New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Pakistan avenged its shocking loss to the United States from two years ago at the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, and New Zealand openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen shared the highest-ever partnership for any wicket at the tournament.

The U.S., which gave co-host India a scare in its opening game before going down by 29 runs in Mumbai, struggled against Pakistan's spinners and lost by 32 runs in Colombo. It gave Pakistan its second successive win in Group A ahead of its huge showdown with archrival India on Sunday, a match that will go ahead after Pakistan reversed its decision to boycott.

Opener Sahibzada Farhan (73) and the experienced Babar Azam (46) gave Pakistan a strong total of 190-9 despite fast bowler Shadley va...