Today’s 2024 T20 World Cup match pits the United States vs Pakistan. In an effort to move the turmoil surrounding the captaincy situation behind them, Pakistan, captained by Babar Azam, will play their first World Cup match in Dallas on Thursday against a team that is riding high.
Pakistan are coming into this match with unenviable form, having lost a T20 series against England 0-2 with the forms of their top players under scanner. USA, meanwhile, have started the tournament well and will be playing in the same pitch where they had decimated Canada in the opening encounter.
US vs Pakistan: Anticipated XIs
The following is the USA’s anticipated starting lineup: Steven Taylor, Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Nitish Kumar, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Shadley Van Schalkwyk/Nostush Kenjige, Monank Patel (captain & wicketkeeper).
Player to look out for from the USA: Aaron Jones, who made waves with a gutsy 94 against Canada, will be the center of attention. With 10 sixes in a T20 World Cup match, he is only behind Chris Gayle’s 11 against England in Mumbai in 2016.
The predicted starting eleven for Pakistan is: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf/Mohammad Amir, and Naseem Shah.
Pakistani player(s) to be aware of: Pakistan’s preferred pairing in previous T20 World Cup editions has been Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan; in the 2021 edition, the pair even played a 10-wicket demolition job against India.
USA vs Pakistan Squads
USA: Milind Kumar, Nosthush Kenjige, Nisarg Patel, Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (w/c), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Corey Anderson, Nitish Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh,
Pakistan: Azam Babar (c), Ayub Saim, Mohammad Rizwan (w), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed
USA vs. Pakistan Pitch Report
The pitch for the USA vs. Canada night game was a real high-scoring one, but the Netherlands vs. Nepal day game was everything but spectacular. Since the USA vs. Pakistan game is scheduled for a daytime session, the batters can be expected to work hard for every run they score.
USA vs. Pakistan Weather Report
Dallas’ Grand Prairie Stadium is forecast to see bright, clear, and sunny morning weather with temperatures around 35°C, according to weather.com.
USA vs Pakistan Details
On Thursday, June 6 at 9 PM IST, the USA vs. Pakistan T20 World Cup match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and streamed on the Hotstar App.
