Pakistan will face the United States in their opening match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 in Dallas on Thursday.
The USA have already played one match in the event as they registered a win over Canada in the very first match of the tournament.
PAK vs USA match timings
8:30pm (PST)
3:30pm (GMT)
10:30am (local)
Squads
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
United States: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor and Shayan Jahangir.
Reserves: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale and Yasir Mohammad
Earlier, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi made a bold claim amid the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States and West Indies.
While speaking on the PCB Podcast on Tuesday, Afridi backed Pakistan, who are sixth in the ICC T20I Rankings, to qualify for the final of the World Cup.
It must be noted that Pakistan recently suffered defeat in a T20I against Ireland while also losing the four-match series against England 2-0.
“The conditions in the West Indies and USA will suit our players. Our spinners and fast bowlers are good and the batters are also in outstanding form,” Afridi said.
“Another important thing that will win Pakistan matches will be their fielding as they should avail every available opportunity.
“The entire team should support Babar, especially the seniors, and the captain should be fearless while taking decisions.
“I’m confident that Pakistan can play final of the World Cup.”
