It was a day of celebration for the whole United States as they picked up their biggest win in cricketing history after beating Pakistan in the super over during match 11 of the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 which was being played at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, on June 6 (Thursday). This mega tournament has been important in the promotion of cricket in the USA and wins like this by their team is what will promote the sport.
Fans celebrate win on USA streets
A lot of fans gathered across different streets of the USA to watch the clash against Pakistan on big screens and they erupted after their team's winning moments. Now the video of one such celebration is going viral all across the social space at a rapid pace.
Monank Patel on win against Pakistan
The USA captain was extremely happy with his team's performance and hailed them. He gave everyone the credit for this win and called it a result of team effort. Monank also received the Player of the Match award for his crucial half-century. Pakistan batting first posted 159/7 but the USA managed to level the score even against a star-studded bowling line-up. Then the match went into the super over, where US batting first posted 18 runs and then Saurabh Netravalkar managed to defend it and ensured that his team could celebrate the historic win.
“It is a big achievement, beating Pakistan and that too playing (them) for the first time. It was a complete team effort. We won the toss and we made sure we utilised the conditions well, we did really well to keep them under 160. I am happy with my contribution and more happy that we won the game. We spoke about the top three contributing and happy that myself and Gous could do that. The plan was to play proper shots and he (Gous) took the pressure off me. Happy to get the two points. As a batter and player you want to show off in the big games and I am happy that my knock came in a winning cause,” Monank Patel said in the post-match presentation.
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