🏏ICC T20I WC 2024: Match 30: Ireland vs USA, Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida on 14/06/2024 @8:00 PM IST🏏
Rainy Florida awaits confident USA and demoralised Ireland
A flash-flood emergency is likely to wash out the game, in which case USA will qualify for the Super Eight at Ireland and Pakistan's expense
Weather likely to end Ireland and Pakistan's hopes
Florida is in the midst of a tropical disturbance that has brought intense rainfall. And there's no respite for the remainder of the week. A flash-flood emergency in the region threatens to wash out the entire leg of matches at Central Broward Park.
Two days ago, Nepal vs Sri Lanka was washed out before there could be a toss. Friday's morning fixture between USA and Ireland will likely meet the same fate. If that happens, USA can celebrate; a Super Eight berth will be theirs along with India from Group A. It will mean a dagger through Pakistani hearts; it will seem inevitable after they opened their campaign with back-to-back losses to USA and India.
Saurabh Netravalkar may need to change the date of his 'out of office' email from June 17 until possibly the end of the month. It's likely he won't need to tell his employers why. The cricketing world watched his opening salvo with the new ball as he famously dismissed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in successive overs on Wednesday morning.
Ireland are entering this game with slim hopes of qualifying. Having begun the tournament with two morale-shattering losses themselves, including one to Canada, they need to win both their remaining games by considerable margins.
But instead of plotting and planning, they will likely be scouring weather forecasts, and that may not change anything. It's that bleak.
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