Pakistan needed 19 run to win in the super over but were restricted to just 13 runs.
Dallas- USA beat Pakistan in a super over thriller in the 12th match of the T20 World Cup match on Thursday. Pakistan needed 19 run to win in the super over but were restricted to just 13 runs.
USA started the campaign with a win over Canada, and a win today not only boosted their position in the table, but also made the history.
Earlier, Pakistan were held to a total of 159-7 in their T20 World Cup opener against the United States in Dallas on Thursday as the co-hosts eyed an upset win.
The United States chased down a target of 195 to beat fellow non-Test nation Canada in their first Group A encounter but were now up against a far superior bowling attack.
Nevertheless, the United States could be proud of their efforts in the field against Pakistan given they reduced the 2009 T20 World Cup winners to 26-3 after winning the toss.
Left-arm spinner Nosthush Kenjige, who opened the bowling, took 3-30 — including two wickets in two balls — from his maximum four overs and left-arm paceman Saurabh Netravalkar a miserly 2-18.
Pakistan were in dire straits at 26-3 inside five overs before a partnership of 72 between skipper Babar Azam (44) and Shadab Khan (40).
Shadab and Azam Khan fell in successive balls to Kenjige.
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Pakistan, runners-up to England at the last T20 World Cup in Australia two years ago, were faltering again at 98-5 before tailender Shaheen Shah Afridi’s unbeaten 23 boosted the total.
Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan was superbly caught one-handed at slip by Steven Taylor off Netravalkar before Usman Khan holed out off Kenjige to leave Pakistan 14-2.
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