The USA’s run at the T20 Cricket World Cup ended with a seven-wicket loss to the Indian powerhouse in New York.
The tournament co-hosts pulled off one of the big upsets of their past with a super-over win over Pakistan, but they were unable to repeat the feat against the number one ranked team in the sport, despite some other promises. Functionality with the bat and the ball.
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India won the draw and chose to play first. The U. S. fought hard to set a target of 110, but saw that they were generally chasing with 10 balls to pass as they suffered their first loss of the tournament, despite sending Virat Kohli out. and captain Rohit Sharma at a lower price.
The U. S. couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start when leadoff hitter Shayan Jahangir came out with the first ball of the game, catching LBW (leg before the wicket) through Arshdeep Singh. And the Indian fast bowler had a second wicket five balls later. while Andries Gous fired a shot directly into the air.
Backup captain Aaron Jones, who had 141 points on steals in the first two games, came and went before Steven Taylor and Nitish Kumar formed a key 31-point partnership.
Taylor’s wicket brought Corey Anderson into the ring, who helped Nitish bring the total to nearly a hundred with some entertaining shots. Strong at-bat functionality on a tough court through Nitish ended with a catch on the edge by Mohammed Siraj before Arshdeep. The player of the game took his fourth wicket.
Practical shots from Harmeet Singh and Shadley van Schalkwyk brought the total to triple figures and the USA were able to set India a target of 110.
His defense of that general got off to a better start when the hero of the victory over Pakistan, Saurabh Netravalkar, ousted Kohli, widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters of all time, to get a golden duck in the former, and then Rohit, whose vanguard pierced through Harmeet Singh. The three players involved in this wicket come from the Indian city of Mumbai, Harmeet and Sharma even attended the same school.
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Ali Khan’s skated pass tightened Rishabh Pant’s defense to leave India stunned with 39 of three. But they leveled up and Netravalkar unforgivably disappointed T20 foreign hitter Suryakumar Yadav after throwing a Van Schalkwyk pitch straight into the air.
While India was in a smart position to win the match, the U. S. made an unacceptable mistake that earned them five points. They were punished under a new rule stating that groups will be penalized five points if they “fail 3 times in an inning to restart play. “a new one in a minute. “
From there, Yadav and Shivam Dube saw the perfect finish for India with a partnership of 67 points on 66 balls.
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With the bat, Canadian-born Nitish Kumar was the star of the exhibition with 27 runs on 23 balls. The only player with more problems with a higher hit rate, Yadav.
And with the ball, Netravalkar excelled, conceding just 18 runs in his 4 overs. Kohli and Sharma’s fields in their first two overs gave the U. S. a genuine chance to win against one of the world’s largest groups.
However, his withdrawal from Yadav was costly, as a ground of this level would have particularly increased his team’s chances of causing the biggest upset in cricket history. Netravalkar went back on the attack to make two tighter overs but, at this point, La India had taken full control.
Despite the loss, winning the first two games puts the U. S. in the U. S. in an ideal position to qualify for the Super Eights, the second level of organization of the eight-team tournament. A rainy game or a win in their last hosting match, unlike Ireland on Friday, would secure their passage. Two matches ended in a draw due to rain in this tournament.
The United States against Ireland and Pakistan against Ireland will be played on Sunday in Lauderhill, Florida, where there will be heavy rain over the next few days.
Any of those matches with a result would send the United States to the Super Eight.
The new U. S. cricket team enthusiastsThey’ll be pleased to know that there are two days left before they return to action.
They will go on a 1,300-mile adventure along the East Coast to take on Ireland at Central Broward Park.
If he can take position, the game will start at 10:30 a. m. m. ET/7:30 a. m. PT, and the draw will take place one hour earlier.