Sri Lanka vs Nepal Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Match abandoned due to rain

Sri Lanka vs Nepal, T20 World Cup 2024: Match was called off without toss due to rain in Florida. Both teams got one point each and Sri Lanka are now on the brink of elimination while South Africa have become the first team to qualify for the Super 8 stage.

Preview: Sri Lanka face Nepal in Lauderhill, Florida on Wednesday desperately seeking a victory to keep their T20 World Cup campaign alive. The 2014 champions are currently languishing at the bottom of Group D with two defeats in as many outings along with a poor Net Run Rate (NRR) of -0777.

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The Lankan Lions had suffered a six-wicket loss against South Africa in their opening fixture after getting bundled out for 77, and would suffer a narrow two-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in their subsequent outing in a match that went down the wire.

Nepal too have lost their only outing so far, suffering a six-wicket loss against the Netherlands in Dallas that has left them with an NRR of -0.539.

Not only will the two south Asian teams be seeking their first points on Wednesday, they will also be hoping to win by a handsome margin in order to improve their Net Run Rate and catch up with Bangladesh and the Netherlands, who currently are the front-runners to the second spot on Group D with South Africa virtually through to the next round.

Squads:

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dilshan Madushanka

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Anil Sah, Rohit Paudel(c), Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sagar Dhakal, Abinash Bohara, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sundeep Jora, Pratis GC, Kamal Singh Airee