T20 World Cup 2024: The 30th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 to be played between hosts USA and Ireland on Friday was washed away by rain. With this canceled match, one point each was distributed between the two teams. The US team reached the Super 8 with 5 points while Pakistan’s dream of reaching the next round was shattered.
Pakistan out of T20 World Cup 2024
The US team, which played in the T20 World Cup for the first time, has created history. It has traveled this far in its first attempt. The toss could not even take place in this match to be played in Lauderhill, Florida.
The US finished second in the points table with 5 points from 4 matches. Ireland (USA vs IRE) is at the bottom of the table with two losses in two matches. Pakistan is at the third position with one win in three matches, while India is at the top of the group table with 6 points with 3 consecutive wins. The US defeated Canada in its first match, while in the second match it caused a big upset by defeating Pakistan in the Super Over. However, in the third match, it lost against India. Even if Pakistan wins its last match against Ireland, it will still have a maximum of 4 points.
America became the sixth team to reach the Super 8
America became the sixth team to reach the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8. Earlier, teams from India, South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, and West Indies have booked their Super 8 tickets. 20 teams are participating in this World Cup(T20 World Cup 2024). They have been divided into four groups of 5 each. The top two teams from all four groups are to get a Super 8 ticket.
US team includes 8 players of Indian origin
US teams have 8 players who are of Indian origin. These include captain Monank Patel, Harmeet Singh, Jaspreet Singh, Nosathush Kenjige, Nitish Kumar, Milind Kumar, Saurabh Netravalkar, and Nisarg Patel. Netravalkar took the wicket of a legendary batsman like Virat Kohli in the match against India. He has played the Under 19 World Cup for India.
This is how they got the ticket to Super-8
In the tournament, USA has played 4 matches and has won 2. The team lost 1 and 1 was inconclusive. The USA has 5 points. On the other hand, Ireland has played 3 matches so far and has not seen victory. Ireland has 1 point. In its last group match, Ireland will face Pakistan. This match will be played on 16 June(T20 World Cup 2024). Pakistan has two points after one win and two losses in three matches. It has to play its last match against Ireland and even if Pakistan wins this match, it will not be able to reach the level of USA’s five points. Due to this reason, Pakistan’s dream of going to the next round was shattered.
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