Pakistan defeated the United States by 32 runs in the 12th match of the T20 World Cup to secure its second win in the tournament.
Chasing a target of 191 runs, the US team could only score 158 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs in this match played in Colombo. Sahibzada Farhan was declared the player of the match for his brilliant batting.
Shayan Jahangir played an innings of 49 runs for the US side, which could not bring the team victory, while Shubham Ranjan remained unbeaten on 51 runs. US captain Monanak Patel could only score 3 runs, while Milind Kumar fell to Usman Tariq for 29 runs.
Usman Tariq was the standout among Pakistani bowlers, taking three wickets. Shadab Khan dismissed two players, while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Muhammad Nawaz took one wicket each.
Earlier, Pakistan batted first and scored 190 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated overs. Opener Sahibzada Farhan played a brilliant innings of 73 runs off 41 balls, which included six fours and five sixes.
Babar Azam scored 46 runs off 32 balls, Saim Ayub scored 19 runs, while captain Salman Ali Agha scored only one run.
Shadab Khan played a quick innings of 30 runs, Mohammad Nawaz was restricted to 5 runs, Faheem Ashraf was dismissed for one run, and Usman Khan was run out without scoring any runs.
For the USA, Shadley Wayne took four wickets, while Mohammad Mohsin and Harmeet Singh dismissed one player each.
For the match, the USA included former Pakistan fast bowler Ehsan Adil in the team in place of Ali Khan, while Pakistan made one change in the playing eleven and gave spinner Usman Tariq a chance in place of Salman Mirza.
