For the 11th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan entered the tournament with a match against hosts USA at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas on June 6.
In a quick recap of the match, USA won the toss and opted to bowl first. This resulted in the Pakistan team scoring 159 runs in the first innings of the match. USA had to chase a score of 160 runs, but they could only score 159, resulting in a tie. Team USA won the match after winning the super over
Ramiz Raza On Team Pakistan’s Mistakes In The Match
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raza analyzed Pakistan Team’s gameplay as well as their strategies before and during the match.
Raza also pinpointed the tactical mistakes the Pakistan team had made that led them to lost the super over after they tied against USA.
“Left-arm batter plays a left-arm pacer better. Shadab (Khan) worked a lot to score those 40 runs. It doesn’t mean he has form or can go in the crunch moments and score fours or sixes.” Raza said
He further accepted that Pakistan batsmen for not have fancy shots. He added that Fakhar Zaman should not have been at the non-strikers’ end.
“We don’t have fancy shots, we didn’t use reverse flick or a ram shot. Fakhar Zaman got left at the non-striker’s end. So tactically, this was a big mistake,” Ramiz said on his YouTube channel.
“Pakistan made mistake after mistake in the selection and strategy aspect. Mohammad Amir tried to do fancy things his go-to ball is Yorker, but there was no control it was a dispirited performance. Nobody looked motivated to fight in the game,” He added.
Pakistan Squad for the match
The Pakistan Team’s playing XI had these players:
Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf
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