Huge Upset as USA Beats Pakistan in Cricket Match

The United States achieved a significant upset in the Twenty20 World Cup by beating Pakistan in a Super Over in Dallas on Thursday, securing their second win of the tournament. Despite Pakistan being the 2009 champions, they were unable to defend their score of 159-7 as the U.S. managed to match their total and force the Super Over.

In the final over of their innings, the U.S. plundered 14 runs to finish on 159-3, setting up the dramatic finish. The tournament co-hosts made 18-1 in the Super Over, with the help of two wides from Pakistan, before restricting Pakistan to 13-1, clinching the victory.

U.S. captain Monank Patel, who was named player of the match, expressed his pride in his team’s performance: “It’s a big achievement beating Pakistan and playing for the first time. The way we played today I’m really proud of the boys and it was a complete team effort from ball one to the last ball.”

Pakistan captain Babar Azam lamented his team’s batting display, acknowledging the missed opportunities: “We didn’t capitalise with the bat and they took a lot of momentum. We lost back-to-back wickets in the middle overs. As a batting unit you need to step up, you need to create partnerships and we didn’t do that.” Babar credited the U.S. team for performing better in all aspects of the game.