Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the efficiency of america males’s cricket staff throughout the ICC T20 World Cup held in america and West Indies this 12 months. PM Modi was addressing an Indian diaspora occasion on the Nassau Coliseum in New York. “Some days again right here, the T20 World Cup came about. The USA staff performed so effectively in that competitors. That staff had so many Indian people who find themselves residing right here and their contributions had been witnessed by the entire world.”
Throughout the T20 WC 2024 held from June 1 to June 29 this 12 months, the USA hosted a complete of 16 matches, with matches happening in New York’s Nassau County Stadium, together with the competition between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, Texas’s Grand Prairie Stadium and Florida’s Central Broward Park.
USA delivered a positive efficiency within the event, ending second in Group Levels with two wins and a loss. This included a win in Tremendous Over over Pakistan in a thriller. Additionally they gave a tricky struggle to India whereas defending a small complete of 111 runs on a difficult floor.
Later in Tremendous Eights, the USA misplaced all their three matches, however gave struggle to finalists South Africa and misplaced by 18 runs whereas chasing 195. This was USA’s first World Cup look throughout 20 and 50 over codecs.
Some large performers within the event for the USA included gamers who represented India in U19 degree cricket. Saurabh Netravalkar took six wickets, together with prized wickets of Indian stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammed Rizwan and South African captain Aiden Markram.
Indian U19 bowler Harmeet Singh, who performed the 2012 U19 WC for India and performed home cricket for Mumbai, additionally performed for the USA, taking 4 wickets and scoring 69 runs in 4 innings.
USA captain Monank Patel additionally scored a vital half-century in opposition to Pakistan, taking his staff to 159/3.
India gained the event ending their ICC trophy drought after 11 years.
PM Modi arrived in New York within the second leg of his three-day go to to america. He attended Quad Summit on Saturday and had bilateral conferences with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japan PM Fumio Kishida.
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