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“Anything is possible,” says Canada captain ahead of Pakistan clash

Canada’s captain Saad Bin Zafar is determined to put struggling Pakistan under pressure in their upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 clash, scheduled at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York today.

Canada, third in Group A standings of the T20 World Cup 2024, have two points after two matches as they recovered from a thumping defeat against the United States of America (USA) in the curtain raiser to register a shocking defeat over Ireland.

On the contrary, Pakistan had a disastrous start to their campaign as the former champions succumbed to an upset loss against the USA in the campaign opener before falling to a six-run defeat against arch-rivals India in a blockbuster clash on Sunday.

The back-to-back defeats put Pakistan on the verge of an early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024 and they now need to beat Canada to stay alive.

Meanwhile, Canada’s captain Saad Bin Zafar shared that the players are in good mood following his team’s historic victory over Ireland.

“Everybody’s in a positive mood. Our last game went really well,” said Saad as quoted by The Canadian Press. “It instilled a belief in us that if we play good cricket on the day, we can take down any opponent.”

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Saad acknowledged Pakistan as an experienced but highlighted the team’s recent shortcomings. He further shared his plans to put the Green Shirts under pressure as “anything is possible”.

“I know that we are coming up against quite a high-ranked and well-experienced team in Pakistan but the reality is lately they haven’t been playing the good brand of cricket that they’re known for,” stated Saad.

“They are under the pump. They have lost two games. So, if we’re able to play good cricket on the day and we’re able to put some good pressure early on in the game, anything is possible,” he concluded.

Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup 2024:

Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.

Canada squad for T20 World Cup 2024:

Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dillon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan and Shreyas Movva.

Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu and Parveen Kumar.

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Canada captain takes a dig at Pakistan over shock USA defeat

Canada’s captain Saad Bin Zafar took a dig at the Pakistan team following their shocking defeat in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign opener against co-host United States of America (USA).

Pakistan-based cricketer Saad, who has been given the leadership role of the inexperienced Canadian side, stated that he aims to do against Ireland what the USA did to Pakistan.

“We would’ve bowled first as well. If we can put decent runs on the board, will not be easy to change. It’s always good to see an associate country to beat a full member country,” stated Saad Bin Zafar at the toss against Ireland.

“Hopefully what USA did to Pakistan, we can do to Ireland. If you play your A game on the day, you can beat anyone,” he added.

The Pakistan men’s cricket team on Thursday, stooped to a new low as the former champions succumbed to an upset five-run defeat against the USA after an enthralling match which was decided in the Super Over.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam entrusted senior pacer Mohammad Amir to bowl the Super Over. However, the left-arm pacer struggled to maintain his line and length and went on to concede 18 runs.

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Amir bowled three wides in the over while poor fielding and overthrows saw the Green Shirts leaking away more runs.

Set to chase 19 in the one-over eliminator, Iftikhar Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman came out to bat for Pakistan while Saurabh Netravalkar was given the ball for the USA.

The right-handed batter played out a dot on the first delivery but hit Netravalkar for a four on the next delivery.

The boundary put the left-arm pacer under immense pressure as he bowled a wide on the next delivery. However, Netravalkar was soon to recollect himself and dismissed Iftikhar Ahmed on the next delivery.

Pakistan then needed 14 off the last three deliveries and Netravalkar displayed nerves of steel to defend the total for the USA and steered the associate nation to a historic victory.

READ: Wasim Akram lambasts Pakistan over “pathetic performance” against USA

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