T20 World Cup 2024: USA Register Historic 'Super-Over' Victory Over Pakistan

T20 World Cup 2024: It was a day to remember for USA, as they registered a historic victory over Pakistan in the super-over. Here are the highlights from the fixture.

Saurabh Netravalkar held his nerves in the Super Over to deliver a 5-run win for USA

Pakistan were off to a horrid start as Saurabh Netravalkar got rid of Mohammad Rizwan and bowled extremely economical first spell

Pakistan' torrid run with the bat in the first innings did not hit a pause, as the Asian giants were restricted to 26/3 inside the powerplay

After a sluggish yet long innings of Babar Azam, along with contributions from Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, and rest of the lower order, Pakistan managed to finish their innings at 159/7

In reply, USA were off to a flyer and inspite of losing Steven Taylor in the start, the likes of Monank Patel, Aaron Jones, Andries Gous ensured the side maintains a healthy run rate, alongside making sure they don't chip away their wickets, which indeed paid off dividends later on

USA succumbed under pressure and needed 12 off 3, but Nitish Kumar's four on the last ball forced the game to go into the super over

USA managed 18 runs in their innings and handed over the bowling task to Saurabh Netravalkar to put things to bed

The former Indian U-19 bowler did not disappoint and delivered a brilliant spell in the super over to script a historic 5-run victory for USA

With the win, USA became the first ever associate nation to defeat Pakistan at the T20 World Cups (All Images Credit - @T20WorldCup / X)