Pakistan “failed to live up to expectations” following their shock defeat to the United States in the T20 World Cup, with captain Babar Azam adding that his team underestimated their opponents.
The United States, the tournament’s co-hosts, pulled off a historic upset on Thursday, beating 2022 finalists Pakistan in a super over after the teams were tied at 159 each.
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Pakistan failed to score the required seven runs off the final ball and suffered a shock defeat to the United States in the T20 World Cup.
Saurabh Netravalkar, the left-arm seamer who bowled the final over, has worked as an engineer for the past six years while playing for the U.S. national team since 2019, according to his LinkedIn profile.
“We always prepare as best we can when we go into any tournament,” Babar told reporters after his team’s defeat.
“But it’s kind of a mindset. When you play a team like this, you relax a little bit. You take things a little bit lighter.”
“If you don’t execute your plan against any team, no matter who it is, you’re going to lose.
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America’s Steven Taylor stunned Pakistan with a stunning catch to take the wicket of Mohammed Rizwan in the T20 World Cup.
“I think we’ve lacked execution. We’ve been preparing well, but in the games we haven’t been able to execute our plan as a team.”
Pakistan will next face arch-rivals India in New York on Sunday. Live coverage on Sky Sports Cricket Starting at 3:20pm.
What do we know about the US team that shocked the world?
Saurabh NetravalkarThe Mumbai native, who also holds a Master of Science degree from Cornell University in New York, is one of the few players to qualify for the U.S. national team despite not being a native of Mumbai, having lived in the city for more than three years.
he, Harmeet Singhhave previously played for India’s Under-19 side in World Cups, Netravalkar alongside India’s megastar KL Rahul in 2010, while Harmeet was part of the country’s title-winning squad in 2012. Harmeet was also part of the Rajasthan Royals team in the 2013 Indian Premier League.
In the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, India faced off against Joe Root and Ben Stokes-brought England in the group stage with Netravalkar taking impressive figures of 3-25 while dismissing Root for four. However, it was Stokes who had the last laugh, scoring a brilliant 100 off 88 balls to guide England to victory by 31 runs.
Ben Stokes celebrates scoring his 100th goal for England during the U-19 World Cup match against India in 2010.
captain Monank Patel He is also originally from India, having been born in Anand, Gujarat, and played his age-group cricket in the area before moving to the United States permanently in 2016.
Milind Kumar and Nisarg PatelMilind, who did not play in Thursday’s match but is a member of the 15-man US squad, was born in India. He played for Delhi in the 2014 IPL and RCB in 2019 but never featured in a match.
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USA captain Monankh Patel and Pakistan captain Babar Azam share their thoughts after the USA’s historic win in the T20 World Cup.
Pace bowler Ali Khan The Pakistan-born player took 1-30 against his native country, scoring a priceless 11 runs off Fakhar Zaman. Shayan Jahangir is also originally from Pakistan, but does not appear in the game.
Further strengthening the team’s cricketing credentials is the inclusion of a former New Zealand Test player. Corey AndersonThe 33-year-old won 13 caps in the longest format for his country of origin before moving to the United States in 2020.
Corey Anderson played 13 Test matches for New Zealand before moving to the United States.
Andries Guth and Shayan Jahangir Both players played a fair amount of first-class cricket in South Africa before moving to the United States. Nitish Kumar He played 18 T20 games for Canada before making his US debut this year.
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USA’s Nitish Kumar took a spectacular catch in the winning Super Over against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.
What does the future hold for America and Pakistan?
It is one of the fiercest rivalries in cricket. Pakistan will next face India The two sides will play in Group A of the Men’s T20 World Cup on Sunday and the match in New York will kick off at 3.30pm. Live coverage on Sky Sports Cricket.
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of USA’s next match will also be against India.will be held at the same venue in New York on Wednesday, June 12th at 3:30pm.
Both matches will be played at the purpose-built Nassau County Cricket Stadium on Long Island, and the ICC has pledged to resolve the pitch’s issues following the Sri Lanka vs South Africa and India vs Ireland matches played there.
“T20 Inc and the ICC are aware that the pitch that has been used to date at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium has not performed as reliably as we would all have hoped,” an ICC statement said.
“Our world-class grounds team have been working hard since the match finished yesterday to improve the situation and provide the best possible surface for the remaining matches.”
You can watch every match of the Men’s ICC T20 World Cup live on Sky Sports right up to the final on Sunday 29 June.
