USA vs Canada Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Dallas Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1
Published - 01 Jun 2024, 02:05 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:12 AM
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Dallas is all set to host the USA vs Canada ICC T20 World Cup 2024 opener on Sunday, June 2. The match kickstarts a month-long tournament between 20 teams with the final scheduled on May 29 in Barbados.
The tournament is being hosted by the West Indies and the USA. There are three venues in the USA and six in the Caribbean. Hosts West Indies kick off their campaign against PNG on June 2 as well in Guyana. June 2 will thus host two matches in different parts of the world.
USA are led by Monak Patel. They recently won a T20I series 2-1 against Bangladesh. The series win made the world take notice of them in this major tournament. More than ten teams have played the qualifiers across continents and have qualified for the tournament.
Canada are led by Saad Bin Zafar. Like the USA they have many players from India and Pakistan origin. They dominated Nepal in their first warm-up match scoring 183 with the bat and bowling the opposition out for 120. USA and Canada are placed in Group A alongside Teams like India, Pakistan, and Ireland.
USA vs Canada Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Dallas Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1
USA vs Canada Weather Report Of Dallas
The USA vs Canada match starts at 7.30 pm local time which is 6 am IST. The temperatures in the morning will be around 30 degrees with "Mostly cloudy and humid with a strong thunderstorm in spots" as per Accuweather. There is a 40 percent chance of rain in the morning with cloud cover of nearly 82 percent. There are chances of thunderstorms as well.
By the afternoon, the temperature will drop to 30 degrees. The conditions will remain cloudy with strong thunderstorms expected in a few areas, By the evening, the temperatures will be around 24 degrees with "strong thunderstorms expected" and conditions remaining mostly cloudy and humid. Chances of rain in the evening as as high as 70 percent. Humidity will be over 80 percent.
USA vs Canada Pitch Analysis
It is expected to be a relayed pitch as the venue hosts baseball games which is a major sport in the US. Not much can be said about the venue and ground conditions as not too many matches have been played here.
Staying to the nature of T20 cricket, a batting-friendly pitch is expected to be made with enough help for the bowlers as well. Three games will be played at this venue in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Weather Impact on USA vs Canada, ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 1
Rain is almost certain to play spoilsport in this campaign opener. The match might even get rained out as the weather forecast suggests.
There is almost a 70 percent chance of rain and if it rains it will mean a delayed start as well. The drainage system of the ground will come into the picture as well if it rains hard. The possibility of a match happening looks bleak.
Conclusion
The USA vs Canada match might be interrupted by rain. It might well be a delayed start if the match happens and the match even might be a curtailed game in case it rains heavily. The weather forecast for the game does not look good.
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