The Americans authored a shocker in the world's second-most popular sport.
In the United States, cricket is largely an afterthought. The sport once had some cache here, but gradually gave way to baseball two centuries ago as America's bat-and-ball game of choice.
In Pakistan—as in other South Asian countries such as India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan—cricket is something approaching a secular religion. This is, after all, a nation that elected a cricketer .Captain and wicket-keeper Monank Patel was the United States's leading scorer with 50 runs. A disastrous showing from Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir allowed the United States to score 18 runs in the super over.
The United States is now 2-0 in the Twenty20 tournament—the men's World Cup for the shortest form of international cricket—after defeating Canada by seven wickets Saturday. Next up for the Americans is another international powerhouse Wednesday: India in New York.Patrick Andres has been a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated since 2022. Before SI, his work appeared in The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword, and Diamond Digest.
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