Pakistan has defeated USA by 32 runs. This is Pakistan’s second consecutive victory in the 2026 T20 World Cup. In this match played in Colombo, Pakistan team batted first and scored 190 runs. In response, the USA team could score only 158 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Sahibzada Farhan played the match-winning inning of 73 runs for Pakistan. Pakistan has also avenged the defeat of the 2024 T20 World Cup.

In this match, USA won the toss and chose to bowl first. When Pakistan team came to bat, Sahibzada Farhan played an explosive inning of 73 runs in 41 balls. Whereas Babar Azam had played an inning of 46 runs in 32 balls. In the last overs, Shadab Khan also played a quick innings of 30 runs in 12 balls. USA bowlers had taken 5 wickets in the last 2 overs.

Pakistan took revenge

That was the date of June 6, 2024, when the Pakistan cricket team had to suffer a major setback. The USA team created a sensation in the whole world by defeating the Pakistan team in a match that lasted till the Super Over. Taking revenge of the defeat two years ago, Pakistan has now defeated USA by 32 runs.

Shubham Ranjane kept fighting for USA till the end, who played an inning of 51 runs in 30 balls. Shayan Jahangir also played a strong inning of 49 runs, but could not take Pakistan to victory. This is USA’s second consecutive defeat, due to which their hopes of going to Super-8 have now diminished.

Usman Tariq wreaked havoc on the USA batting line-up, whose strange action remained the center of discussion. He took 3 wickets for only 27 runs in 4 overs. In the 19th over of the innings, he also took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls, but missed completing the hat-trick.

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India vs USA Match Highlights: India has started its World Cup campaign with a big win. Team India has defeated USA by 29 runs. This match of 2026 T20 World Cup 2026 was played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, in which the Indian team batted first and scored 161 runs. In response, the USA team could score only 132 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. In the match, captain Suryakumar Yadav played the match-winning inning of 84 runs.

In the match, USA won the toss and chose to bowl first. American bowlers had prevented the Indian batsmen from hitting big shots. Abhishek Sharma and Shivam Dubey could not even open an account. Tilak Verma scored 25 runs and Ishan Kishan scored 20 runs, but captain Suryakumar Yadav played an unbeaten inning of 84 runs. He played this half-century innings in 49 balls. If captain Surya’s bat had not worked, Team India would have been restricted to a score of 130-140.

Shadley Van Schalkwyk shone for the USA team, who created a sensation by dismissing Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma and Shivam Dubey in the same over. He took a total of 4 wickets giving 25 runs in 4 overs. Harmeet Singh also took two wickets.

India’s first victory

This is the first victory of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup 2026. Before that, Pakistan and West Indies have also won their first match. In bowling, Mohammad Siraj was the most successful bowler for India, who took 3 wickets for just 29 runs in 4 overs. Let us tell you that Siraj was not a part of India’s original squad, he got a place in the team in place of injured Harshit Rana.

Apart from them, Arshdeep Singh and Akshar Patel took two wickets each. Mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty also managed to take one wicket. Hardik Pandya proved to be the most expensive, giving away 34 runs in 4 overs.

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