Big Apple realities, building on foundations elsewhere: A look at New York, Dallas and Lauderhill venues for the T20 World Cup

The upper level behind home plate in the old baseball complex was kept, and now stands on the backward square-leg/cover boundary. The lower bowl around the ground was rebuilt to fit dimensions of a cricket ground with an oval shape, though the boundaries towards the structures kept from the original baseball site are slightly smaller.

On top of the tournament’s opening fixture, the North American battle between the hosts and Canada on 1 June, the venue will host a further three matches between 4 June and 7 June.

To the east, the Central Broward Park and Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida, also plays hosts to four matches, from 11 June to 16 June.

A familiar site for those who follow the Caribbean Premier League and international fixtures of both American and West Indian teams, the venue has hosted T20Is since 2010. From teams preparing for the T20 World Cup in the same year and quasi-hosts West Indies taking on New Zealand, India and Bangladesh in different series over the years, the USA have also played numerous ODIs at the venue and hosted Ireland in a December 2021 series.

USA and Ireland claimed a match from each other when they met, before Ireland travelled to the Caribbean.

In the build-up to the tournament, the ground has undergone an $8.4 million renovation.

Resodding was completed in February, with the cricket block expanded to six pitches, completed in house with assistance from council maintenance. The practice facilities were also upgraded, as well as grandstand upgrades to cater for the anticipated crowds.