Match Details
Date: June 14, 2024
Time: 8:00 PM IST
Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill
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The USA will play against Ireland in the Group A match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Lauderhill. Following their wins over Canada and Pakistan, the USA cricket team competed well against India, but they ended up suffering a tough defeat, yet their hopes of making it through to the Super 8 stage rest in their own hands. For Ireland, it is vital to defeat their upcoming opponents, to keep themselves in the hunt for a potential spot in the next round of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Pitch Report
The first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Lauderhill got washed out without a ball being bowled, which is why there is no latest update about its pitch. Notably, the average first innings score at this venue in T20I cricket is 166, indicating that the pitch could be good for batting, but assisting the seamers a bit due to the weather around in the city when the USA take on Ireland.
Team Analysis
USA
The USA batting lineup found it tough to adjust to the tricky conditions at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, but still, the likes of Steven Taylor and Nitish Kumar managed to score valuable 20s against India. Saurabh Netravalkar picked up the prized scalps of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to put some jitters in the opposition batting lineup, although the other bowlers were unable to be quite as penetrative as him, allowing the opposition to chase down 110-run target with a just under a couple of overs to spare.
USA squad for T20 World Cup 2024
Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir
Ireland
Ireland’s batting lineup struggled massively in their two outings at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, with only George Dockrell and Mark Adair got some fluency against Canada while chasing down a big total of 138 runs. In the bowling side of things, Craig Young, Barry McCarthy and Mark Adair picked up a decent number of wickets for the Irish, but it wasn’t enough for the team in their first two matches of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Ireland squad for T20 World Cup 2024
Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young
Match Prediction
Conclusion
The USA cricket team have played quite well throughout the tournament, but the pressure of securing their spot in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024 could prove to be too much for their inexperienced squad, allowing Ireland to give a new lease of life to their campaign in the tournament.
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