The United States of America registered two wins in the T20 World Cup 2024 and qualified for the Super Eight stage of the tournament. The USA defeated Canada and stunned the former champions Pakistan to impress everyone in the cricketing world.
USA stand-in captain Aaron Jones has been drafted back into the squad by the Seattle Orcas after last year's runners-up had released him. Jones being without a team in the Major League Cricket was amplified even further after his 40-ball blast of 94 against Canada in the T20 World Cup opener.
The two co-hosts, West Indies and the USA will be up against each other in a prospective mouth-watering Super 8 clash in Barbados on Friday, June 21 (local time). It is sort of a must-win game for either side as both of them are coming off a loss in their respective opening Round 2 fixtures.
The USA have secured a place in the Super Eight of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup. A washout against Ireland in Florida helped them become the second team from Group A to advance to the Super Eight.
Pakistan did well to beat Canada to notch up their first win of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. However, their fate lies in the hands of Ireland, who have to beat USA to keep Babar Azam and Co in the hunt. Pakistan's fate also lies in the rain gods' hands with Florida experiencing gloomy weather.
IND vs USA playing XIs: Rohit Sharma won the crucial toss as India elected to bowl first against the United States of America in the 25th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Both teams are chasing the Super 8 qualification in the last match in New York.
Team India became the third team to qualify for the Super 8 in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 after Australia and South Africa as they beat a gutsy USA in New York on Wednesday, June 12. Arshdeep Singh starred with the ball with the figures of 4/9 before Suryakumar Yadav found some form.
Team India will hope to seal the Super 8 spot as it plays its final Group A game of the New York leg against the co-hosts United States of America on Wednesday, June 12. Both India and USA are unbeaten as yet and both have a good chance to make it to the Super 8, ahead of Pakistan.
USA beat Pakistan in one of the all-time upsets in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, given the context. It was a scintillating result not just for the competition but for the game in the first-world country, which is still in its nascent stage. The result now has made the Group A scenario interesting.
Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been accused of scratching the surface of the ball during the T20 World Cup game against USA by former South Africa-American cricketer Rusty Theron. USA beat Pakistan in the Super Over as they have made Group A scenario rather interesting.
The loss to the USA is Pakistan's third to an Associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in their cricketing history. They previously lost to Bangladesh during the 1999 ODI World Cup and also suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Ireland at the 2007 ODI World Cup.
Monank Patel was the star of the show for the USA with the bat in hand. The USA captain led by example and scored a brilliant half-century to set the tone for the team in a tense run chase in Dallas, Texas.
The Pakistan captain was batting at nine off 23 balls after the team lost Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan and Fakhar Zaman in quick succession. Babar was unable to even rotate the strike and it created a lot of pressure on his fellow batters.
Captain Babar Azam top-scored with 44 runs off 43 balls to help Pakistan post a challenging total of 159 against the United States at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas in the 11th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
USA vs PAK Match 11: Babar Azam's Pakistan will begin their ICC T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against the charged-up United States of America at Dallas' Grand Prairie Stadium today. The USA thrashed Canada in the opening game and are playing Pakistan for the first time in T20Is.
Grand Prairier Stadium in Dallas will see Pakistan team taking the field for the first time in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Hosts USA will face them who are coming off a stunning win over Canada in the tournament opener chasing down 195 runs at the same venue.
USA cricket team in their maiden T20 World Cup began the tournament with a smashing win against their oldest rivals Canada and now will be looking to upset Pakistan's applecart in their second game in Dallas on Thursday, June 6. Pakistan are yet to play a game in the tournament.
The United States' vice-captain Aaron Jones scripted history after smashing 94* off just 40 balls against Canada in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Jones scripted two major T20 World Cup records during his destructive knock in Dallas.
USA's Aaron Jones smashed an unbeaten 94 off just 40 deliveries as the co-hosts beat Canada on the T20 World Cup debut in Dallas on Saturday, June 1 (local time). As soon as Jones' six-hitting fest came to an end, fans wanted to know more about him and turned out, he is a Virat Kohli fan.
Aaron Jones smashed 94* off just 40 balls as USA opened their account in their maiden T20 World Cup appearance against Canada in Dallas while Real Madrid won the Champions League for record-extending 15th time beating Dortmund. Here's a look at the top 10 trending sports stories on June 2.
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