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USA hit by first-ever ‘stop-clock’ penalty against India

The United States of America (USA) became the first team to be penalised five runs under the new stop-clock rules in their T20 World Cup 2024 loss to India on Wednesday but coach Stuart Law insisted it “did not affect the outcome of the game”.

The sanction has been introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in an effort to speed up play. A team is penalised if after two warnings they still take more than a minute between overs.

On Wednesday, the USA were penalised at the start of the 16th over and instead of needing 35 runs off 30 balls to reach their 111-run target, India’s task became 30 off 30 deliveries instead.

“We had a few warnings in earlier games, and it’s something we do talk about to get through faster between the overs,” said former Australian international Law.

“We’re only a fledgling team. There’s plenty to learn. There’s not just the cricket aspect of the game of cricket, but there’s also the other intricacies that need to be embedded. It’s a rule that’s only just come in.

“A lot of our players wouldn’t have heard about it before we played in the Bangladesh series or the Canada series earlier this year.”

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Despite the penalty, Law said the five-run sanction would not have impacted the outcome of the Group A clash.

India won by seven wickets with a comfortable 10 balls to spare to qualify for the second round Super Eights.

“Five runs wasn’t going to affect the outcome of the game,” added Law. “The players know the rule, but it’s something that if you haven’t played with it for a long time, it’s very difficult to have it embedded in your brain.”

Law said he has no issue with the new regulation if it helps speed up passages of play.

“There needs to be a pace of play. I think if you’re dragging games out that should last three and a half hours, they’re going for four and a half hours, that’s a bit much.

“I don’t see it as a bad thing, I see it as a good thing. The game continues to move. When momentum is with you, you want to keep that momentum running quicker and put the opposition under pressure that way.”

Despite the defeat, the United States will still qualify for the second round with a win or even a no-result in their final group game against Ireland on Friday.

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India avoid USA scare to reach T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s

NEW YORK: Arshdeep Singh’s four-fer, followed by Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten half-century led India to a hard-fought victory over the United States of America (USA) in the 25th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The seven-wicket victory propelled India to the Super 8s of the ongoing mega event.

India had to make hard yards to chase down the 111-run target as the USA bowlers bowled tightly.

The former champions got off to an unwanted start to the run-chase as they lost both their openers Virat Kohli (0) and Rohit Sharma (3) inside three overs with just 15 runs on the board.

Following the early debacle, Suryakumar Yadav joined Rishabh Pant in the middle and the two combined to anchor the run chase.

Pant and Yadav added 29 runs for the third wicket before the former was cleaned up by Ali Khan in the eighth over.

Yadav then stitched a match-winning partnership with Shivam Dube and steered India over the line in the penultimate over.

Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for India with an unbeaten 50 off 49 deliveries while Dube made a 35-ball 31 not out.

Saurabh Netravalkar was the pick of the bowlers for the USA with two wickets while Ali Khan took one.

Sent into bat first, the USA could only accumulate 110/8 in the allotted 20 overs despite Nitish Kumar’s brisk 27 in the middle.

The co-hosts had a disastrous start to their innings as their opener Shayan Jahangir (0) and wicketkeeper batter Andries Gous (2) fell victim to Arshdeep in the first delivery of the innings.

In-form Aaron Jones then briefly stabilized the proceedings with a cautious third-wicket partnership with Steven Taylor.

The duo added 22 runs for the third wicket until Jones perished in the eighth over after scoring 11 off 22 deliveries with the help of a six.

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Taylor then joined forces with Nitish Kumar and the pair added a further 31 runs to the USA total before the former finally departed in the 12th over.

Steven Taylor scored 24 off 30 deliveries, laced up with two sixes.

Kumar then knitted a brief one-sided partnership with Corey Anderson before Arshdeep Singh struck again for India to dent USA’s march.

He remained the top scorer for the USA with 27 off 23 deliveries, featuring two fours and a six.

Following his dismissal, Anderson (15), Harmeet Singh (10) and Shadley van Schalkwyk (11*) added valuable runs to the home side’s total at the backend.

Arshdeep Singh spearheaded India’s bowling charge with exceptional figures of 4/9 in his four overs, followed by Hardik Pandya, who bagged two wickets.

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel chipped in with a wicket.

The seven-wicket victory strengthened India’s grip at the summit of Group A of the T20 World Cup 2024 with six points in three matches while USA remained second with four points in as many matches.

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Paul Stirling believes Ireland can beat Pakistan and USA

Ireland captain Paul Stirling on Friday, asserted that his team can beat Pakistan and the United States of America (USA) in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 fixtures.

Ireland are on the verge of an early exit from the 20-team tournament after losing back-to-back matches against India and Canada.

Meanwhile, the Irish captain Stirling, while speaking at the post-match press conference after his side’s 12-run defeat against Canada, claimed that his side can win its remaining group-stage fixtures.

“We’ve got two huge games,” he said. “Still massive every time you put on the shirt you want to go and win, but no reason why we can’t go and beat USA and Pakistan. We need to play a hell of a lot better if we’re going to want to do that. But different conditions, we know them slightly better and will certainly be given it as best a crack as we can.

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Stirling also acknowledged that Ireland did not play to their full potential in their first two matches of the T20 World Cup, stating if they do not play their best, they are bound to lose.

“I think we just want to play as good cricket as we possibly can. I’ve sort of hammered for at least the last year that if we don’t play our best cricket, we will not win games of cricket. So, we need to get back to our best for next week,” said Stirling.

Paul Stirling then went on to laud the inexperienced Canada for playing better while commenting on his side’s shock loss.

“They played better cricket than us for three hours and they won the game, simple as that. That doesn’t really, for me, matter what their tagline is, associate or full member or what, they just played smarter cricket, better cricket all day than us and they won,” Stirling concluded.

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Spirited USA upset Pakistan to claim historic victory in Super Over

DALLAS: The United States of America (USA) edged past Pakistan in the Super Over to claim a historic upset victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Thursday.

The USA scored 18 runs in the Super Over as Mohammad Amir bowled three wide balls, which cost seven extra runs. Aaron Jones (11) got out on the last ball.

From Pakistan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman came out to bat, but the former got out courtesy of a brilliant catch after hitting one boundary.

Shadab Khan replaced Ahmed on the crease and played the remaining balls as Pakistan managed only 13 runs in the Super Over. Fakhar Zaman could not play a single delivery.

The match was tied when Nitish Kumar hit Haris Rauf for a boundary on the last ball of the innings to level the scores.

The USA had a solid start to the chase, thanks to a 36-run partnership between Steven Taylor and skipper Monank Patel.

Naseem Shah removed Taylor, who scored 12 off 16, to force Pakistan’s comeback, but Andries Gous and Patel knitted a solid partnership to keep the hosts in the hunt.

Together they added 68 runs from 48 balls to push the team’s total to 104 before Haris Rauf castled Gous to break their momentum.

Gous scored 35 runs from 26 balls with the help of five boundaries and one six.

Patel also fell in the next over after scoring 50 off 38, featuring seven boundaries and one six.

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Jones then played a brilliant 36-run cameo off 26 balls with the help of two boundaries and two sixes to help his team level the scores.

For Pakistan, Shah, Rauf and Amir claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, the Green Shirts were invited to bat first and were reduced to 26-3 in 4.4 overs, courtesy of USA’s brilliant bowling and fielding efforts.

Shadab Khan joined a struggling Babar Azam, who was playing at 2 from 10 balls and launched a counterattack after settling down.

Khan switched gears and hit Jasdeep Singh for two consecutive sixes in the tenth over, while Azam ended the over with his first boundary.

However, the USA made a comeback with two consecutive wickets to reduce Pakistan to 98-5 in 12.5 overs.

Shadab Khan scored 40 runs from 25 balls with the help of three sixes and one boundary.

Babar Azam added 27 runs for the sixth wicket with Iftikhar Ahmed before falling to Jasdeep Singh after scoring a gutsy 44 off 43.

Iftikhar Ahmed scored 18 off 14, while Shaheen Afridi played an unbeaten cameo of 23 runs from 16 balls to push Pakistan’s total to 159-7 in their allocated 20 overs.

For the USA, Nosthush Kenjige claimed three wickets, while Saurabh Netravalkar bagged two.

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USA 159/3 (20 Overs)

Haris Rauf to bowl the last over

USA 145/3 (19 Overs)

Mohammad Amir to bowl the penultimate over

USA 139/3 (18 Overs)

Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl

USA 132/3 (17 Overs)

Naseem Shah to bowl his last

USA 126/3 (16 Overs)

Shadab Khan to bowl his third

USA 115/3 (15 Overs)

Amir comes on to bowl

USA 104/2 (14 Overs)

Haris Rauf returns

USA 104/1 (13 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi returns to the attack

USA 94/1 (12 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed into the attack

USA 84/1 (11 Overs)

Naseem Shah returns

USA 76/1 (10 Overs)

Shadab Khan continues

USA 65/1 (9 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

USA 56/1 (8 Overs)

Shadab Khan replaces Naseem

USA 51/1 (7 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Amir

USA 44/1 (6 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues

USA 35/0 (5 Overs)

Amir to bowl from the other end

USA 28/0 (4 Overs)

Naseem Shah replaces Amir

USA 24/0 (3 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi to continue

USA 14/0 (2 Overs)

Mohammad Amir to bowl the second over

USA 6/0 (1 Over)

Steven Taylor and Monank Patel come out to bat for the USA. Shaheen Afridi to bowl the first over for Pakistan.

PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (2nd INNINGS)

DALLAS: Babar Azam and Shadab Khan helped Pakistan post 159-7 against the United States of America (USA) during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Thursday.

PAK 159/7 (20 Overs)

Ali Khan to bowl the last over

PAK 149/7 (19 Overs)

18.1: It was a slower ball which was dipping rather sharply. It hit Iftikhar’s front pad seemingly on leg, as he looked to swipe this on the side. Replays show it would have landed right on the base on the middle and leg stump.

Netravalkar to bowl his last

PAK 139/6 (18 Overs)

Ali Khan to bowl his third

PAK 132/6 (17 Overs)

Corey Anderson to bowl his first

PAK 126/6 (16 Overs)

15.5: Jasmeet bowled a length ball angling in and pitching just outside off. It angled in and hit Babar’s front knee seemingly on the middle, as he looked to clip but missed. Replays confirm there is no bat involved, and that the ball would have hit the leg stump.

Jasdeep Singh replaces Ali Khan

PAK 113/5 (15 Overs)

Harmeet Singh to bowl

PAK 107/5 (14 Overs)

Ali Khan back into the attack

PAK 98/5 (13 Overs)

12.5: Kenjige bowled on a length in the middle, and the ball seemed to have skidded through to the middle and leg. Azam missed as he was beaten on the inside edge. Replays show no bat involved, and it is the umpire’s call on hitting the top of the leg stump.

12.4: Kenjige angled this length ball into Shadab, who had backed away early. The ball finished a few stumps outside leg, and Shadab ended up swinging it straight to the fielder.

Nosthush Kenjige to bowl his last

PAK 93/3 (12 Overs)

Harmeet Singh to bowl from the other end

PAK 74/3 (11 Overs)

Nosthush Kenjige returns to the attack

PAK 66/3 (10 Overs)

Jasdeep Singh continues

PAK 46/3 (9 Overs)

Harmeet Singh continues

PAK 40/3 (8 Overs)

Jasdeep Singh replaces Netravalkar

PAK 35/3 (7 Overs)

Harmeet Singh to bowl

PAK 30/3 (6 Overs)

Saurabh Netravalkar continues

PAK 27/3 (5 Overs)

4.4: Fakhar attempted a paddle and ended up hitting it straight to the short fine leg. He was in no control of the stroke and was completely off balance.

Ali Khan comes to bowl

PAK 22/2 (4 Overs)

Saurabh Netravalkar continues

PAK 21/2 (3 Overs)

2.3: Usman saw the ball tossed up and decided to go high, but the ball spun away to have him slicing high to long-off. Nitish Kumar was cool and calm underneath the high ball.

Nosthush Kenjige continues

PAK 13/1 (2 Overs)

1.2: Rizwan was squared up by the line and length, the hint of away movement helps get the edge as Rizwan jabs at the delivery and the ball flies low to Taylor who puts his right hand out to pluck it sensationally.

Saurabh Netravalkar to bowl the second over

PAK 9/0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan come out to bat for Pakistan. Nosthush Kenjige to bowl the first over for USA.

PAKISTAN vs USA (1st INNINGS)

DALLAS: United States of America (USA) have won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan in the 11th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Thursday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf

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USA: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (c)(wk), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan

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USA win toss, opt to field against Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2024

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf

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USA: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (capt, wk), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan

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T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan’s training session halted by rain

DALLAS: The Pakistan cricket team’s first training session for the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 was affected by rain here on Monday.

Pakistan squad hit the nets, wearing their new training kit, however, the adamant rain disrupted their plans. The players could only do physical training and fielding drills.

The training session was ended early due to heavy downpour. The Green Shirts will resume their training tomorrow from 4 PM to 7 PM local time.

The Green Shirts will start their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against the co-hosts United States of America (USA) on June 6 before taking on arch-rivals India in a blockbuster clash on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

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The 2009 champions will then take on Canada on June 11 before locking horns with Ireland in their last group-stage fixture on June 16.

Pakistan Squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.

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USA captain puts Pakistan, India on notice after Canada victory

The United States of America (USA) captain Monank Patel has sent a stern warning for Pakistan and India after defeating Canada in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 opener.

USA, who are the co-host of the tournament along with West Indies, were set to chase 195 against Canada, which they successfully did with 14 balls to spare, courtesy of Aaron Jones.

The right-handed batter smashed ten sixes, during his entertaining innings of 94 runs from 40 balls. He also hit four boundaries.

After the match, the USA captain expressed his appreciation for Jones as well as satisfaction over the team’s dominant performance.

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“We batted really well. Canada were ahead of us when we lost two wickets in our chase but Jones was unbelievable. We always knew he was talented but he took it to another level in today’s game,” Patel said in the post-match ceremony.

He then warned India and Pakistan, stating that the USA will continue to play fearless cricket irrespective of opposition.

“We played fearless cricket and will continue to do so in the upcoming matches. Whether it is India or Pakistan, our brand of cricket will not change,” Patel said.

USA will face Pakistan on June 6 in Dallas and India on June 12 in New York.

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USA’s Aaron Jones creates history during T20 World Cup win over Canada

DALLAS: USA batter Aaron Jones lit the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and achieved a unique feat with a fiery 94-run knock in the opening match against Canada, leading his side to a thumping victory here at Grand Prairie Stadium on Saturday.

During his unbeaten innings of 94 off 40, he smashed 10 sixes, becoming the only second batter to hit 10 or more sixes in a T20 World Cup match after West Indies legend Chris Gayle.

The West Indian struck ten sixes against South Africa during the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.

Meanwhile, Gayle also holds the record for most sixes in a T20 World Cup game as he struck 11 sixes in the 2016 edition against England.

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USA, who are the co-host of this year’s edition along with West Indies, were set to chase 195, which they successfully did with 14 balls to spare.

Jones came down to bat with USA requiring 153 off 81 balls and turned things around with Andries Gous, scoring 131 runs for the third wicket in only 58 balls.

The partnership was dominated by Jones, who smashed Canadian bowlers all across the park, while Gous scored a 46-ball 65, featuring seven boundaries and three sixes.

Jones continued the onslaught after Gous’ wicket, ending the game in the 18th over with a massive six over the deep midwicket boundary.

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T20 World Cup 2024: Aaron Jones steers USA to victory over Canada

DALLAS: Aaron Jones played a scintillating 94-run knock to power the United States of America (USA) to victory against Canada in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 opener here at Grand Prairie Stadium on Saturday.

Chasing 195, the USA won the match by seven wickets with 14 balls to spare.

The home team lost the first wicket on the second ball of their pursuit as Kaleem Sana dismissed Steven Taylor.

Andries Gous joined skipper Monank Patel (16) and together they added 42 runs for the second wicket before the latter got caught behind off Dilon Heyliger.

With 153 required off 81 balls, Jones came down to the crease and joined a settled Gous.

However, they turned things around with their belligerent hitting, scoring 131 runs for the third wicket in only 58 balls.

The partnership was dominated by Jones, who smashed Canadian bowlers all across the park, while Gous scored a 46-ball 65, featuring seven boundaries and three sixes.

Jones continued the onslaught after Gous’ wicket, ending the game in the 18th over with a massive six over the deep midwicket boundary.

The right-handed batter smashed ten sixes, during his entertaining innings of 94 runs from 40 balls. He also hit four boundaries.

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Canada’s Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger and Nikhil Dutta bagged one wicket each.

Earlier, Canada were invited to bat first by the USA and had a stable start with a 43-run opening stand between Aaron Johnson and Dhaliwal.

Johnson scored 23 off 16 with the help of five boundaries before falling to Harmeet Singh in the last over of the powerplay.

Meanwhile, Pargat Singh got run out with 66 runs on the board. Kirton then joined Dhaliwal and together they constructed a blistering third-wicket partnership of 62 runs in just 37 balls.

Corey Anderson broke the partnership with the wicket of Dhaliwal, who top-scored for Canada with 61 off 44. The opening batter struck six boundaries and three sixes.

Kirton continued his strokeplay, scoring 51 runs from 31 balls with the help of five boundaries, including two sixes before Ali Khan ended his stay at the crease.

Shreyas Movva gave a finishing touch to the innings with an unbeaten 32 off 16, laced with two sixes and two boundaries to push the team’s total to 194-5 in 20 overs.

For the USA, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh and Corey Anderson claimed one wicket each.

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