Sri Lanka vs Nepal – T20 World Cup: Team news, head-to-head, pitch, weather

Nepal will look for their first win in the T20 World Cup 2024 when they meet Sri Lanka in a crucial Group D match.

Who: Sri Lanka vs Nepal
What: ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Group D match
When: Tuesday, June 11, 7:30pm local time (23:30 GMT)
Where: Central Broward Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida, United States
How to follow: Al Jazeera’s live text and photo coverage begins at 20:30 GMT

International cricket returns to Florida after nearly a year and the Central Broward Park Stadium in Lauderhill will offer a welcome respite to the teams playing their T20 World Cup group matches in the United States.

The venue, which hosted its first international match in 2010, is expected to offer better batting conditions than its New York counterpart, where all conversations have centred around the tricky pitch.

Sri Lanka will be especially pleased to be back at the ground where they have played before, albeit many years ago, offering them an advantage over their opponents Nepal.

The Sri Lankan batting lineup has been the team’s weak link and with their chances of survival dependent on this game, the 2014 champions will hope the change in venue will change their fortunes as well.

However, Sri Lanka’s bowling coach Aqib Javed believes his side’s strong bowling can win the game for them against Nepal.

“[We have] got the best leg-spinner in the world, a mystery bowler and slingers, who are very unique and effective in T20 cricket,” Javed said ahead of the match.

Javed, a former Pakistan pace bowler, heaped praise on right-arm pacer Nuwan Thushara for his four-wicket spell in Sri Lanka’s last match against Bangladesh.

“When you have a small total, then somebody has to come up and bring something like what Nuwan brought the other day,” he said.