PAK vs USA, Match 11: USA cricket squad consisting of office workers stun Pakistan in super over. June 6, 2024, will be remembered for a long as the co-host the USA stunned Pakistan in a thrilling encounter of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024.
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PAKISTAN vs USA: Match Details
- Series: ICC T20 World Cup 2024
- Match: PAK vs USA, Match 11, T20 World Cup 2024
- Date: June 6, 2024 | Thursday
- Time: 08:00 PM IST
- Venue: Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
- Toss: USA | opted to bowl
- The match is tied. USA won (super over)
- Player of the Match: Monank Patel
PAKISTAN: 0/0 (20 overs)
| PAK Innings | USA bowlings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam (c) | 44 (43) | Nosthush Kenjige | 3/30 (4) |
| Shadab Khan | 40 (25) | Saurabh Netravalkar | 2/18 (4) |
| Shaheen Afridi | 23 (16) | Ali Khan | 1/30 (4) |
USA: 159/3 (20 overs) | USA won the super over
| USA Innings | PAK bowlings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monank Patel (c) (wk) | 50 (38) | Mohammad Amir | 1/25 (4) |
| A Jones | 36 (26) | N Shah | 1/26 (4) |
| Andries Gous | 35 (26) | Haris Rauf | 1/37 (4) |
Match is tied. USA won (super over)
PAK Innings
USA Innings
USA INN (SO)
PAK INN (SO)
PAKISTAN: 159/7 (20 overs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (wk) c S Taylor b S Netravalkar | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 112.50 |
| Babar Azam (c) lbw b J Singh | 44 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 102.32 |
| Usman Khan c N Kumar b N Kenjige | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Fakhar Zaman c S Taylor b A Khan | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.14 |
| Shadab Khan c S Netravalkar b N Kenjige | 40 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 160.00 |
| Azam Khan lbw b N Kenjige | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed lbw b S Netravalkar | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Shaheen Afridi not out | 23 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 143.57 |
| Haris Rauf not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras: 8 (w: 4, nb: 0, lb: 4, b: 0) | |||||
| Total: 159 (Wickets: 7, Overs: 20) | |||||
| Did Not Bat: N Shah, Md Amir |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nosthush Kenjige | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.50 |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Ali Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Harmeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Jessy Singh | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 12.33 |
| Corey Anderson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| FoW | Players | Overs |
|---|---|---|
| 9/1 | Mohammad Rizwan (wk) | 1.2 |
| 14/2 | Usman Khan | 2.3 |
| 26/3 | Fakhar Zaman | 4.4 |
| 98/4 | Shadab Khan | 12.4 |
| 98/5 | Azam Khan | 12.5 |
| 125/6 | Babar Azam (c) | 15.5 |
| 139/7 | Iftikhar Ahmed | 18.1 |
USA: 159/3 (20 overs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Taylor c Md Rizwan b N Shah | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Monank Patel (c) (wk) c Md Rizwan b Md Amir | 50 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 131.57 |
| Andries Gous b H Rauf | 35 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 134.57 |
| Aaron Jones not out | 36 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 138.46 |
| Nitish Kumar not out | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras: 12 (w: 11, nb: 0, lb: 1, b: 0) | |||||
| Total: 159 (Wickets: 3, Overs: 20) | |||||
| Did Not Bat: C Anderson, Harmeet, Jessy, N Kenjige, S Netravalkar, Ali Khan |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Shadab Khan | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| FoW | Players | Overs |
|---|---|---|
| 36/1 | Steven Taylor | 5.1 |
| 104/2 | Andries Gous | 13.1 |
| 111/3 | Monank Patel (c) (wk) | 14.1 |
USA: 18/0 (1 overs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones not out | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 183.33 |
| Harmeet Singh not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: 7 (w: 7, nb: 0, lb: 0, b: 0) | |||||
| Total: 18 (Wickets: 0, Overs: 1) | |||||
| Did Not Bat: Steven Taylor |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.00 |
PAKISTAN: 13/1 (1 overs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iftikhar Ahmed c sub M Kumar b S Netravalkar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Fakhar Zaman not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shadab Khan not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras: 6 (w: 2, nb: 0, lb: 4, b: 0) | |||||
| Total: 13 (Wickets: 1, Overs: 1) |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
PAKISTAN vs USA: Head-to-Head Stats
| 1 | Total Matches Played | 1 |
| 0 | Won | 1 |
| 1 | Lost | 0 |
| 0 | Tied | 0 |
| 0 | No Results | 0 |
| 0% | Win% | 100% |
USA cricket players and their jobs
Cricket has been mostly unnoticed sports in the USA till now. Most of the players of the USA’s squad had to take paid time off to even play in the tournament. Whereas, cricket is a national sports in Pakistan. All of the Pakistan’s players are professional cricket players. They were emerged champion in the 2009 T20 World Cup.
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Saurabh Netravalkar is one the star players of USA cricket team. Saurabh Netravalkar works as a principal engineer at Oracle. That’s the day-job, He was doing before coming to play for USA cricket team. Oracle applauded Saurabh after his brilliant performance against Pakistan.
Ravi Timbawala works at Foothill Pharmacy which is situated in California. He is a manager at Foothill Pharmacy.
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Nisarg Patel completed his master in pharmaceutical science. He works for US multinational pharmaceutical company. He’s currently posted in the United Kingdom branch.
This stories inspire young generations who wants to pursue their passion while doing jobs. The USA will compete against India, the power house of cricket on June 12. Will we see another upsets in the T20 World Cup 2024?
USA cricket squad consisting of office workers stun Pakistan in super over
Many Pakistani hearts were broken not only once but twice in the same match. Pakistan were asked to bat first by the USA captain Monank Patel. Pakistan’s top order failed to give the team a decent start against the USA.
Babar Azam played a very average innings. Before getting out Shadab Khan played a quick cameo. Shaheen Afridi contributed a crucial 16-ball 23, helping Pakistan reach 159.
Pakistan played four fast bowlers in the match against the USA. Afridi, Amir, Naseem, and Rauf failed to get early wickets for Pakistan. Monank Patel and Andries Gous took the game away from Pakistan. Aaron Jones and Nitish Kumar continued to dominate, bringing the game to a Super Over.
Poor batting & bowling by Pakistan in the super over led to defeat against the USA. Saurabh Netravalkar kept his calm in the super over and led the USA to victory.