The ninth match of Super-8 will be played between England and America today in ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Both the teams will face each other for the first time in cricket history.
Defending champion England has won the T20 World Cup title twice. At the same time, America is playing the World Cup for the first time.
Now match details…
Super-8: England Vs America
Date and Stadium: 23 June, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Time: Toss- 7:30 PM, Match Start- 8:00 PM
Importance of the match
In Super-8, eight teams have been divided into 2 groups of 4 each. Group-2 consists of England, South Africa, West Indies and America. The teams that will be in the top 2 in both the groups will play the semi-finals.
England is currently in third position in Group-2. England will have to win by a big margin against America.
If England has to keep its hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive, then it will have to improve its run rate to better than South Africa. If this does not happen, then the team will have to wait for South Africa to lose by a big margin.
On the other hand, America is in the last position after losing both its matches in the Super-8 stage. If it loses today, its hopes of reaching the semi-finals will end.
Role of toss- 31 T-20 International matches have been played at Kensington Oval so far. The team batting first won in 19 matches and the team chasing won in 10 matches. The result of two matches could not be decided. The team winning the toss would prefer to bat first.
Weather report- 44% chance of rain
There is a 44% chance of rain in Barbados on June 23. The temperature here on this day will be between 31 to 27 degrees Celsius. There may be rain with thunder at different places in the morning. There will be clouds and sunshine at intervals.