Beating Pakistan was a historic win for the United States — a country where most people hardly understand the rules of the game.
The United States beat cricket heavyweight Pakistan , scoring a major upset in the T20 World Cup on Thursday — a historic win for a country where most people hardly understand the rules of the game.The U.S. had romped to seven-wicket win over Canada in its opening game. Aaron Jones, who smashed a 40-ball unbeaten 94 against Canada, once again starred for the tournament co-host when he stretched the game into super over with another vital knock of 36 not out off 26.
'The Americans looked well on course to stun Pakistan during regulation game when skipper Patel hit 50 off 38 balls and together with Andries Gous breezed the home team to 104-1 in 13 overs before Pakistan staged a comeback and dismissed both the set batters in successive overs as the U.S. finished at 159-3.
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