**Revised Article:**
**DALLAS: Pakistan suffered a shocking defeat as the United States clinched a thrilling encounter in the T20 World Cup match at Dallas on Thursday, eventually winning in a super over after a dramatic tie.**
In a nail-biting finish, the US set a target of 19 runs in the super over, which proved too much for Pakistan to chase down as they managed only 13 runs.
The match had been pushed to a super over after the home side equaled Pakistan’s total on the last ball of the 20th over.
Early in the game, the US started cautiously against Pakistan, who were visibly affected by the home team’s steady start.
Naseem Shah struck early in his second over, dismissing Steven Taylor off the first ball. However, Andries Gous found his groove, narrowly escaping a catch off Shah’s next delivery and later smashing boundaries to guide the US to 44 for 1 at the end of the power play.
Pakistan struggled to find another breakthrough as Babar Azam introduced Shadab Khan into the attack, but Gous and Monank Patel continued to build a steady partnership.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan posted a total of 159-7, aiming to fend off the co-hosts’ challenge for an upset victory.
The US had previously chased down 195 to defeat fellow non-Test nation Canada in their opening Group A encounter, but faced a tougher challenge against Pakistan’s experienced bowling attack.
Despite their early setbacks, the US impressed in the field against Pakistan, reducing the 2009 T20 World Cup champions to 26-3 after winning the toss.
Left-arm spinner Nosthush Kenjige led the US bowling attack with figures of 3-30, including two wickets in consecutive balls, while left-arm paceman Saurabh Netravalkar was economical with 2-18.
Pakistan found themselves in trouble early at 26-3 within five overs, but a resilient 72-run partnership between skipper Babar Azam (44) and Shadab Khan (40) steadied their innings.
However, quick dismissals of Shadab and Azam Khan in successive balls by Kenjige left Pakistan reeling at 98-5. A late contribution of an unbeaten 23 by tailender Shaheen Shah Afridi helped Pakistan reach a competitive total.
In their innings, Mohammad Rizwan was caught superbly by Steven Taylor off Netravalkar, and Usman Khan fell to Kenjige’s bowling, leaving Pakistan at 14-2.
**Teams:**
**United States:** Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (capt/wkt), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan
**Pakistan:** Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wkt), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf
**Umpires:** Allahuddien Paleker (RSA), Michael Gough (ENG)
**TV Umpire:** Paul Reiffel (AUS)
**Match Referee:** Jeff Crowe (NZL)
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