new york [USA]American all-rounder Harmeet Singh feels the pressure will be on India if they can stay in the match till the final over of their ongoing Group A matches in the T20 World Cup.
The United States pulled off the biggest upset of the ongoing World Cup by beating 2009 World Cup winners Pakistan by five points.
This was a big step towards their goal of finishing in the top two in Group A, which also features India, Pakistan, Ireland and Canada.
However, India will be a big obstacle to their victory. The match will be played at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
India have played three matches at this venue, winning all three, but it will be an unfamiliar surface for the United States, and Harmeet suggested another upset could occur if the Americans can pick up some early wickets and hang on until the final over.
“I’m not expecting much. The wicket situation in New York is uneven and I don’t think it will be a high-scoring match. If it’s not a high-scoring match, we can turn it around. If we can get a couple of wickets early on and perform well in the middle innings… As long as we are in the match till the last ball, the pressure will always be on the opposition’s strong team. I think the plan is to stay in the 20-over match,” Harmeet told ANI.
The Americans are confident of causing another upset after beating India’s biggest rivals, Pakistan, in Dallas.
While talking about the match, Harmeet felt that the contrasting form of both the teams was a key factor in the victory.
“We have been playing really well over the last few months and the confidence level is very high. We knew Pakistan had lost the last two series and T20 is a format that works on momentum. If you lose, you keep losing and you keep missing key moments in the match,” he pointed out.
The Americans effectively neutralised Pakistan’s attack in the power play and were on their way to a comfortable victory when Pakistan’s fast bowlers dismissed their main batsmen, killing them.
A boundary was needed off the last ball to take the match to a Super Over, and Harmeet said the match should not have gone to a Super Over.
“It was not a match that should have gone to the Super Over. We made some mistakes. We have different match-winners every match. There is a lot of potential and match-winners in the team. When they are in good form they can win matches and the players are there to support them,” Harmeet said.
The U.S. will face India in a Group A match at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
USA team: Monankh Patel, Aaron Jones, Andries Gauss, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jesse Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Nostush Kendjige, Saurabh Nesralvakar, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Subs: Gajanand Singh, Juanoi Drysdale, Yasir Mohammed.
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