India vs Pakistan Weather and Pitch Report of New York Stadium: Rain threat looms in Nassau County

India vs Pakistan Weather Report: Arch-rivals will face off in the T20 World Cup 2024 in New York on Sunday. Here’s how the weather will pan out during the most awaited match in T20 World Cup 2024.

An aerial view of the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium built on the grounds of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York, on May 17, 2024. The stadium was built as a venue in the United States for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. (Getty Images)

New Delhi: India will take on Pakistan in the most anticipated clash in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Nassau County International Stadium, New York on June 9. 34,000 fans will witness the greatest rivalry in New York stadium. Team India is coming with a dominant victory against Ireland, while Pakistan are under immense pressure as they were shocked by the minnows USA in their opening game.

Pakistan’s pace attack and India’s batting order will be a key contest in the game. India have 4 left-handers in their playing XI since 2016. Pakistan’s batting order is still a problem for the Men in Green as they only managed to score 159 runs against the USA on a batting pitch.

Nassau County International Stadium Pitch Report

The Nassau County International Stadium in New York is known for helping the bowlers as Pace bowlers get a lot of early swing and extra bounce from the pitch. The pitch in New York already faced heavy criticism for low-scoring matches, ICC also acknowledged the issue and advised ground staff to change the pitch conditions for batters. In the six innings played on the Nassau County pitch, the 100-run mark was crossed only two times.

Nassau County International Stadium weather forecast

According to Accuweather, A thundershower  is expected in the morning otherwise it will be breezy with periods of clouds and sun. The chances of rain increase from 15 to 47 per cent during the match time, with the chances of thunderstorms. The match is scheduled to begin at 8:00 pm IST after the toss at 7:30 pm IST.

What if rain spoiled the match
This is the group stage encounter, so there are no reserve days allotted for this game. If the match is washed out then both the teams will share 1 point each.

India and Pakistan squads

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Pakistan Squad: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, Saim Ayub, Abbas Afridi