩🤩 wins their൲ second match of the 𝕴 against Pakistan by 5 runs! 🔥 | | 🇺🇸
— USA Cricket (@usacricket)
♒G̶a̶m̶e̶. S̶e̶t̶. M̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ Upset. What. A. Match. 🔥
Two in two for the hosts. ✅
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Monank Patel saw Pakistan as the opponent 🍰in th🀅e game. Aur andar ka Gujarati jaag gaya. Ha ha.. terrific knock
— Aadit Kapadia (@ask0704)
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The has come alive! ⚡️ |
[📸 – ESPNCricinfo]— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)
Serious serious performance so far from th🌠e USA.
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)
🐓Well played Monank Patel. You made Indians day.
— Satya Prakash (@_SatyaPrakash08)
I have seen Babar Azam play many fine innings. This 44(43) won't be among them. On a decent surface, he looked strangely out of rhythm.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
