T20 World Cup 2024: US Media Reports India's Victory Over Pakistan In NBA Style

The highly-anticipated India vs Pakistan match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 met expectations as the two teams competed fiercely in front of 34,000 passionate cricket fans at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, June 9. ICC's initiative to bring cricket to the USA is yielding positive results as the sport is slowly gaining popularity in the sports-loving nation. The performance of the USA national team in the competition is like the icing on the cake. Monank Patel's men have achieved consecutive wins and are in contention to qualify for the Super Eight in their first-ever T20 World Cup appearance. However, a popular newspaper's report of the India versus Pakistan match will highlight that cricket still has a long way to go in the United States.

T20 World Cup 2024: US media reports India's victory over Pakistan in NBA style

A popular newspaper's report of the India vs Pakistan match has gone viral. However, this highlights that cricket still has a long way to go in the United States of America. India defeated Pakistan by a narrow six-run margin on Sunday. The highly-anticipated India vs Pakistan match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 met expectations as the two teams competed fiercely in front of 34,000 passionate cricket fans at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, June 9.

However, The New York Times, one of the USA's biggest daily newspapers, reported that "India won 119-113 in a highly anticipated showdown."

After all the drama surrounding the T20 World Cup 2024, there were concerns that the highly-anticipated India-Pakistan game in New York would result in a low-scoring disappointment. It was a low-scoring thriller, with India emerging victorious, led by standout captain Rohit Sharma. If Jasprit Bumrah was the hero for India with his outstanding bowling, the Indian skipper was an unsung hero. 

The only thing the captain did not do correctly was not call it right at the toss. It is unusual for the Indian team to enter the World Cup match against their arch-rivals with only three specialist batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rishabh Pant, while the rest of them are all-rounders or specialist bowlers.

Talking about the Super Eight qualification scenario, India and co-hosts USA are in an excellent position to qualify for the Super 8 with just one more win, provided Canada also drops points. Pakistan is on the brink of an early elimination from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 after losing to co-hosts USA and arch-rivals India by 6 runs in New York on Sunday, June 9.

Pakistan's campaign is in tatters after two consecutive defeats. The only scenario that would allow them to advance is if they win against both Ireland and Canada and if the winner of the India vs USA game also wins their last match, while the loser of that match loses their last fixture. In this case, Pakistan would be tied on four points with one or more teams, and the Net Run Rate (NRR) would determine the outcome.