Preview: The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin with a match between South Africa (SA) and Sri Lanka (SL). All groups will play. The fourth match is set to happen on June 3 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Sri Lanka would be overjoyed, riding high on the momentum of back-to-back 2-1 series wins over Afghanistan and Bangladesh in their respective three-match Twenty20 international series. But in their warm-up matches against Ireland and the Netherlands, they had mixed results. All the same, they will want to start their campaign off right.
On the other side, South Africa would have felt a little less confident after being thoroughly defeated in a three-match T20I series by their co-hosts, the West Indies. In that series, nevertheless, a number of important players received rest. With their best players back, South Africa will be motivated to win this series. Their positive T20I head-to-head record and their performance versus the Lankans in this tournament will give them confidence.
T20 World Cup 2024, 4th Match, SL vs SA
Venue: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
Date & Time: Monday, June 03, 8:00 PM
Pitch Report: This match will be held at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, which was constructed specifically for the T20 World Cup 2024 and finished on schedule. In order to become familiar with the pitch’s qualities and learn from the batting side’s performance, the winning team would probably choose to field first. This would allow them to plan a more intelligent pursuit.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Sri Lanka (SL): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushmantha Chameera
South Africa (SA): Aiden Markram (c), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee
