In the present T20 World Cup, the United States of America (USA), the host nation, is now scheduled to meet Ireland in an anticipative match in the event of making a knockout for the Super 8 round. If India is already graduating from Group A, then the USA can join them by beating Ireland. Pakistan, also placed in Group A, would also be looking forward to a match to be held in Fort Lauderdale and would wish to see Ireland win the match. For their Sunday clash with Ireland, their result would be made undoctrinal if the USA emerged victorious ahead of time.
Nevertheless, there have been problems with similar issues in the last few days. For example, on Wednesday, Fort Lauderdale experienced some heavy rain and a flood that led to the Florida governor declaring a state of emergency.
The climate forecast for Friday across cities in the southern state, especially Fort Lauderdale, shows that cloudy conditions are expected to persist. Accuweather has forecasted a 98% chance of rain at Central Broward Regional Park, which decreases to 74% during match time, and the recurring afternoon thunderstorms will not spare this day either.
Fort Lauderdale is said to be at a ’Red Alert’, which is a sign of severe and worsening weather. Strewed with clouds are expected up to 20 June, indicating that probably all matches at the venue may still be threatened by rain. In case that is washed out, the two teams would be awarded a point, and the USA, most probably alongside India, would qualify for the Super 8, leaving Pakistan out of the tournament. The USA has looked pretty good, having beaten both Pakistan and Canada and maintaining good discipline and skills even in the defeat to India, where Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav were the stars for the team.
Some of USA’s key players include captain Monank Patel, Nitish Kumar, and Saurabh Netravalkar, all of who have stand-out moments on the cricket battleground. India has already topped the group with six points and a superior net run rate of + 1.137, and Rohit Sharma led India to join the Super 8. USA takes second place in aggregate with four points, although the net run rate has slightly decreased to +0.127. The two remaining highlights for Pakistan are still a better net run rate than the USA and nothing else.
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