Rain Halts Nepal vs Sri Lanka Match, South Africa Advances to Super-8
The T20 World Cup 2024 match between Nepal and Sri Lanka was called off due to rain. With this, South Africa became the team to reach the Super-8 of World Cup 2024. The match between Nepal and Sri Lanka was scheduled to be played at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Florida, but rain prevented the toss of the match. After this both the teams scored 1-1.
South Africa Secures Super-8 Spot
South Africa advanced to the Super-8s as the team won all three matches they played as they were not in Group D. At the same time, Sri Lanka’s way to reach the top-8 has become difficult. Sri Lanka has lost two of the three matches played so far, while one match was canceled. He has only 1 point. The team’s further journey will depend on the matches of other teams.
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Nepal vs Sri Lanka Key Players and Performances
Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga is the team’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is. He has taken 108 wickets in 67 matches at an economy rate of 6.85. Hasaranga has taken 2-2 wickets in two matches played in the T20 World Cup 2024. At the same time, opener Pathum Nisanka scored a brilliant knock of 47 runs against South Africa. He has scored a total of 1281 runs in 50 T20 matches. However, despite the good performance of both, the team could not win a single match.
Nepal captain Rohit Kumar Paudel has so far scored 1143 runs in 50 matches. He bats at a strike rate of 123.70. He scored 35 runs in the match against the Netherlands. While the batting all-rounder Kushal Malla is known for his fast batting. He has scored 780 runs in 40 T20 matches, including a century. He played an innings of 37 runs in the practice match against Canada.
Pitch Report and Possible Playing XI
Pitch Report
The pitch at Florida’s Central Broward Regional Park Stadium is considered batting-friendly, with an average score of 165-170 runs. Teams winning the toss might prefer to bat first to take advantage of the powerplay.
Sri Lanka Team– Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Pathum Nisanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjay de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Mahish Thekshana, Mathish Pathirana and Nuwan Tushara.
Nepal Team– Rohit Kumar (captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh (wicketkeeper), Anil Sah, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Ayre, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Avinash Bohra, Sagar Dhakkal.
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