Sri Lanka's wounded taking on Nepal's assured defense.

Match information

Nepal vs Sri Lanka
Lauderhill, Florida, 7: 30pm native time

Great picture: Nepal's best chance of beating Sri Lanka

But, you're saying there's a prospect? As Sri Lanka tries to maintain their waning hopes of winning the T20 World Cup in 2024, that will be the nature of their thinking going forward.

The former earth leaders are now firmly in must-win place after two straight defeats to South Africa and Bangladesh. As things stand, nothing but outright victories against Nepal and Netherlands will suffice, and even then, Sri Lanka will need at least one ( ideally both ) of those sides to beat Bangladesh. It's an improbable situation certainly, but one an entire society will be aiming to develop into life.

The fact that the dropped pitches and natural volatility they bring are now firmly in their rearview mirror will help them. In fact, Sri Lanka's pitchers have struggled to cope with some of the uncooked surfaces on offer in Dallas and New York, and they will undoubtedly welcome a change with the scarcely-used but comparatively more experienced tracks in Lauderhill.

In reality, Sri Lanka will go in with a wealth of knowledge by contrast, having played both their comfortable- up game it. They will also be able to learn about the India-West Indies series that was held that late last year, and it's interesting that Sri Lanka themselves were currently playing against the Netherlands, which they could not afford to lose, and that they had to defeat at least two of Sri Lanka, South Africa, or Bangladesh in order to have a chance of qualifying.

They now come against an opposition they have not faced, and one that possesses a ball harm with the type of variety that is hard to plan for at the best of times. That said, this is a Sri Lankan clothing that is out of aspects in terms of their bat, and on the biggest step you will often be presented with a more opportune time of grabbing a historical upset.

Type guide

Nepal LLLWW ( Last five completed matches, most recent first )
Sri Lanka LLWLW

In the spotlight: Karan Houston and Nuwan Thushara

Sandeep Lamichhane is no question a large lady, and someone whose presence hindered Norway considerably in their opening match damage to the Netherlands as well. However, they have someone who can challenge Sri Lanka's top order and possibly expose their delicate underbelly in the skilled Karan KC, who is their second-highest T20I wicket taker. Karan, to be fair, has n't been at his best lately, but he has a reputation for collecting big hauls, and Nepal will be hoping for the same fate.

While Sri Lanka's first two games have been well documented, the game has one region of excellence. That is largely due to their success in the powerplay, where the slingy Nuwan Thushara has proved to be a boon for criticism bowlers. With his ability to swing the ball soon and his strange trajectory, he almost solitary- handedly stole a win against Bangladesh. Nepal's batters will undoubtedly have done their homework, but it will be entirely new to take him on.

Team news

There's been a fair bit of rain in Lauderhill, which means potentially some moisture in the surface. Nepal's decision to stick with their seam-heavy combination would not surprise them.

Nepal ( probable XI ): 1 Kushal Bhurtel, 2 Aasif Sheikh (wk ), 3 Anil Sah, 4 Kushal Malla, 5 Rohit Paudel ( capt ), 6 Dipendra Singh Airee, 7 Gulsan Jha, 8 Sompal Kami, 9 Karan KC, 10 Abinash Bohara 11 Sagar Dhakal

In place of Maheesh Theekshana, Sri Lanka may choose to use a third front-line seamer in either Dushmantha Chameera or Dilshan Madushanka, who have neither yet featured in the competition.

Sri Lanka ( probable XI ): 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Mendis (wk ), 3 Kamindu Mendis, 4 Dhananjaya de Silva, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Dasun Shanaka, 8 Wanindu Hasaranga ( capt ), 9 Maheesh Theekshana/Dilshan Madushanka, 10 Matheesha Pathirana, 11 Nuwan Thushara

Pitch and conditions

All indications are currently that the pitch will help the batters in this game, which Sri Lanka did in Lauderhill. However, Rain is expected to spoil things because Sri Lanka already held a training session on Monday that was postponed due to the bad weather. The forecast for Tuesday is not much better, with thunderstorms forecast for the evening, making it a fairly stop-start affair.

Stats and trivia

Since January 2023, the full-member nation has taken at least 10 wickets in T20Is, and Nuwan Thushara's strike rate of a wicket per 9.4 deliveries is the best among those who have won the first 15 games there. The average first innings score is 168.

Quotes

" I think the gap is very good, especially to prepare ourselves, especially after we lost against Netherlands. We have utilised three, four net sessions here and we are very well prepared for tomorrow's game".
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel feels his team is recharged after their weeklong break.

" I think the morale is there, the spirit is there. It's just one missed opportunity. Otherwise, if you want to judge anyone, how they feel, just see them how they bowl and how they field".
Despite two early defeats, Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach Aqib Javed is unconcerned with the team's morale.