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Pakistan vs Canada highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Rizwan and Amir keep Pakistan's Super 8 hopes alive with 7-wicket win

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Babar Azam and Co. chased down the 107-run target set by Canada in 17.3 overs as Pakistan recorded its first win of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
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Pakistan's Saim Ayub, right, and batting partner Mohammad Rizwan run between the wickets
Pakistan's Saim Ayub, right, and batting partner Mohammad Rizwan run between the wickets

Leading the pace attack of the Green Army in the must-win game against Canada, Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi leaked 11 runs in his first over at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. However, Afridi made amends with a wicket in the final over of the powerplay as Aaron Johnson top-scored for Canada to help his side reach 30-2 in the first six overs. Veteran pacer Mohammad Amir opened the account with the new ball by removing opener Navneet Dhaliwal in his first over. Babar Azam's Pakistan are fighting for survival in their do-or-die clash of the T20 World Cup 2024 in New York....Read More

Pacer Amir bagged two scalps and leaked 13 runs while pacer Haris Rauf picked up a brace of wickets in one over to complete a major landmark. The speedster became the quickest Pakistan fast bowler to complete 100 wickets in the shortest format. After Canada suffered a batting collapse, opener Johnson smashed 52 off 44 balls to help his side post 106-7 in 20 overs.

Scarred by Rohit Sharma’s Team India at the grandest stage, Babar Azam's Pakistan recorded a comfortable win over Canada in match No.22 of the ICC event on Tuesday. Winless Pakistan thrashed Canada by seven wickets at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Mohammad Rizwan remained unbeaten on 53 (53) while skipper Babar scored 33 in Pakistan's first win of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Pacer Amir was named the Player of the Match.

Earlier, India extended Pakistan's winless run in the marquee game by outclassing its arch-rivals in the marquee game at the 34,000-seater Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. In a contest where a 22-yard pitch was the major talking point, the Indian bowling unit, spearheaded by speedster Jasprit Bumrah handed Pakistan a sucker punch with a six-run defeat in the Group A showdown. While Rohit and Co. are tipped to top the group, a crestfallen Pakistan side is facing a premature exit from the T20 World Cup.

Before India's meeting with Pakistan at the T20 World Cup, fans and followers of the Green Army observed a 'black day' as Babar and Co. were upstaged by co-hosts USA in a Super-Over thriller. The outcome of the Super Over encounter saw USA pull off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the World Cup. The co-hosts kickstarted their campaign with a win over Canada, who are also fighting with Pakistan for a place in the Super Eight stage of the ICC event.

After their seven-wicket defeat at the hands of the USA, the Canadian side led by Saad Bin Zafar overpowered Ireland by 12 runs in New York. Shreyas Movva and Nicholas Kirton played crucial knocks while Jeremy Gordon and Dillon Heyliger shared four wickets in the famous win. Group leaders India are followed by the USA while Pakistan are placed third on the points table of the ICC event.

T20 World Cup: How Pakistan can qualify with India from Group A

India will meet USA and Canada in its remaining games. Rohit and Co. are tipped to top Group A while Pakistan can finish second after back-to-back defeats. To remain in the hunt, Pakistan will have to beat Ireland after the win over Canada. Since Pakistan can bridge the Net-Run-Rate gap with massive wins, the Green Army would require USA to register defeats in their remaining games. If Pakistan win its final game and USA record back-to-back defeats (with a total of 18 runs), Babar and Co. can join India from Group A for the Super Eight stage.

Here’s all you need to know about Pakistan’s must-win clash with Canada at T20 World Cup:

-Pacer Mohammad Amir was named the Player of the Match.

-Pakistan outclassed Canada by 7 wickets to open its World Cup account.

-Mohammad Rizwan scored his fifty in 52 balls.

-Canada posted 106/7 in 20 overs against Pakistan.

-Canada's Aaron Johnson scored fifty in 39 balls.

-Haris Rauf completed 100 wickets for Pakistan.

-Shaheen Afridi leaked 11 runs in the first over of the match.

-Pakistan made one change as Saim Ayub start for the Green Army.

-Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl in New York.

-Babar batted at the No.3 position against Canada in the must-win clash.

-The Pakistan skipper has been embracing a lean patch in T20 World Cup since 2022.

-The powerplay run-rate of Pakistan is 5.41 - the lowest at T20 World Cup.

-Pakistan last suffered back-to-back defeats at T20 World Cup in 2022.

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Pakistan vs Canada Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs CAN - Let's check out the squads!

Canada: Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Dilpreet Bajwa, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva(w), Dillon Heyliger, Saad Bin Zafar(c), Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Rishiv Ragav Joshi, Rayyan Pathan, Ravinderpal Singh.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Saim Ayub, Azam Khan, Abbas Afridi.

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Babar Azam's Pakistan side is fighting for survival as the 2009 world champions are up against Canada in match No.22 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies. Pakistan will meet Canada at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Pakistan's must-win T20 World Cup match against Canada is scheduled for start at 8:00 IST. The toss will take place in New York at 7:30 PM IST. Stay tuned for all the latest updates and live scores of the T20 World Cup encounter!

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