Nepal will play Sri Lanka in the 23rd match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024, which will be played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill on June 12.
Team Overview:
Nepal has played one match in the ongoing T20 World Cup against the Netherlands and lost. Nepal will try its best to register a win against Sri Lanka.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka has played two matches in the ongoing event so far and lost both. In the first game, they lost to South Africa, and in the second game, they were defeated by Bangladesh. They are almost on the verge of elimination from the T20 World Cup. One more defeat in this event can confirm their elimination, so they will try their best to remain in the contest.
Key player:
Sri Lanka: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Mendis
Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel, Aasif Sheikh, Karan KC
Head to Head:
Sri Lanka and Nepal have never faced each other. This is their first time facing each other in the short format.
Central Broward Regional Park Stadium pitch:
The surface of Central Broward Regional Park Stadium offers an extra advantage to the bowler than bowlers. At the start of the game, the pitch supports bowlers, but as the game progresses, the pitch starts to slow down, and the resulting batter can not time the ball properly due to the slow pitch.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
Sri Lanka playing XI:
Kusal Mendis (Wicket Keeper), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga (Captain), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara
Nepal Playing XI:
Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (Wicket Keeper), Anil Sah, Kushal Malla, Karan KC, Sagar Dhakal, Abinash Bohara, Rohit Paudel (Captain), Sundeep Jora, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match details:
The 24th match of the ICC T20 World Cup between Sri Lanka and Nepal will be played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill on Wednesday, June 12. The match will start at 4:30 a.m. (PST), 5:00 a.m. (IST), and 11:30 p.m. (GMT) on Tuesday.
Match Predictions:
Sri Lanka is the better team. They are a more experienced team than Nepal. Also, they will try to remain in the T20 World Cup 2024. Sri Lanka has a much better opportunity to win this match.
Possible Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
SL won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 40-45 runs
First-inning Total: 150-55
SL won the match
Scenario 2:
SL won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 30-35 runs
First inning total: 120-125
SL won the match