By a victory of 7 wickets over Canada Pakistan keeps their hopes alive for the 2024 T20 World Cup
On Tuesday, in the T20 World Cup 2024, the Pakistan cricket team defeated Canada by 7 wickets in a must-win match to stay afloat. While sent into bat, Aaron Johnson struck a 52 before the Pakistan cricket team pulled things back to restrict Canada to a modest total of 106 runs at the loss of seven wickets. For the batting department of Canada, Johnson was the bright spot, scoring his runs off 44 balls as the other batters failed to impress.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Amir (2/13) and Haris Rauf (2/26) picked up two wickets apiece. While chasing the target of 107 runs, Pakistan rode on Mohammad Rizwan’s unbeaten run-a-ball 53 and skipper Babar Azam’s run-a-ball 33 to get over the line in 17.3 overs. For Canada, DilonHeyliger (2/18) picked up both wickets.
Brief Scores:
Canada: 106 for 7 in 20 overs (Aaron Johnson 52; Mohammad Amir 2/13; Haris Rauf 2/26).
Pakistan: 107 for 3 in 17.3 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 53 not out, Babar Azam 33; DilonHeyliger 2/18).