Pakistan is set to kick-off its T20 World Cup campaign on Thursday with a match against hosts United States of America.

The match will be played in Dallas, Texas and will begin at 8:30pm Pakistan time.

Pakistan are heading into the World Cup on the back of defeats against England. Imad Wasim has already been ruled out with an injury.

However, USA has already had a successful start to the tournament with a win over neighbors England.

Likely 11s

Pakistan

1 Mohammad Rizwan 2 Babar Azam 3 Usman Khan 4 Fakhar Zaman 5 Azam Khan 6 Iftikhar Ahmed 7 Shadab Khan 7 8 Shaheen Afridi 9 Haris Rauf 10 Mohammad Amir 11 Abrar Ahmed

USA

1 Steven Taylor, 2 Monank Patel (capt), 3 Andries Gous (wk), 4 Aaron Jones, 5 Nitish Kumar, 6 Corey Anderson, 7 Harmeet Singh, 8 Shadley van Schalkwyk, 9 Jasdeep Singh, 10 Ali Khan, 11 Saurabh Netravalkar

Pitch

Dallas experienced heavy rain in the days leading up to the tournament, but the weather has been mostly dry since the World Cup began. This trend is expected to continue on Thursday, allowing for a full game without interruption.

The pitch has provided early seam movement and good bounce in the first two matches, making it a challenging surface for batsmen. Notably, the opening match, held at this venue, saw the two highest scores of the tournament so far, suggesting a potential for high-scoring encounters.