Pakistan (190/9) exorcise the ghosts of their 2024 heartbreak by defeating USA (158/8) by 32 runs in T20 World Cup 2026

[jnaveen1980]

wow why would they want to field first against pakistan

 

[DeadlyVenom]

oh toss harr gaye

we gone boiz

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Just like Rizwan replicated that in BBL against Minnow bowlers right?

This thread is not about Rizwan. I can consider replying to this the day Farhan plays a match winning innings vs India - Rizwan has 2.

 

[RidiculousMan]

ehsan adil playing for US

Also Shayan Jahangir

Karachi boy! I have a feeling he will play his best innings tonight and will seal a PSL contract tomorrow.

 

[Asif321]

Usman , Shadab , Babar , Shaheen all played in that famous loss in 2024

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Remember his 44 (43) innings against USA last time? I reckon that's the best he can do. Otherwise he will just get out cheaply trying to slog.

In the past few months every time Babar has tried to hit a boundary he has gotten out.

Those NY pitches had 120-130 par scores. Farhan frequently scores a run a ball when his partner is smashing it at the other end.

 

[RidiculousMan]

USA have a deadly opening combo today

 

[Rajdeep]

I love the accent of Amreekan desi's

 

[Shafi]

US 60 Pak 40. Babar, Usman, Shaheen can cost us the game

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

I want this netrawhatever loser smashed. Mediocre bowler who made a name with his fluke last time. Expect a one sided thrashing today by 50+ runs. We need to aim for 220. Hopefully Farhan won't score 60(45) and we do bhangra over it.

 

[Local.Dada]

Will be one sided win for Pak. Cmon miracles don’t happen every day lol. Have some confidence in your team

 

[Cricfan8920]

Pakistan will win by 70-80 runs

 

[Local.Dada]

I love the accent of Amreekan desi's

Indian captain speaks better English than American captain

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Will be one sided win for Pak. Cmon miracles don’t happen every day lol. Have some confidence in your team

Who is not confident? These Ind software engineers will get destroyed. This netra loser has a very unlikeable face.

 

[Rajdeep]

@pak posters what happened to Ifti Chacha? I thought he was a good hitter. Why he is not in playing XI?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

@Devadwal what are the odds of another superover? FInd out from your gambling circle.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Teams:

Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed

United States of America (Playing XI): Andries Gous(w), Shayan Jahangir, Monank Patel(c), Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ehsan Adil, Saurabh Netravalkar

United States of America have won the toss and have opted to field

 

[TheSultan]

I’ve had it with these corrupt selections. Come on USA. I’m sick of it.

And if they stick with the same team then on Sunday - come on India

Enough

 

[Local.Dada]

Who is not confident? These Ind software engineers will get destroyed. This netra loser has a very unlikeable face.

Ali Khan has the pace to rattle some Pak batsmen but I think he is injured. Pak will love playing trundlers and dibbly dobbly parttimers.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

@pak posters what happened to Ifti Chacha? I thought he was a good hitter. Why he is not in playing XI?

he is more of an indemand franchise player like Pollard, Andre Russel etc doesn't care about international too much.

 

[TheSultan]

I personally don't like going with just 2 pacers on a fresh pitch in a night game.

Esp if one of them is Shaheen and the second a part timer

 

[RidiculousMan]

If Pakistan scores 180+ it is game over for USA.

 

[hamzie]

Babar played the worst innings in t20 but still gets selected
How

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Indian captain speaks better English than American captain

Terrible human being though

 

[globetrotter]

Ali Khan is dropped by USA.... he has nexus with Pakistan team..... rightly identified by US intelligence

 

[Local.Dada]

If Pakistan scores 180+ it is game over for USA.

160 is enough for Pak bowling vs USA

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Lol excited for this match as will be way better match than against chuckers.

 

[Kianig89]

So we are playing same batting lineup , God help us

 

[chinaman00]

Usman , Shadab , Babar , Shaheen all played in that famous loss in 2024

Pakistan refuses to learn from its colossal blunders.

It deserves to lose.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

How is this Usman Khan still playing? If we play both Tulla Agha and Usman Khan against India we will be playing with 9 men.

 

[Rajdeep]

If Pak wins, players will take credit. If USA wins, Trump will take credit

 

[TheSultan]

Babar, Usman in the same team?? Again? Tail starts at 4.

 

[Local.Dada]

Pak cross 140, it’s going to be as good as win. This is not USA ground where they know the dimensions. SL is bat first ground/conditions. Minnow teams like NL, USA best shot is to choke the Pak batting by putting pressure.

 

[kingusama92]

These guys barely scraped by against the Netherlands and they go with the same batting order.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Babar, Usman in the same team?? Again? Tail starts at 4.

At 3 with Tulla Agha although against minnows opposition expect some swag from this joker.

 

[JattMaula]

If Pak wins, players will take credit. If USA wins, Trump will take credit

Trump will take credit for a washout.

 

[RidiculousMan]

These guys barely scraped by against the Netherlands and they go with the same batting order.

winning combo bro

 

[adi_62941]

lord usman khan
Lord shadab
Lord shaheen
Lord babar

 

[DeadlyVenom]

These guys barely scraped by against the Netherlands and they go with the same batting order.

We chased the score didn't we? Why change a winning combo

 

[Local.Dada]

Ali Khan is dropped by USA.... he has nexus with Pakistan team..... rightly identified by US intelligence

He was injured. Tbh excellent bloke.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Pak will score 180+ against these USA jokers. Just want a big score from Saim and Babar for their confidence before India. Bowling against USA will do the job, don't see those call center employees scoring more than 120.

 

[Usman Chadda]

160 is enough for Pak bowling vs USA

We couldn’t defend 160 last time

 

[RidiculousMan]

Ehsan Adil is playing. I wonder if he will trouble Pakistani batters with his pace and bounce. He played for Pakistan in WC2015

 

[Kianig89]

Team mgmt has gone bonkers

 

[Local.Dada]

At 3 with Tulla Agha although against minnows opposition expect some swag from this joker.

Agha is not a tulla. He is a fine cricketer who was a little out of depth in t20s. Seems to have improved

 

[pakistani pride]

Pathetic, they dropped Salman?!

 

[Zeshan547]

Pakistan refuses to learn from its colossal blunders.

It deserves to lose.

What actual blunder will be most likely is that , those two players i mean Babar and Usman will score some runs and team management justify their selection in later more important matches based on this performance vs minnow. We will most likely win today despite them but will surely lose due to them vs better teams. But on flip side if they can't even score again vs a minnow team they should and must be benched in next game vs india. But maybe our thick tank will still keep them in playing XI.

 

[TheSultan]

Babar played the worst innings in t20 but still gets selected
How

They are desperately hoping he’ll get lucky against a minnow.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Wow Usman Tariq playing today....let's hope he does well today.

 

[Kianig89]

Ehsan Adil is playing. I wonder if he will trouble Pakistani batters with his pace and bounce. He played for Pakistan in WC2015

The Misbahs prodigy , the one from SNGPL

 

[Local.Dada]

We couldn’t defend 160 last time

It was USA home ground and they knew the dimensions of the stadium.

Won’t be the same in SL in these conditions

 

[shah9425]

babar again

hopefully score something

Pakistan to win

 

[Usman Chadda]

Why do we keep playing this fraud man, what good will come of it now that hasn't happened in the past three years?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Those NY pitches had 120-130 par scores. Farhan frequently scores a run a ball when his partner is smashing it at the other end.

That Babar knock was in Dallas, champ. Not in NY

 

[nish_mate]

Expect Ehsan to be PCTs not so secret weapon

 

[Red-Indian]

Though I usually avoid group games in T20 world cups, I'm reluctantly drawn into following this game given all the buildup over the last few days and the history of the last world cup.

Hope it's exciting and not a one-sided thrashing by Pakistan. USA getting to bowl first is promising. Dew factor is totally unknown at SSC and Pakistan is packed with spinners who may struggle to grip the ball if it gets too dewy.

 

[Cric1234]

The more popular a player is the less chances of him being dropped whilst others are easily dropped why have a foreign coach if this keeps happening.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Not getting good feelings about today's match

 

[hamzie]

USA frauds don't even know the anthem
They're singing indian anthem deep down

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Goddamn Hindi commentary again on icc.tv again. Any idea if we can choose English commentary?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Expect Ehsan to be PCTs not so secret weapon

He will deliver his career best spell today lol

 

[Local.Dada]

Babar will be the man of the match today I feel. He can score a 50(40) to get Pak to 160 against this attack and that should seal the deal. He is not Virat Kohli but cmon he is still a very good batsman.

 

[Local.Dada]

He will deliver his career best spell today lol

Is he the same guy who dropped Shane Watson’s catch?

 

[nish_mate]

He will deliver his career best spell today lol

For PCT yes

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Looking at the USA team, I was expecting the Indian national anthem to start playing

 

[globetrotter]

Pakistan after narrow victory against Netherlands, facing tough challenge of USA

 

[Usman Chadda]

Babar will be the man of the match today I feel. He can score a 50(40) to get Pak to 160 against this attack and that should seal the deal. He is not Virat Kohli but cmon he is still a very good batsman.

Highly doubt this fraud will contribute to anything more than a loss in this World Cup

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Even though I am an atheist. The saaya e khuda e zul jalal and the head bowling is some really senti stuff.

 

[Local.Dada]

Ali Khan will be missed here. Don’t think anyone in USA team can even touch 130. From what I remember this Ehsaan was a trundler too in his prime so can’t expect him to become faster now

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Is he the same guy who dropped Shane Watson’s catch?

No

 

[Cric1234]

Is he the same guy who dropped Shane Watson’s catch?

that was Rahat Ali i think.

 

[Babeikh]

Waqar saying it's a good pitch to bowl on but the pitch report said it's a good pitch to bat? Which is it?

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

I hate Waqar and Wasim commentating

 

[Babeikh]

And now he is saying not sure how pitch will behave....I don't think even Waqar knows what he thinks

 

[Local.Dada]

Waqar and Wasim when they were enemies used to destroy batting line ups

Waqar and Wasim when they are best friends destroy broadcasting

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Waqar saying it's a good pitch to bowl on but the pitch report said it's a good pitch to bat? Which is it?

Id take Waqar over pitch report.

He makes some cringe jokes in English but he is no dummy when it comes to bowling and bowling conditions etc.

 

[Asad T]

I hate Waqar and Wasim commentating

best to put it on mute when they are on

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Waqar and Wasim when they were enemies used to destroy batting line ups

Waqar and Wasim when they are best friends destroy broadcasting

They are good in urdu/Punjabi. Very funny actually and make a good pair.

But yeah in English it's fingers in the ears stuff.

 

[JattMaula]

I'm afraid Waqar is very hard to listen to. I somehow get angry on behalf of PCT.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Fetch that.