Plan was to have a big partnership among top three and then to take it deep. Gous played cricketing shots and took pressure away. As a player and captain, you want to show off your talent on the big occasion. Wanted to score in a winning cause.

Monank Patel: It's a big achievement - beating Pakistan while playing for the first time. Complete performance. We used the conditions well. Kept them to 160, which was chaseable. Happy with my contribution, happier to have won.

Babar Azam: First six overs while batting, we couldn't capitalise. We took momentum but back-to-back wickets hurt us. (Bowling) We were not up to the mark in the first six. Didn't take wickets, spinners didn't either. We came back in the end but couldn't finish well. Hope to do well in the future. (Result makes it) Very hard, all credit to USA who did well in all three departments. That's why they won. There was moisture in the pitch. It was two-paced. As professionals, we had to assess conditions better.

Monank Patel, POTM: Winning the toss, way we bowled in first six was where we won. We took wickets, did well till the 12th over. Shadab, Babar took chances, we knew they will. We knew it was a chaseable score and needed a good partnership from top-three. We got the game in our hand as me and Gous played till the 12th over. Playing in the WC, you don't get a chance to do it every year. Knew we had to be fully committed every single ball against Pakistan. It was a complete effort from the team.

"USA have made history with unadulterated skill and gumption. This win could define not just their progress in this World Cup but also their cricketing history. It might take a while for what happened to sink in, but the experience itself was one that makes a mortal human grateful for being sentient. Hopefully, this is just the start and we can witness and go through many more such moments together. Thank you for joining in tonight. It was a pleasure.

Pakistan need 7 off 1. A six means another Super Over!

Shadab in. Pakistan need 14 from 3 balls, as Shadab takes his time.

There is a long discussion between the USA players and the umpires - presumably because the Pakistan batters are taking too long to walk out to bat - before Iftikhar and Fakhar come out to chase down 19.

USA started the campaign with a win over Canada, and a win today would not only boost their position in the table, but also script history. The fielders are all waiting on the park, with Pakistan seemingly yet to decide on who to send to bat.

USA captain Monank Patel picks the ball he wants to play with, before the umpires walk out. Netravalkar will bowl.

USA have nailed that Super Over. Amir stuck to the brief but could not execute with margins ever so fine. Just the one four but they finish with 18. They are well ahead, but who will bowl for them and who will Pakistan send?

Amir to bowl the Super over. Jones and Harmeet will open. Remember: both teams have two wickets

2.17pm (12.17am PST) Please wake up and join the action again if you had gone back to bed already! USA could yet beat Pakistan. As per the rules, the hosts will bat first in the Super Over. Terrific game of cat and mouse all along: Pakistan made their way to 159 after being 26 for 3 at one stage, before USA lost their way despite needing only 56 from the remaining 45 balls, with eight wickets in hand. Join Ekanth for the first over of the eliminator.

USA need 5 from 1... A four will mean a tie, and a Super Over

Another 12 off 3...

Shafi: "Blood is boiling"

USA need 15. Here comes Rauf.