On Thursday, June 6, Pakistan will face co-hosts United States of America (USA) of their first Group A match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
Pakistan’s type and preparation
Pakistan enter the T20 World Cup after a difficult collection towards England, the place they misplaced 2-0 in a 4-match T20I collection final month. Their preparation for the match was additional hampered by moist climate circumstances in England. Moreover, Pakistan confronted a shock defeat towards Eire within the first match of a 3-match collection final month however managed to bounce again and win the collection 2-1. Babar Azam‘s males will probably be seeking to regain type and begin their World Cup marketing campaign on a excessive notice.
USA’s confidence and aspirations
The USA crew, alternatively, is brimming with confidence after opening their marketing campaign with a sensational win towards Canada, due to vice-captain Aaron Jones‘ spectacular unbeaten 94. As co-hosts, the USA will probably be eager to leverage their house benefit and make a mark within the match.
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USA vs PAK: Possible Taking part in XI:
USA: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (c, wk), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf/Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
USA skipper’s optimism
Forward of the essential fixture towards Pakistan, USA skipper Monank Patel expressed his perception in his crew’s skill to trigger an early upset within the match. Patel highlighted the crew’s optimistic mindset and readiness to problem Pakistan, aiming to create a major impression by defeating the previous T20 World Cup champions.
“The primary recreation undoubtedly helped us. We bought good momentum. We are going to be sure that we stock ahead that momentum within the subsequent recreation. Pakistan is an efficient facet, is a well-experienced facet and we are going to be sure that we play the cricket we’ve got been enjoying. Pakistan has good skilled bowlers. We are going to concentrate on Mohammad Amir, who’s an skilled Pakistani bowler, we are going to attempt to sort out him nicely,” Patel mentioned in a pre-match press convention.
“I imply, we received’t focus a lot on the Pakistan facet. We need to concentrate on our personal cricket. And we need to be sure that we proceed enjoying the best way we’ve been enjoying. And you recognize, it’s T20. As soon as we’ve got good 30-40 minutes on the sphere, you by no means know. We are able to take the sport away,” Patel concluded.
Dallas Climate Forecast
Dallas anticipates 20% possibilities of rain in the course of the match. Regardless that it will likely be cloudy, temperatures will probably be a round 36 levels Celsius. Humidity ranges are anticipated to rise to 50%, making a sticky ambiance. Winds might attain speeds of as much as 23 km/h.
