Pakistan’s recent form has not been ideal heading into the world tournament, with a loss in a T20 International in Ireland and a 2-0 defeat in England this week.
Earlier, they drew 2-2 at home with a New Zealand team missing several members of their World Cup squad.
Pakistan’s journey to the tournament has been eventful, with a change of captain, a shuffle in the top batting order and the return of retired players.
Babar returned to the captaincy after Shaheen Afridi briefly served as the T20 captain, and Afridi was later offered the vice-captaincy role but declined.
Babar and Mohammed Rizwan have been Pakistan’s most consistent T20 players but they have struggled to accelerate their runs and their scoring rate is a concern.
However, Pakistan are notoriously unpredictable and can surprise their opponents or collapse at any time.
Pakistan will be relying heavily on their ferocious pace attack which includes Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammed Amir, who has returned from retirement.
Meanwhile, the United States will be coming into the match with plenty of confidence after a seven-wicket win over Canada in their opening match of the tournament.
