Preview: Pakistan vs USA at T20 World Cup – form, head-to-head, team news

The co-hosts will look to build on their opening win against an inconsistent Pakistan side at the Grand Prairie Stadium.

Who: Pakistan vs USA
What: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group A match
When: Thursday, June 6, 10:30am local time (15:30 GMT)
Where: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, US
How to follow: Al Jazeera’s live text coverage from 12:30 GMT

USA will look to carry the momentum of their win in the opening match of the T20 World Cup when they meet an out-of-form Pakistan side in their Group A match in Dallas.

The co-hosts romped home to a seven-wicket win over their neighbours Canada, thanks to a belligerent knock by Aaron Jones, and USA’s captain Monank Patel believes his side can cause an early upset in the tournament by beating Pakistan on Thursday.

“It’s T20 [cricket], once we have good 30-40 minutes on the field, we can take the game away [from Pakistan],” Patel told reporters in his pre-match news conference.

“We have a vision to qualify in the Super Eight [stage] and want to focus on one game at a time,” he said.

Good morning, Dallas!