The caravan heads to Florida for the 30th match of the T20 World Cup 2024, where on June 14 at Central Broward Regional Park, the USA will square off against a struggling Ireland. Both sides need to win to advance to the playoffs, as the USA, who play their final group stage match, are only one victory away from making history.
However, Ireland has dropped its opening two games and a loss would mean the end of their tournament participation. Although the Americans are still reeling from their loss to India, the hosts are still full of optimism after putting up a strong battle against the Men in Blue. Rain is expected to ruin the much-anticipated match, since Florida recently experienced high rains that prompted a flash flood alert.
According to reports, there will likely be more intense rain in the upcoming days. However, this piece will clarify the match’s preview, pitch report, likely starting lineup, and broadcast information.
USA
Despite losing to India by seven wickets on Wednesday, the USA still has a good chance of qualifying because they are the clear favorites against Ireland. With regular captain Monank Patel sidelined due to a shoulder injury, the hosts suffered a severe blow against India. It remains to be seen if Patel can recover in time to play against Ireland.
Aaron Jones will captain the team against Ireland in case Monank is unable to play, like he did against India. The bowlers for the United States are performing well; Saurabh Netravalkar in particular has been brilliant with the new ball. In the batting, Aaron Jones and Andries Gous would look to put runs on the board as they are among the leading run getters in this tournament.
Ireland
The Irish team is playing poorly in this tournament. They have yet to secure the tournament’s first victory. They first suffered a loss to India before suffering an unexpected loss to Canada. The batsmen failed them down in both games, especially captain Paul Stirling, who hasn’t produced a single highlight-worthy hit.
Because they let up 137 runs versus Canada on a pitch similar to Nassau County International Stadium—a bowler’s paradise—the bowlers themselves are also at fault. Notably, Canada scored the most runs of any team at this location in New York with an innings of 137 versus Ireland.
The Irish would be hoping for rain to stay away, as a wash-out would mean the Paul Stirling-led side crashing out of the tournament while the USA advancing to super 8.
USA Vs IRE : Pitch Report
The only previous match between Sri Lanka and Nepal that was supposed to take place at this location was called off due to bad weather, and not a single ball was bowled.
With a team batting first scoring an average of roughly 167, the pitch is sporty. It will slow down and eventually favour spinners, but it will be ideal for batting at the beginning of both innings. On the other hand, the USA vs. Ireland game will provide more insight into the behavior of this surface.
USA Vs IRE : Probable 11
USA: Steven Taylor, Gajanand Singh, Andries Gous, Aaron Jones (C), Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan
IRE: Paul Stirling (C), Andy Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (WK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little, Craig Young
The United States of America will go into the game as the favorites because they have succeeded in the competition by taking a bold attitude. Furthermore, the hosts have a good chance of winning and moving on to the next round because the American bowlers have been effective in getting early wickets.
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