GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Aaron Jones hit the ball out of the park again and the United States edged cricket heavyweight Pakistan in a Super Over tiebreaker for one of the biggest upsets ever at a Twenty20 World Cup. It’s the national sport in Pakistan, a long-time member of the cricket establishment and a three-time T20 World Cup finalist. “Playing …
After USA record a historic win over Pakistan, Al Jazeera lists the five major upsets in the tournament’s history. USA have pulled off one of the biggest upsets in cricket’s history by beating Pakistan in their T20 World Cup 2024 encounter in Dallas. Netherlands beat England: 2009 The first – and only – T20 World Cup opened at the home …
With Afghanistan pulling off an upset of epic proportions by humbling defending champions England in the ODI World Cup, PTI takes a look at six underdog triumphs at the global showpiece. 1983: India vs West Indies In one of the most stunning upsets in the history of the World Cup, the Kapil Dev-led India floored two-time defending champions West Indies …
In the past, Afghanistan has let teams like India and Pakistan off the hook in the World Cup. The Afghans got their act right at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to pull off the biggest upset of the World Cup by stunning defending champion England. Asked to bat, Afghanistan posted 284 – its second-highest in the World Cup - and then …