USA Stuns Pakistan In Cricket World Cup

Friday, June 7th, 2024 -- 6:26 AM

In one of the biggest upsets in international cricket history, the U.S. cricket team defeated Pakistan Thursday in this year’s men's T20 championship tournament in Dallas.  

The game went to super over, or the equivalent of extra innings in baseball. Pakistan has reached the finals of the men’s T20 World Cup three times, while this was only the U.S. team’s second World Cup match.  Prior to the game, win probability gave the U.S. less than a 1 percent chance to win.

Next, the U.S. plays India, another dominant team in the sport, and then Ireland. They move on to the next round of the tournament if they finish in the top two of their group.  The World Cup matches are being held across the U.S., in states such as New York, Texas and Florida, in an effort to gain traction in the country.

Cricket is one of the world’s most popular sports, with about 2.5 billion fans.

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