The Pakistan cricket team, the fans and the ex-cricketers are all in shock as USA beat the Asian giants in the T20 World Cup match on Thursday, in Dallas. The Babar Azam-led side performed poorly and they eventually lost in the super over to the hosts. While no one reason is clear for the loss, former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has offered his reaction on the PAK vs USA debacle. He also went to compare the loss to Pakistan’s 1999 World Cup loss to Bangladesh.
“It was a disappointing loss for Pakistan. We are not off to a good start, losing to USA,” Akhtar said in a video posted on his social media account. “Unfortunately, Pakistan never deserved to win because the USA played really well. They were always in the commanding position. (Mohammad) Amir saved the match. Shaheen (Afridi) and Amir tried, but USA were winning over Pakistan for 37 overs. And unfortunately, we couldn’t pull it off.”
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PAK vs USA, As it Happened
First USA did exceptionally well to restrict the strong Pakistan batting line-up to only 159. Saurabh Netravalkar returned with figures of 2/18, while Nosthush Kenjige bagged 3/30. In reply, skipper Monank Patel led the way with 38-ball 50, followed by 35 from Andries Gous, and 36 from Aaron Jones.
In the super over of PAK vs USA, Mohammad Amir gave away a mammoth 19 runs, while Netravalkar defended those well to give USA their second win in the T20 World Cup 2024.
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