Pakistan, the 2009 champions, recovered from a poor start to score 7-159 before the US plundered 14 runs from their final six balls to send the match to a super over.
The United States beat Pakistan in a super over in Dallas on Thursday in one of the biggest upsets in Twenty20 World Cup history to secure their second win of the tournament.
Jones hit a six and then a single before Nitish Kumar’s boundary off the final ball tied the score at 159 at the end of regulation.
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