New York. In the ICC T20 World Cup Group A match, Pakistan defeated Canada by seven wickets. The Canadian team could only score 106 runs for seven wickets against Pakistan. Pakistan defeated Canada by 7 wickets with 15 balls remaining. The match between Pakistan and Canada was played at Nassau County International Ground in New York.
It was very important for Pakistan to win this match for the Super-8. Canada scored 106 runs while playing first and Aaron Johnson scored the most runs from their team. Johnson made a significant contribution to Canada crossing the score of 100 runs by scoring 52 runs in 44 balls. At the same time, when the Pakistani team came out to chase the target, Sam Ayub got out early, but the 63-run partnership of captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan ensured the victory of the Pak team. Babar Azam played an unbeaten innings of 33 runs and Mohammad Rizwan scored 53 runs. When the team needed 3 runs to win, Fakhar Zaman was out on a score of 4. Eventually, while running for double runs, Usman Khan hit the winning shot for Pakistan.
Let us tell you that Pakistan had earlier suffered defeat against USA and India. If it had to keep its hopes alive of reaching the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup 2024, then it was necessary to win over Canada at all costs. From here, if the Pak team wants to improve its hopes of reaching the Super-8, then it will have to defeat Ireland in its next match. After this victory, Pakistan has come to third place in the standings of Group A.
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