LAUDERHILL: The T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Nepal was called off on Tuesday in Florida because to heavy rain and a flooded outfield.
With three victories in a row, South Africa, who leads Group “D,” became the first team to advance to the Super Eight round of the competition as a result of the outcome.
The most of the day had been spent in heavy rain, with flood warnings issued for the area. However, a break in the weather allowed ground crew to start attempting to dry the field.
To the dismay of the sizable and animated group of Nepalese supporters present at Central Broward Stadium, officials canceled the game an hour into the process of clearing the standing water, leaving the teams to split the points.
After losing their first two matches against Bangladesh and South Africa, Sri Lanka is currently in danger of being eliminated from the competition mathematically.
With just one point, Wanindu Hasaranga’s team is at the bottom of the group and, barring a miracle, looks destined to lose.
Regarding their prospects of moving on, Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana remarked, “It’s not going to be easy for us and it would be a miracle actually.” On Sunday, they will play the Netherlands to round out their group campaign. Theekshana said that they had not found anything in the 20-team competition.
The off-spinner stated, “We didn’t bat well, we didn’t assess the conditions really well, and our plans, everything went wrong.”
After two games, Nepal is also without a win and will play South Africa on Friday.
“We obviously want a proper game and the sun to shine,” Nepal’s coach Monty Desai said to the media. “We are aware that we are entering uncharted territory. We haven’t before played in South Africa.
“However, the camp’s morale is high at the same time.”
For the rest of the week, when India, Pakistan, Ireland, and Canada have games in Florida, rain and thunderstorms are expected.
