T20 WC 2024: South Africa benefited from the cancellation of Sri Lanka-Nepal match, became the first team to reach the Super 8

 

The T20 World Cup 2024 match played between Sri Lanka and Nepal in Lauderhill, Florida on Wednesday (12 June)   was cancelled without a toss due to rain. Let us tell you that both the teams have not won a single match, although both have got one point each. At the same time, due to this match being inconclusive, South Africa has become the first team from Group D to qualify for the Super 8 round. South Africa has won all its three matches so far. 

Sri Lanka and Nepal's hopes of reaching the Super 8 have suffered a major blow.

To qualify for the Super 8, Sri Lanka will first have to hope that Bangladesh's match against the Netherlands in Bridgetown on June 13 is washed out due to rain and then beat the Netherlands in their last group match on June 16. Apart from this, they will need South Africa to beat Nepal by a big margin in their match on June 14 and then Nepal's team to beat Bangladesh on June 16. 

Nepal can also qualify but they will have to beat South Africa and Bangladesh by big margins and then hope that the Netherlands lose both of their remaining matches. 

However, India, Pakistan, Canada, USA and Ireland teams will play their matches in Lauderhill between 14th and 16th June and there is a possibility of rain there this week.