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United States captain Monank Patel won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in a T20 World Cup match in Dallas on Thursday.
Co-hosts the United States came into this match off a stunning opening-day win over arch-rivals Canada, with this game Pakistan’s first in Group A.
Pakistan’s team included Mohammad Amir, 15 years after the left-arm quick starred as a teenager when they last lifted the T20 World Cup trophy.
The 32-year-old, who was jailed for spot-fixing in 2011, only recently came out of international retirement.
Mohammad Rizwan was also listed as Pakistan’s wicketkeeper after Azam Khan struggled behind the stumps during a 2-0 T20 series loss in England.
Corey Anderson, the former New Zealand all-rounder, was in the US middle order.
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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