PAK vs ENG: Pakistan-born USA cricketer threatens Pakistan to beat them again
Published - 11 Sep 2024, 11:15 AM | Updated - 11 Sep 2024, 11:35 PM
Pakistan-born cricketer Ali Khan recalled the United States of America's (USA) famous victory over Pakistan during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June.
Ali Khan also claimed that the United States of America can beat the Men in Green again if they get a chance to play against the Men in Green in the future.
The USA National Cricket Team made their World Cup debut during the recent tournament as co-hosts with the West Indies.
The home team stunned the Men in Green by recording a victory during their second match in the ICC event. They secured the win over the former champions through a Super Over.
The Monank Patel-led USA team restricted the Men in Green to 159/7 during the match. They scored 159 runs, leading the match to go into the Super Over.
The USA team set a target of 19 runs for the Men in Green to win the game. Babar Azam and his team managed to score just 13 runs in the Super Over.
We Are Capable Enough Of Beating Pakistan Again - Ali Khan
In a recent interview with Pak Passion, Ali Khan expressed confidence in his team's ability to defeat the Men in Green again if given the opportunity. He emphasized that the USA is capable of beating any team on their day, including the Men in Green, if they have a full-strength squad.
"We are capable enough of beating them (the Men in Green) again. No disrespect to them, but I think we are a really good side, if we have a full-strength squad we can beat any team on our day, not just Pakistan but it will be a great game of we play them again," Ali said.
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Ali Khan "no disrespect to Pakistan but we are capable of beating them again" #Cricket pic.twitter.com/aMAcaniCFA
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) September 10, 2024
Babar Azam and his team failed to advance to the Super Eight stage during the recent ICC tournament. PAK, India, the USA, Canada, and Ireland were placed in Group A. The Indian team and the United States of America advanced to the next stage after finishing in the top two places.
We Beat Them In All Four Departments - Ali Khan
Ali Khan highlighted that they weren't under pressure during the match against the Babar Azam-led team in the T20 World Cup. The right-arm fast bowler also stated that his team outperformed the Men in Green in all four departments, including fitness.
"We weren't under pressure, they were. We knew we were capable of beating them," said Ali.
"We beat Pakistan in all four departments, including fitness," the right-arm fast bowler stated further.
the Men in Green faced another disappointing series after the World Cup. They lost the two-match home Test series against Bangladesh. Bangladesh secured their first-ever Test victory over Pakistan by winning the opening match by 10 wickets, followed by another win in the second Test to clinch the series.
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