The United States pull off one of the biggest shocks in cricket history by beating former champions Pakistan in a super over in Dallas.
The United States pulled off one of the biggest shocks in cricket history by beating former champions Pakistan in a super over in Dallas.
Sloppy for large parts of the game, Pakistan fell apart in the added time. Mohammad Amir bowled three wides, one of which the co-hosts also pinched two extra runs from. With seven required from the last ball, Shadab Khan could only take a single, sparking joyous celebrations among the American players and supporters.Pakistan recovered from 26-3, including an astonishing catch from America’s Steven Taylor, to post 159-7.
Pakistan forced the super over and should have escaped, but the US completed the first upset of this expanded World Cup, one that gives them every chance of reaching the Super Eights.
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