A state of emergency has been declared in Fort Lauderdale on account of lethal floods in Florida. Native authorities have halted tons of of flights to and from South Florida airports. In consequence, the Sri Lankan cricket group, which is presently collaborating within the T20 World Cup, is caught within the metropolis. Fort Lauderdale is likely one of the three venues within the US the place T20 World Cup matches are scheduled to be held. The primary match within the metropolis – Sri Lanka vs Nepal – was additionally washed out on account of heavy rains in and across the stadium.
“Preliminary studies point out that rainfall and flooding have impacted and will proceed to influence the operational capacity of vital infrastructure, together with main interstates, state and county roads, airports, colleges and different vital infrastructure in these counties,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stated within the proclamation.
The Sri Lankan group was scheduled to fly from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean islands on Wednesday however needed to delay their departure on account of heavy rains and flooding.
The Sri Lankan group is caught within the US on account of floods in Florida. The group was scheduled to fly from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean this night, however now they’re caught within the US. The mayor of Fort Lauderdale has issued a state of emergency. The group is predicted to fly out tomorrow.
— Rex Clementine (@RexClementine) June 13, 2024
Sri Lanka will play their ultimate group match towards the Netherlands in St Lucia on Monday, June 17. They’ve misplaced two of their three matches to date however nonetheless have an opportunity of reaching the Tremendous 8 stage.
“The Legislation of Nature” is working to remove Pakistan from the match pic.twitter.com/kJlt46UcNQ
— cricuschin (@Sachin_Gandhi7) June 13, 2024
In the meantime, Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale is ready to host key video games this week with each Pakistan and the USA battling it out for a spot within the subsequent spherical from Group A.
The USA will play Eire on Friday, whereas Pakistan will play the identical opponent on Sunday. If the USA beats Eire or the match is deserted, they are going to be part of India because the second group to qualify for the Tremendous 8s from Group A, which means Pakistan's match on Sunday will likely be irrelevant.
Nevertheless, if the USA loses to Eire, Pakistan can write its personal future within the match towards Eire on Sunday.
India stay on prime of Group A with six factors (NRR +1.137) from three matches. The Rohit Sharma-led aspect have secured a spot within the Tremendous 8s. USA are nonetheless in second place with 4 factors from three matches, however their NRR has dropped to +0.127. This can be a nice information for Pakistan as their NRR is now higher than USA.
Which means Pakistan can qualify for the Tremendous Eight stage of the T20 World Cup 2024 even when they beat Eire by the narrowest margin of their ultimate Group-A match on Sunday, supplied the USA lose to the identical group on Friday.
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