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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.

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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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 (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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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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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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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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HOUSTON: The United States of America (USA) pacer Ali Khan stated that his team will “eat whoever comes in their way” in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The USA shocked the world when they beat a balanced Bangladesh side in the first two T20Is of the ongoing three-match series a few days before the commencement of this year’s mega event.

Bangladesh needed 12 runs in the final over of the second T20I to keep the series alive but Ali Khan displayed nerves of steel and steered the hosts to a historic victory.

Speaking to the media after the victory, Ali stated that the team is hungry. He also termed the USA a balanced side, asserting it can make a difference at the T20 World Cup 2024.

“We are hungry, we’re just hungry. And we’re gonna try to eat whoever comes in our way. Especially, this is the time where we can make some changes and try to adjust what we can small little things,” Ali said after the match.

“But I think the team looks really balanced. All the guys are hungry, as I said, and we are really looking forward to the World Cup, and I’m sure USA will be there to do an upset.”

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He dismissed the notion that the USA’s victory against Bangladesh was a fluke by reiterating their back-to-back victories over the Asian side.

“It’s massive because as I said, we need to put USA out there on the world cricket map, and this is a pure example. It’s not just that we earned it,” said Ali.

“Sometimes you get a win against a big side, they say, Oh, it’s a fluke. But beating them twice, back-to-back, winning the series, it’s not a fluke and that means we have talent, we have skills, and we have the ability if we have given the opportunities.”

For the unversed, co-host USA are placed in Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 alongside Pakistan, India, Canada and Ireland.

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HOUSTON: Veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan opened up about the reasons for his side’s shocking series loss against the United States of America (USA) on Thursday.

The USA defeated Bangladesh in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Prairie View Cricket Complex to register their first T20I series win over a Test-playing nation.

Shakib Al Hasan, while talking to the media after the match, stated that the team could not get enough practice due to rain and limited facilities at the venue.

“If we take this as a preparation series for the World Cup, in that case, we should have a lot more batting and bowling sessions and there should have been more facilities that we didn’t get at all,” said the former captain.

“For one day there was rain and we could not do anything on that day, while there are four grounds but we could train on only three pitches which I don’t think is ideal. And I think these things could have been better.”

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However, Shakib praised the USA team for their efforts and expressed disappointment over the crushing series loss.

“Certainly it is disappointing and we didn’t expect it but we must give credit to the US team for the way they have played,” he added.

The all-rounder admitted that the Bangladesh side did not play at their best and termed the series loss against the USA a wake-up call ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024.

“I think no one expected that we would lose two games. Any match you lose as a team is disappointing. But having said that we have to play the World Cup and this series might be a wake-up call for us as we haven’t played the way we want to play,” Shakib concluded.

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HOUSTON: Corey Anderson and Harmeet Singh powered United States of America (USA) to hand Bangladesh a shocking five-wicket loss in the first of the three-match T20I series at Prairie View Cricket Complex on Tuesday.

This marked the inaugural international match between the two nations, serving as a crucial opportunity for them to gear up for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, set to take place in the USA and West Indies from June 1.

The hosts invited Bangladesh to bat first and restricted them to 153/6, thanks to Steven Taylor’s brilliant spell, during which he claimed two wickets for nine runs.

Bangladesh at one point were 68-4 in 11.2 overs, however, Towhid Hridoy and Mahmudullah helped the team recover with a 67-run stand from 47 balls.

Hridoy top-scored with 58 off 47, featuring four boundaries and two sixes, while Mahmudullah scored 31 runs from 22 balls.

The USA team began their pursuit with a conservative approach, however, the bowlers from Bangladesh consistently applied pressure, causing the required run rate to rise. Consequently, the home team found themselves at 94-5 inside 15 overs.

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With 60 required off 31, Anderson and Singh joined hands and snatched the game from the claws of Bangladesh.

Together they raised an unbeaten 62-run partnership from 28 balls and finished the game with three balls to spare.

Anderson scored 34 off 25 with two sixes, while Singh scored 33 from 13 balls, featuring three sixes and two fours.

“It’s a great feeling,” Singh said after the match.

“I was backing myself and the main aspect of the game was to stay in the game till the last. It came down to our best efforts in the last over and I think that was our plan,” he said.

“Definitely Corey [Anderson] brings a lot of experience. He himself played a lot of big tournaments, big games. He knows how to finish games and how to stay calm under pressure, finish till the last ball…we all look up to him,” he said.

The second T20I will be played at the same venue on May 23.

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DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled to take place in the United States of America (USA) and the West Indies.

Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead the squad in the mega-event while Taskin Ahmed will serve as his deputy.

Ahmed is currently sidelined due to a side strain he suffered during the recent series against Zimbabwe and will not be taking part in the three-match T20I series against the USA leading up to the T20 World Cup.

However, it is expected that he will recover in time for the tournament.

The Bangladesh squad also features veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is set to make his record-ninth appearance in the T20 World Cup.

He and India’s captain Rohit Sharma are the only two players to have participated in every T20 World Cup since the inaugural edition in 2007.

Meanwhile, pacer Mohammad Saifuddin was dropped and instead, young pacer Tanzim Hasan made the cut for the World Cup.

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Chief Selector Gazi Ashraf of Bangladesh clarified that both players were assessed during the Zimbabwe series. Saifuddin failed to impress selectors due to a lack of yorkers in the death overs.

“We wanted to observe and analyse Saifuddin’s performance in the Zimbabwe series. But when we considered what the team needs at the moment, Tanzim was ahead of Saifuddin. It was a close call between the two,” Ashraf said.

“We saw Tanzim against Sri Lanka. His dedication and hunger kept him ahead. He is also a good fielder. We didn’t see enough yorkers in the death overs from Saifuddin.”

Bangladesh are placed in Group D of the T20 World Cup 2024 alongside Sri Lanka, South Africa, Netherlands and Nepal.

They will kick start their campaign on June 7 against Sri Lanka in Dallas.

Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup

Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed (vc), Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan

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