PAK vs CAN T20 WC 2024: Pakistan has got its first win in the T20 World Cup 2024 today. On the basis of Mohammad Rizwan‘s half-century and Babar Azam’s well-planned innings, Pakistan defeated Canada by seven wickets. With this, they have come to third place in the points table. Earlier, America defeated Pakistan after the thrill of the super over. Then this team could not even chase the target of just 120 runs in front of India. Before this match, Pakistan was at the fourth place among five teams in the points table.
The Canadian team scored 106 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs on the basis of Aaron Johnson’s half-century. While chasing the target, Pakistan won the match two overs earlier on the basis of Mohammad Rizwan’s amazing batting. Mohammad Aamir became the man of the match, who pushed Canada on the backfoot by taking two important wickets.
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Aaron Johnson single-handedly handled Canada
Aaron Johnson gave Canada a great start. The team made their intentions clear by scoring 11 runs in the first over. However, they could not score runs at this pace for long. Navneet Dhaliwal was out in the third over. Pargam Singh was also caught out on the first ball of the sixth over. Aaron Johnson stood firm at one end. In between, he hit brilliant fours and sixes and moved the score board forward. Johnson played an innings of 52 runs in 44 balls. During this, he hit four fours and as many sixes. Due to lack of support from the other end, they could not set a big target.
Rizwan’s Stunning Fifty and Babar’s Crucial Knock Lead Pakistan to Dominant 7-Wicket Victory Over Canada
Pakistan team is playing its third match against Canada in T20 World Cup 2024 today. While chasing the target of 107 runs, Pakistan lost its first wicket for just 20 runs. Sam Ayub was caught out on a personal score of 6 runs. Earlier, on the basis of the half-century of Canadian opener Aaron Johnson, the team gave Pakistan a target of 107 runs to win. The team scored 106 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Aaron Johnson played an innings of 52 runs in 44 balls. During this, he hit four fours and as many sixes. Due to lack of support at the other end, he could not set a big target. Pakistan’s Mohammad Aamir and Harris Rauf got two wickets each.
Earlier, Pakistan’s bowlers conceded a lot of runs in front of Canada in the beginning. However, later Pakistan’s team made a comeback. After seven overs, Canada’s score was 43 runs for the loss of three wickets. Earlier, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and invited Canada to bat first. This match is being played on the difficult pitch of New York. Canada’s captain Saad Bin Zafar said that if he had won the toss, he would have preferred to bowl first. The highest score on this pitch is 137 runs.
The Pakistan team led by Babar Azam is completely on the backfoot at this time. It had to face defeat in the super over at the hands of America in the first match. Before they could recover from this defeat, Babar Azam and company had to face defeat against the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma. The match against Canada is a do-or-die situation for the Pakistan team. If there is any upset on the field today, then Pakistan will be formally out of the T20 World Cup.
However, it is not as if even if Pakistan wins today, their cause will be solved. After this, they will have to defeat Ireland in their next match. After this, they will have to hope that the Indian team defeats America badly. Not only this, Pakistan will also have to hope that the American team loses its league match against Ireland. Only then, on the basis of better run rate, Pakistan’s team can reach the Super-8.
Pakistan’s playing XI:Â
Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Sam Ayub, Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Aamir.
Canada’s playing XI:Â
Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wicketkeeper), Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar (captain), Dillon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Junaid Siddiqui, Jeremy Gordon.
What’s next for Pakistan?
Pakistan now has to not only win against Ireland in the next match but also improve their net run rate by defeating them by a big margin. After this, they will have to pray that the Indian team defeats the US on Wednesday. They will also have to hope that the US loses to Canada in their last match. Only then can they reach the Super-8 on the basis of better run rate.
