New Delhi. Pakistan team, which has lost two consecutive matches in T20 World Cup 2024, is coming back on the field today on 9th June. The match against Canada is a do or die situation for Pakistan. Pakistan will have to win this match at any cost to stay in the World Cup.
If Pakistan loses, the doors of Super-8 will be closed for them. Not only this. It is raining almost every day in New York. Even if it rains and the match is cancelled, Pakistan’s journey will end in the group round itself.
Pakistan and Canada are scheduled to play their match on Tuesday at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. The pitch here has proved to be a graveyard for the batsmen. However, Canada can boast of the fact that it has the highest score in the 5 matches played here so far.
It had scored 137 runs against Ireland, which is the highest score in T20 World Cup on this ground. The average score of the first innings on this New York pitch is 106 and the average score of the second innings is only 104. From the average score of the pitch, it can be guessed that a big score is not going to be made in the match between Pakistan and Canada.
The Pakistan team has lost 2 out of its 4 matches so far. Apart from India, it has also faced defeat against America. The fans of Canada would also be hoping that their team defeats Pakistan and makes another upset. The Canadian team has already defeated Ireland. Therefore, its morale will remain high.
Pakistan is in Group A of the current T20 World Cup. Teams of India, America, Canada and Ireland are also in this group. All the teams have played two matches each. India, America and Canada are in the first three positions in the points table. After this, Pakistan is at fourth and Ireland is at fifth position. The top-2 teams from the group will enter the Super-8. Currently, India and America are ahead in this race.
