USA pacer Ali Khan has suggested that their win over Pakistan in the group stage of the T20 World Cup wasn’t a fluke. The Pakistan-born Ali revealed that between India and Pakistan, the USA always fancied beating the latter due to their history. USA defeated Pakistan in the group stage with the result being deemed as the shock of the tournament as the T20 World Cup co-hosts managed to qualify for the Super 8 stage on the back of that result. It took the USA a Super Over to register a famous win over Pakistan, with Ali labelling the game as an emotional one for obvious reasons.

“The whole of Pakistan would’ve been angry with me had I bowled the Super Over. But, they didn’t give me the ball. It was actually a very good call otherwise my entry in Pakistan would’ve been banned. The game against Pakistan was an emotional one as we had not played such a big team before. So they face Pakistan in a World Cup, especially with the kind of players they have like Babar Azam, Rizwan, Fakhar and Shaheen Afridi, was a big thing. We had played Canada in the opening match but we regularly against them,” Ali said during a discussion on Caught Behind.

India Aur Pakistan Mai Sy Hum Nay Pakistan Pick Ki Jis Ko Hum Gira Saktay Hain, said USA fast bowler Ali Khan@IamAlikhan23 @iRashidLatif68 @DrNaumanNiaz @krick3r #CaughtBehimd #RashidLatif #AliKhan #PAKvUSA #T20WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/0ppK1GLnpK

— Times of Karachi (@TOKCityOfLights) June 22, 2024

Speaking on USA’s rise in the tournament, Ali insisted that the series win over Bangladesh prior to the T20 World Cup gave them huge confidence heading into the tournament.

“But, the series against Bangladesh before the World Cup was a huge confidence booster. We beat them and it was the first time we won a series against a Test playing nation. That gave us a lot confidence going forward. We knew we can easily beat Canada and Ireland. Then it was about picking one team between India and Pakistan that we can beat. We had confidence that we can beat Pakistan. We had planned accordingly and were all over them from the first ball. I think they had a good phase when Babar and Shadab were batting, other than that we dominated Pakistan,” he added.

Ali labelled Pakistan as an unpredictable side, saying that they will either beat you badly or vice versa.

“If you look at Pakistan’s history, they will either destroy you or themselves. Thankfully, the latter happened. It was a lucky day for us and the win was important,” he concluded.

USA finished second in Grouo A behind India with five points from four games.

USA vs England LIVE Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: A win for England over USA in their final Super 8 game of the 2024 T20 World Cup may not be enough to send them through to the semi-finals. Currently with a lower net run rate than both South Africa and West Indies, a narrow win for the hosts could see England crash out. However, facing a USA side that has lost its momentum, England will fancy their chances to pull off a dominant victory. USA’s purple patch is well and truly over, after three consecutive losses. With semi-final hopes dashed, USA will be aiming to pull off one more upset in the 2024 T20 World Cup. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)

USA vs Canada T20 World Cup, Highlights: USA produced an emphatic turnaround in the T20 World Cup 2024 opener against Canada, successfully chasing down the target of 195 runs in Texas. After losing a few wickets early, USA saw Aaron Jones and Andries Gous score a half-century each, with the former finishing off the chase with just 6 runs shy of his hundred. Despite chasing a stiff target of 195 runs, USA reached the total with more than 2 overs to spare. For Canada, Navneet Dhaliwal and Nicholas Kirton scored a half-century each while Shreyas Movva produced a late cameo to take the team’s total to 194 runs. (SCORECARD)

Canada Playing XI: Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva(w), Dilpreet Singh, Saad Bin Zafar(c), Nikhil Dutta, Dillon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Jeremy Gordon

United States Playing XI: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel(w/c), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar

T20 World Cup 2024 LIVE Updates: USA vs Canada LIVE Score Straight From Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas 

USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 Live Streaming: USA will be squaring off against Canada in the opening match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday in Dallas. A team full of expatriates, tournament co-hosts USA, coached by former Australian batter Stuart Law, will promise some surprises. The USA have proved that they will be no pushovers, having beaten the full-member side Bangladesh 2-1 in the build up to the tournament. They will also have the edge having beaten Canada 4-0 recently. 

 When will the USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match be played?

The USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match will be played on Sunday, June 2 (IST).

Where will the USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match be played?

The USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. 

What time will the USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match start?

The USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match will start at 6:00 AM IST. The toss will take place at 5:30 PM IST.

Which TV channels will telecast the USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match?

The USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match will be telecast in India on the Star Sports Network.

Where to follow the live streaming of the USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match?

The USA vs Canada, T20 World Cup 2024 match will be streamed live on Disney plus Hotstar app and website.

(All the details are as per the information provided by the broadcaster)

USA vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I Highlights: Bangladesh beat USA by 10 wickets in the third and final T20I to lose the series by a margin of 2-1 on Saturday. Earlier, USA scripted history by defeating Bangladesh in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead. The winning side thus began its T20 World Cup preparations on a dominating note. USA, an associate cricketing nation, had also stunned Bangladesh, an ICC full member nation in the series opener. (Scorecard)