USA’s historic win over Pakistan in the recent T20 World Cup 2024 match in Dallas, Texas has sent shockwaves across the cricketing world. This was Pakistan’s opening match of the tournament, while the USA won both of its first two games.
USA captain Monank Patel won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mohammad Rizwan (9), Usman Khan (3), Fakhar Zaman (11), and Azam Khan (0) battled against American spinners and pacers.
Babar Azam with 44 and Shadab Khan with 40 were the top run-getters as Pakistan posted 159/7. For the USA, Nosthush Kenjige picked 3/30.
In reply, Monank Patel made a brilliant 50 runs, and Andries Gous (35) and then Aaron Jones (36*) managed to tie the game as Haris Rauf couldn’t defend 15 runs in the last over.
The match went for super over and USA batted first and posted 17/1 against Mohammad Amir. For the USA, Saurabh Netravalkar bowled the super over and Pakistan could only manage 13/1 and lost the tiebreaker by 6 runs.
After the match, a young female Pakistani fan was seen talking to the media. She sounded heartbroken after seeing 2009 T20 World Cup champions Pakistan go down to the USA.
She said: "Dil kaise bada karein? Ek hi dil hai, kitni baar todenge? Tod tod ke dil khatam kar diya hai. Chaknachoor kar diya hai. Jeet te kam hain, haarte zyada hain. Hum toh hamesha maujood hain aapko support karne ke liye lekin aap kam Humein performance dikhayenge? Aap har waqt bas baatein karte hain hawaon mein. Kuch dikhaate toh nahi hain. Ab toh mujhe sach mein lag raha hai ki kya aap bas ghoomne aate hain bahar? Aapko him logon ki koi fikr nahi. Hamaare jazbaaton ka, hamaare ehsaaso ka. Unhe pairo tale rond diya jaata hai. Mujhe nahi pata. Main thakk gayi hoon Pakistan team se.
(How do you expect us to show a big heart? We have just one heart. How many times will they break it? They've crushed it so many times that it's over now. It's shattered. They win less and lose more. We are always present to support you, but when will you show us good performances? I honestly feel that they are here to roam around the country. They have no care towards us… our feelings, our emotions. Nothing. I don't know. I am tired of this Pakistan team.)
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Pakistan will next play India on June 9 and USA’s next match will be against India as well on June 12.
