New York weather forecast, Sri Lanka vs South Africa, T20 World Cup: Nassau County Stadium pitch report, live streaming

The 2024 T20 World Cup kicked off in style with co-hosts USA defeating Canada by seven wickets in the tournament opener in Dallas, USA on Saturday, 1 June. West Indies, who are co-hosting the tournament along with the United States, opened their campaign a day later against Papua New Guinea at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana.

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The West Indies-PNG fixture will be followed by Namibia facing Oman in the first Group B clash later on Sunday, or Monday morning in the Indian subcontinent.

The tournament will then witness its first showdown between two Full Members on Monday evening with 2014 champions Sri Lanka squaring off against two-time semi-finalists South Africa in New York, the two sides being the first teams from Group D to begin their campaign.

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The Sri Lanka-South Africa fixture, additionally, will also be the first international match taking place at New York’s Nassau County International Stadium, where India had beaten Bangladesh by 60 runs in a warm-up match on Saturday.

Before the tournament gets underway, we take a look at the the head-to-head record between the two teams as well as what the pitch at the Nassau County Stadium and the weather in New York are expected to be like:

Sri Lanka vs South Africa head-to-head record

South Africa lead Sri Lanka 12 wins to five defeats in 17 T20I meetings that includes a Super Over victory for the Proteas. The two sides had first met in the shortest format in the 2012 ICC World T20, which took place in Sri Lanka and in which the Proteas emerged victorious by 32 runs. When it comes to their head-to-head record in T20 World Cups, South Africa lead 3-1 in four meetings.

Nassau County Stadium pitch report

India’s score of 182/5 at the Nassau County Stadium in their warmup match against Bangladesh proved to be an above-par score for the Men in Blue as they restricted the ‘Tigers’ to a paltry 122/9. The pitch behaved slower than expected with a few deliveries staying low and resulting in the batters getting beaten.

The outfield too was a little on the slower side with the boundary dimensions also fairly big compared to those of venues in nations such as India and New Zealand, meaning collecting boundaries will not be an easy prospect for batters in New York. A score in the range of 160-170 should be competitive at this recently-inaugurated venue and 180 a fairly challenging one.

What New York City’s weather will be like on Monday?

Weather might have a say in the Sri Lanka-South Africa match with the weather forecast for New York City predicting intermittent rainfall on Monday morning.

With the match scheduled to start at 10.30 am local time (8 pm IST), and a 40 per cent chance of rain on Monday, the fourth match of the tournament could experience a few delays, but not a washout.

Where can I watch live action of the Sri Lanka vs South Africa match?

Cricket fans in India can tune into the live telecast on the Star Sports Network, with free live streaming available on the Disney Plus Hotstar App.