Sri Lanka vs South Africa Weather Report And Pitch Report Of New York Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 4

New York is all set to host the Sri Lanka vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 game on Monday, June 3. The match starts at 8 pm IST for Indian fans.

Sri Lanka and South Africa have both named their T20 World Cup squads. Sri Lanka will be led by Wanindu Hasaranga, while South Africa will be led by Aiden Markram.

The two teams have played 17 T20Is with South Africa winning 12 games and Sri Lanka just five. In the T20 World Cups, South Africa have won thrice while Sri Lanka just one.

Sri Laka have seasoned spinners in Hasaranga and Theekshana in their ranks. Their pace attack is well-rounded with Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thusara, Dushmantha Chameera, and Dilshan Madushanka forming the attack. They have seasoned all-rounders forming the core of their batting lineup.

South Africa will have their senior players return to the T20 World Cup after their commitment to the IPL. Aiden Markram will lead the side. He will have batters like Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, and David Miller taking up responsibility.

With the ball, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje will lead the attack. Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi will be the two spinners with Markram as the third option.

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa Weather Report And Pitch Report Of New York Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 4

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Weather Report Of New York

The SL vs SA match starts at 9.30 am local time. The weather will be partly sunny and pleasant. The temperatures will be around 25 degrees. There is a chance of rain on the horizon but that will not be impactful. All in all the weather conditions look good for the game.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Pitch Analysis

This is the first time that international cricket of such a big magnitude will be played in the US and New York. The pitches are very new and many of the grounds have the look of a baseball ground hence the dimensions will be different.

The venue will host 8 matches and the first game will give us a very fair idea as to how the pitch will behave. Given that it's the T20 World Cup, the pitch should have something it in for both batters and bowlers.

Weather Impact on Sri Lanka vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2024, Match 4

The weather conditions will be pleasant and sunny for this match. The humidity levels will be nearly 60 percent. Rain is not expected to play spoilsport in this contest and hence we should have a full game of 40 overs.

Conclusion

The T20 World Cup 2024 will be played from June 2 to June 29. The tournament will be played across nine venues, three in the US and six in the Caribbean. The players will have to encounter different playing conditions across venues. All the fans will hope for rain or any other kind of inclement weather to stay away from the tournament.

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