The hosts United States will square off against Pakistan in the 11th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas on Thursday. The USA won their opening match of the competition against Canada by seven wickets as they were able to chase down 195 with seven wickets and 14 balls to spare.
Pakistan, on the other hand, will look to begin their World Cup campaign on a high. The Babar Azam-led team recently suffered a 2-0 loss against England and they will be determined to come up with a collective show in the T20I showpiece.
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Pakistan’s hard-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed needs 25 runs to complete 1000 runs in T20Is. The right-hander also needs six more sixes to complete 50 maximums.
Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan needs seven fours to complete 50 boundaries in T20Is.
Gun fast bowler Haris Rauf needs five wickets to reach 100 scalps in the shortest format.
Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi needs nine wickets to complete 100 wickets in T20Is.
Aaron Jones, who scored a fine knock of 94 runs against Canada, needs 22 runs to reach the 500-run mark in the T20I format.
USA’s skipper Monank Patel needs 43 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan
United States: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir.
