The US cricket team scored a stunning victory over Pakistan in a dramatic Super Over at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup in Dallas, making it the biggest win in USA Cricket history and one of the biggest upsets in the sport.
The United States is co-hosting the World Cup for the first time, alongside the West Indies. While Pakistan is ranked No. 6 in the world, the US team is ranked No. 18.
Pakistan was leading by two runs with only two balls remaining when Nitish Kumar hit a match-saving boundary to force a Super Over. In the tie-breaking over, the United States scored a competitive 18 runs, with Saurabh Netravalkar limiting Pakistan’s batters to 13 runs to secure the win.
Monank Patel, the USA captain, was the team’s top batter and player of