Karachi:
Forgetting the bitter memories, the green shirts are ready to take on weaker opponents, the match against USA in the T20 World Cup will be today, the players aim to avenge the defeat of the last tournament against the inexperienced opponent and strengthen their position.
According to information, the Pakistan team will play its second match in the T20 World Cup today at the Singal Sports Club in Colombo against the USA, in the first match it won against the Netherlands.
A strong fight from the Dutch side at one point sounded the alarm bell for the team, but in the second, Fahim Ashraf saved and crossed the finish line.
Similarly, USA also troubled India in their first match, but Surya Kumar Yadav avoided any threats against the host team.
In the T20 World Cup played 2 years ago, Pakistan team lost against the USA, which later led to their elimination in the first round, so now the green shirts will try to solve it by avoiding any kind of complacency against the rival.
The eyes of the players will not only be on avenging the defeat in the last tournament, but improving the position in the group by getting 2 valuable points will be the main goal.
The rain in Colombo may also affect Pakistan’s campaign, the Green Shirts will have to consider all the strategies, decide on the DL method and run fast, the top batsmen will have to make the most of the power play.
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Babar Azam, who failed in the match against Holland, was once again the subject of debate, but his position in the playing XI is not under threat, with experienced batsmen in the middle.
However, there will be an option for Khawaja Nafi to replace Usman Khan, the wicketkeeper-batsman, who suffered zero weakness in the first match.
Pakistani spinners are ready to take advantage of the favorable conditions, even in cloudy conditions the pacers can dance the triple dance with the rival batsmen, Shaheen Afridi will be the center of attention.
On the other hand, the American team is very excited about the tough match against India, the players have dreams in their eyes of another upset victory against Pakistan.
However, they are worried about the absence of Pakistani pacer Ali Khan, who suffered a leg injury in the match against India.
Captain Monanik Patel needs another 80 runs to become the first cricketer to complete 1000 runs in T20 international cricket for the USA, he scored a fifty in the final match of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan.
Pakistan’s record in the short form in Colombo is excellent, with a win against the Netherlands taking their win rate to 2-6 in 8 matches, the 2 defeats coming at the hands of India and Sri Lanka in the 2012 World Cup.
