New Delhi. Nitish Kumar has become a topic of discussion these days. Not only in Indian politics but also in American cricket. Nitish Kumar played an important role in America's victory and Pakistan's defeat in the T20 World Cup. He tied the match by hitting a four on the last ball, after which the match went into a super over. Nitish Kumar is one of the few cricketers in the world who has played for two countries.
In the T20 World Cup, America created a big upset by defeating Pakistan. This match was decided in the super over. Pakistan batted first in this match and scored 159 runs for 7 wickets. In reply, America scored 111 runs for 2 wickets in 14 overs. American captain Monank Patel (50) was out on the first ball of the 15th over. Nitish Kumar replaced Monank. When Nitish came on the field, America needed 49 runs in 35 balls to win.
All-rounder Nitish Kumar played a crucial innings of 14 runs off 14 balls in this critical situation. He shared a 48-run partnership with Aaron Jones (36) to take his team to a score of 159. On the last ball of the match, America needed 5 runs to win and Nitish was on strike. Nitish Kumar equalized the match by hitting a four off this ball of Harris Rauf.
This was only Nitish Kumar's fifth match for America. He made his debut for America in 2024 itself. Before playing for America, he was a part of the Canadian team. 30-year-old Nitish has played a total of 34 matches for Canada. These include 16 ODIs and 18 T20 matches.
tag: ICC T20 World Cup, T20 World Cup, United States of america
first published : June 7, 2024, 09:13 IST
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