The United States of America (USA) creates history.
For the first time in the history of America, the cricket team has reached the top 8.
The USA qualified for the group stages of the ICC T20 World Cup.
They were the co-hosts of the tournament.
It was for the first time that the ICC Cricket Tournament was being played in the USA.
They were placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, India, Canada, and Ireland.
Their first match was on June 1st, against Canada.
Followed by their second match against Pakistan on June 6th.
The third match was against India on June 12th, and the last was against Ireland on June 14th.
USA vs. Canada
Their first match was in Dallas, where they won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Aaron and Navneet opened for Canada, as they gave them a good start.
With their start and the knock by Nicholas and Shreyas, they made a total of 194/5.
Steven and Monank opened the Innings for America as Steven got out soon.
Later, Monank also got out as Andries and Aaron handled the situation.
The outstanding knock by both of them, especially the ten sixes by Aaron, made them win the match.
USA vs. Pakistan
The USA won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first.
The openers in Pakistan weren’t able to give them a great start.
With the knocks by Babar and Shadab, they made a total of 159/7.
In return, the captain of the USA played a great knock, and with the contributions of others, the match was tied.
In the super over, America claimed victory over Pakistan.
USA vs. India
Their third match was against India in New York.
India won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The bowlers of India were performing outstandingly, especially Arshdeep.
He wasn’t letting anyone stand for long, as he took four major wickets.
With his spell and other contributions, they stopped the USA at a score of just 110 runs.
Rohit and Virat opened for India but they lost their wickets soon.
Suryakumar and Shivam handled the situation as they took India towards victory.
USA vs. Ireland
The last match of America was against Ireland, as the match was abandoned due to rain.
With this, the USA team ended their group stage in second place and qualified for the next stage.
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