NEW YORK: Dark clouds began to downpour here ahead of the highly-anticipated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 clash between fierce rivals Pakistan and India, scheduled at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
According to the details, it has started raining heavily across the newly-built stadium here, just 30 minutes before the scheduled time for the coin toss.
As a result, the square of the outfield has been covered to prevent it from getting damped.
Earlier, the weather forecast predicted a 30 to 50 per cent chance of rain before the match at the Nassau County Stadium in New York.
The match will be held at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Long Island, New York. For viewers in India and Pakistan, it would be at 8 pm and 7:30 pm respectively while the toss will take place 30 minutes prior.
Pakistan and India will lock horns for the eighth time in a T20 World Cup when they square off at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on June 9.
Out of seven matches played thus far between the arch-rivals, India emerged victorious six times while Pakistan tasted triumph only once.
The two teams boast contrasting momentums as India eased past Ireland by eight wickets in the campaign opener while Pakistan succumbed to a humiliating defeat against the USA.
Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup 2024
Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub.
India squad for T20 World Cup 2024
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (vc), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
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