T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan Vs USA Match Decided In A Nail-Biting Super Over

The T20 World Cup 2024 witnessed its second Super Over as Pakistan and the USA ended their match with identical scores at the end of their 20 overs. Pakistan batted first, posting 159 runs. Despite a challenging target, the USA seemed poised for victory until Pakistan's bowlers tightened their grip in the death overs. However, Haris Rauf conceded 14 runs in the final over, leading to a tie and forcing the match into a Super Over.

This event marks only the fourth Super Over in T20 World Cup history and Pakistan's second tie in such matches.

Prior to this, the T20 World Cup had seen three Super Overs. The most recent one before this edition was between Namibia and Oman.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (2012)

The first-ever T20 World Cup Super Over occurred in Kandy during the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match. Both teams scored 174 runs, leading to a Super Over. Sri Lanka emerged victorious.

Super Over Score: Sri Lanka - 13/1 beat New Zealand - 7/1

West Indies vs New Zealand (2012)

In the same edition, West Indies and New Zealand also experienced a Super Over. West Indies were bowled out for 139 runs, and New Zealand matched their score. West Indies won by 2 runs in the Super Over.

Super Over Score: West Indies - 19/0 beat New Zealand - 17/0

Namibia vs Oman (2024)

Namibia and Oman were tied at 109 runs, with Namibia defending their score successfully. In the Super Over, Namibia scored 21 runs, while Oman fell short.

Super Over Score: Namibia - 21/0 beat Oman - 10/1

Pakistan vs USA (2024)

The recent match between Pakistan and the USA ended in a tie after regulation overs. In the Super Over, USA batted first and posted an impressive total of 18 runs. Aaron Jones scored all the runs off the bat, while Mohammad Amir bowled three wides contributing to eight extra runs.

Iftikhar Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman came out to bat for Pakistan against Sarabh Netravalkar. Iftikhar hit a boundary but was dismissed on the next ball. Shadab Khan followed, hitting a boundary off his pads after a wide ball. However, Netravalkar's final deliveries restricted Pakistan to just 13 runs.

PAK vs USA Super Over Timeline

USA Super Over: 4, 2, 1, 2wd, 1, 2wd, 2, 3wd, 1

Pakistan Super Over: 0, 4, 1wd, wk, 1wd, 4lb, 2, 1

Super Over Score: USA: 18/0 beat Pakistan: 13/1

The only tied match in T20 World Cup history that did not go to a Super Over was between India and Pakistan in the 2007 edition. This match went to a bowl-out instead of a Super Over. India won the bowl-out with a score of 3-0.