Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Highlights: Usman Tariq stars in Pakistan's dominant show against USA
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup Highlights: Pakistan make a brilliant come back in the game, courtesy of their spinners, especially Usman Tariq. They defeat USA by 32 runs to win their second game of T20 World Cup 2026.
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup Highlights: Pakistan win the match by 32 runs.
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup Highlights: Pakistan were asked to bat first in the game after USA won the toss. Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan provided a blazing start to Pakistan. The two batters took off early and gave Pakistan a great platform in the powerplay. The first wicket fell in the form of Saim Ayub after the duo put on fifty runs for the opening partnership. The wicket of Salman Agha soon followed and Pakistan were losing the momentum from a position of strength....Read More
After the dismissal of Agha, Babar Azam arrived at the crease and tried to stitch a partnership with Sahibzada Farhan. While Farhan looked fluent in the middle, Babar Azam struggled to get going. After struggling through the initial phase, Babar started to time the ball and get off the block. He was looking all set for a big score but fell short of his half-century by four runs as he threw away his wicket.
Babar's wicket was soon followed by the departure of Sahibzada Farhan. The two quick wickets gave USA the opportunity to make a comeback in the game. However, Shadab Khan's arrival completely changed the momentum of the match. He slammed a quickfire 31 off 12 balls and put Pakistan back on course for a big total. In the end, Pakistan put on 190 at the end of 20 overs.
United States got off to a brilliant start in the chase for 191 runs. Mohammad Nawaz provided the first breakthrough to Pakistan dismissing Andries Gous. Monank Patel and Shayan Jahangir tried to build a partnership but the USA innings lost a a bit of momentum in that phase. The Pakistan spinners strangled the chase after that and the USA innings started completely falling apart. In the end, USA could managed 158/8 at the end of their 20 overs, losing the match by 32 runs.
Tonight in Colombo, it is a match with baggage - and a warning label. Pakistan vs USA at the Sinhalese Sports Club is Pakistan's chance to slam the door on the memory of Dallas 2024, when the USA stunned them in a Super Over and practically turned Group A into a thriller.
This one's under the lights again, and the stakes are big: Pakistan, led by Salman Ali Agha have talked about tuning out the off-field noise and playing pressure proof cricket, while the USA - with Monank Patel at the helm - arrive believing the upset two years ago wasn't a one-off. In short: Pakistan want control, the USA want chaos.
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Teams:
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(C), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed
United States of America: Andries Gous(w), Shayan Jahangir, Monank Patel(C), Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ehsan Adil, Saurabh Netravalkar
Squads
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq
USA: Monank Patel (C), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane
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- 10 Feb 2026, 10:34:51 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup Highlights: Player of the match
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Highlights: Sahibzada Farhan gets the player of the match award. His knock of 73 runs from 41 balls set the stage for Pakistan.
- 10 Feb 2026, 10:27:27 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Pakistan take their revenge
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: That is the end of the match. Despite a good start, USA fell apart to the brilliance of the Pakistan spinners. Pakistan have won the game by 32 runs and have completed their revenge for 2024 Dallas defeat.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 10:23:13 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ranjane gets his fifty
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Shubham Ranjane gets a fifty. A consolation prize for a spirited USA team from this game.
- 10 Feb 2026, 10:13:55 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Premium pacer getting hammered
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Pakistan's premium pacer, Shaheen Afridi is being tonked apart by Shubam Ranjane. USA are making sure that they make Pakistan work hard for the win.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 10:05:16 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Another o bites the dust
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: IN THE AIR AND GONE!!!! USA lose their fourth wicket. USA are now completely falling away.
- 10 Feb 2026, 10:01:26 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: USA need some boundaries
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: The match has seemingly reached a pause. While Pakistan are not picking up wickets, USA are gradually falling behind the required rate.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 09:53:41 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Required rate going out of hands
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: The chase is gradually slipping away from USA's reach. They now need over 14 runs to chase this down. Pakistan will believe that they have almost secured two points from this game.
- 10 Feb 2026, 09:41:54 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: USA falling apart
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Another wicket falls. Shadab Khan picks up another wicket. The USA chase is falling apart here and Pakistan is gaining complete control of the match.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 09:34:40 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: PATEL GOES!!!!
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!! The pressure was mounting and Monank Patel crumbles under it. Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz kept the lines tight and build the pressure creating a false shot that ultimately results in the dismissal of the US skipper.
- 10 Feb 2026, 09:30:56 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Pakistan spinners weave a web
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: The Pakistan spinners have slowed down the USA progress. The pressure is mounting on the two batters in the middle.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 09:21:53 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: 50 up for USA
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Powerplay is up!!! USA has reached 50 and is on the way to give a tough fight to Pakistan.
- 10 Feb 2026, 09:16:12 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: WICKET!!!!
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: There is the wicket!!!! Gous goes!!!! Nawaz strikes and exactly the wicket Pakistan wanted.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 09:04:39 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: 20 runs off the first 2
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: 20 runs off the first two overs. USA have the momentum going for themselves. Pakistan need a wicket here immediately.
- 10 Feb 2026, 09:01:43 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: WHAT A SHOT!!!!!
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Launched!!! Dismissed out of presence!!! A poor delivery from Ayub and Jahangir takes full toll of it. USA are moving ahead at a good pace here.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 08:59:05 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Jahangir joins the party!!!
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Now Jahangir creams Afridi for a boundary. This time through the leg side. This is a positive start from the USA batters. They need to hold onto the momentum from here.
- 10 Feb 2026, 08:57:10 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Gous you beauty!!!!
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Full ball at the off stump. Andries Gous gets on top of that and punches that through the covers for the first boundary of the innings. It was a brilliant shot full of class from the USA opener.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 08:52:50 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: The chase begins
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: USA start their innings. They will look to scale down a huge target of 191 runs. Shayan Jahangir and Andries Gous will start for USA, while it will be Shaheen Shah Afridi to start with the ball for Pakistan.
- 10 Feb 2026, 08:42:24 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: USA need to chase 191 runs
There is the end of the Pakistan innings. They have put on 190 runs on the board. USA need to chase down 191 to win this game and upset Pakistan once again.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 08:33:36 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Shadab Khan's impactful cameo ends
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Schalkwyk picks up a wicket again and this time it is the important wicket of Shadab Khan. He was looking dangerous. His 31 off 12 has set Pakistan on course for a big total.
- 10 Feb 2026, 08:27:41 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Shadab Khan takes off!!!!
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Three consecutive boundaries from Shadab Khan and Pakistan are back on track for a 200 plus total.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 08:23:11 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Shadab takes the initiative
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Pakistan were slowing down, but Shadab Khan decides to show some intent. Netravalkar's slower one was spotted by Shadab and he got behind the line to slog that away for a maximum.
- 10 Feb 2026, 08:17:45 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: NOW FARHAN GOES!!!!
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!! Now this is Sahibzada Farhan walking back. He was the adhesive in this innings and his departure might hurt the Pakistan team here.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 08:11:27 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: THERE GOES BABAR!!!!!
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: A good start thrown away. Babar Azam departs. He was looking all set for a big score but the attempt to clear the fence has him holed out in the deep. Pakistan lose their third wicket.
- 10 Feb 2026, 08:05:28 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Turn around from Babar Azam
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Babar Azam finds back his touch and shows his pedigree here. From going ta a strike rate of nearly 80, he has now fast forwarded to 42 runs off 29 deliveries.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 07:59:23 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Babar Azam finding his rhythm
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: A six and now a boundary!!! Babar Azam is really rocking here. Another short ball and pulled away for a boundary once more.
As we write, Babar gets another boundary. Just the move on he needed as a batter and also his team needed it too.
- 10 Feb 2026, 07:58:03 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Babar Azam hits a six!!!!
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Babar Azam finds the middle of the bat and the ball sails away for a maximum. That was a poor delivery and Azam does not let that go. The ball just sails over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 07:54:48 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Farhan continues!!!!
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Sahibzada Farhan takes on the spinner and clears the square leg fence for a maximum. He is keeping the scoreboard moving for Pakistan.
- 10 Feb 2026, 07:51:45 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Halfway through
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Pakistan had 56 runs on the board at the end of the powerplay. Since, then they put on just 29 runs in four overs.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 07:46:26 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: 50 for Farhan
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Fifty for Farhan. He has got one end going while the brakes have been applied from the other end.
- 10 Feb 2026, 07:45:10 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Single of a free hit!!!
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Babar Azam had the best chance to get off the blocks. He was given the gift of a free hit and he has taken a single from it.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 07:41:40 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Pakistan losing momentum
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: The wicket of Salman Ali Agha soon followed after the fall of Ayub. That means Babar Azam is in the crease. However, the run rate has slowed down a bit compared to how they started.
- 10 Feb 2026, 07:30:16 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ayub falls!!!
GONE!!! WICKET!!!! Pakistan lose their first wicket and it is Saim Ayub. Guess who picked up the wicket??!!! It is Shadly van Schalkwyk.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 07:24:22 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: No respite for USA
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Monank Patel has resorted to his spinner amidst the onslaught from the Pakistan openers. However, Farhan has not changed his style of play. He is going for the boundaries and getting them rather easily.
- 10 Feb 2026, 07:18:04 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Pakistan punishing USA
32 runs off the first 3 overs. WHAT A START!!! Both Farhan and Ayub are looking to take the attack to the bowlers. USA is left looking for respite at present.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 07:15:07 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Saim on fire!!!!
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: SIX MORE!!!! Saim Ayub is also looking good at the other end. This is a good start for Pakistan. Both the openers are showing brilliant intent and butchering the USA bowlers.
- 10 Feb 2026, 07:12:48 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Farhan gets Pakistan off to a blazing start!!!!
Three boundaries in the second over and Pakistan have raced away to 19. Farhan has provided the initial momentum that they needed.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 07:09:54 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ehsan Adil facing Pakistan
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Ehsan Adil into the attack in the second over. Notably, he has previously featured for Pakistan. He has played three Tests and six ODIS for Pakistan. His last international appearance was in 2015.
- 10 Feb 2026, 07:03:53 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Intent from Ayub
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score: Good length delivery at the off and middle. Ayub goes down the track and lofts that over the long-on fence for a maximum. Good intent from the young left-hander. Pakistan will be looking to build the momentum from that.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 06:59:33 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Time for the action!!!!
Here we go…..!!!!! Saim Ayub and Shahibzad Farhan will start the innings for Pakistan. Saurabh Netravalkar will start the proceedings with the new ball for USA.
- 10 Feb 2026, 06:54:40 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Time for the National Anthems
Time for the national anthems of the two teams. First it will be the national anthem of USA followed by Pakistan's national anthem.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 06:43:25 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Team changes
Pakistan: Usman Tariq comes in for Salman Mirza
USA: Shayan Jahangir and Ehsan Adil come in place of Ali Khan and Saiteja Mukkamalla.
- 10 Feb 2026, 06:39:06 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: The playing XIs are here
Pakistan vs USA Live Cricket Score:
Teams:
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(C), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed
United States of America: Andries Gous(w), Shayan Jahangir, Monank Patel(C), Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ehsan Adil, Saurabh Netravalkar
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- 10 Feb 2026, 06:33:42 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Toss Update
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Monank Patel has won the toss and he has decided to field first.
- 10 Feb 2026, 06:21:30 PM IST
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: Pakistan at SSC
At the SSC, Pakistan don't have a deep T20I diary - in fact, their match here in this T20 World Cup 2026 was essentially their first big T20 reference point at this specific ground, and they won it by three wickets.
Zoom out to Colombo overall, and Pakistan's recent T20I story is stronger: they won six of eight in the city, with the only losses coming in the 2012 T20 World Cup.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 06:14:35 PM IST
Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup Live Score: USA's road ahead
After this game, USA finish their Group A league in Chennai - first against Netherlands on February 13, then Namibia on February 15.
- 10 Feb 2026, 05:58:07 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: What's next for Pakistan
Pakistan vs U.S.A. Live Cricket Score: After tonight's game versus USA, Pakistan's Group A run doesn't get any softer: the blockbuster against India lands in Colombo on February 15, before they finish the group against Namibia in Colombo on February 18.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 05:58:07 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: What's next for Pakistan
Pakistan vs U.S.A. Live Cricket Score: After tonight's game versus USA, Pakistan's Group A run doesn't get any softer: the blockbuster against India lands in Colombo on February 15, before they finish the group against Namibia in Colombo on February 18.
- 10 Feb 2026, 05:48:14 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: The pitch for today
So far in this tournament, the SSC strip has asked batters to earn it. The opener here saw Netherlands bundled for 147, and Pakistan still needed a late heist to scrape home at 148/7 in 19.3 overs. Then yesterday, Oman were rolled for 103, with Zimbabwe finishing the chase in 13.3 overs. It's looked slightly two-aced with enough bounce for hard lengths meaning cutters and change-ups should be the call of the day.
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- 10 Feb 2026, 05:36:30 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score:Importance of the match
Pakistan vs U.S.A. T20 World Cup Live Score: In Group A, it is already a little spreadsheet-y. T20 World Cup 2026 standing currently have India on 2, Netherlands on 2, Pakistan on 2, while USA and Namibia are on 0.
So a Pakistan win moves them to 4 points with momentum and breathing room: a defeat drags them back into a mess with tougher pressure games ahead. For the USA, a win doesn't just open their account - it basically restarts their group, putting them right back in the qualification conversation.
- 10 Feb 2026, 05:25:00 PM IST
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Babar Azam and his struggles
The Babar Azam conversation is already louder than Pakistan would like. In the opener vs Netherlands, he managed 14 off 15 - enough to restart the old debate: is the anchor slowing the whole engine? Ricky Ponting went blunt on the ICC Review, saying Babar looks like he's lost a bit of his power and even floated a tactical fix: send him earlier so boundaries come easier.
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