“It was a disappointing loss for Pakistan. We did not get off to a good start by losing to the United States,” Akhtar said in a video posted on his social media account.
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“Unfortunately Pakistan didn’t deserve to win because the US played really well. They were always on top. (Mohammad) Amir put the game away. Shaheen (Afridi) and Amir tried but the US beat Pakistan by 37 overs. And unfortunately we couldn’t do it.”
In the match, both teams scored 159 runs in their allotted 20 overs in the Group A clash. In the subsequent Super Over, the United States came out on top with 18 runs against Pakistan’s veteran bowler Mohammad Amir..
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The over was marred by blowouts and overturns, contributing to the United States’ competitive total.
Indian-born paceman Saurabh Netrawalkar They then attempted a stern Super Over for the United States, restricting 2009 champions and 2022 runners-up Pakistan to 13-1.
Netravalkar’s impressive figures of 2-18 early in the match helped the US restrict Pakistan to 159-7 in 20 overs.
The United States, the tournament’s co-host, was aiming for a complete victory, but faltered in the bottom half of the inning.
12 runs were needed off the last three balls with Aaron Jones and Nitish Kumar emerging as the heroes.
jones heat Haris Rauf Nitish hit a six before a last ball full toss for four to level the scores and force a Super Over.
