Rawalpindi : Ireland, USA match due to rain, Pakistan is out of T20 World Cup
The T20 World Cup match between USA and Ireland has been canceled due to rain and wet field and thus the Pakistan team is out of the World Cup and USA has qualified for the Super Eight stage.
The toss in the match was to start at 7:30 and the start of the match at 7:30, but the toss and the start of the match were delayed due to the wet ground. Meanwhile, the umpires inspected the field several times, but due to the heavy rain the previous day, the field was very wet and after inspecting it several times at different stages for more than 3 hours, the umpires, after consulting with the captains of both teams, Decided to cancel the match.
One of the main reasons for not holding the match was to protect the players from injury on a wet pitch and the Irish team also did not show much interest in playing the match as they were already out of the Super Eight race. Due to the cancellation of the match, the USA and Ireland teams were given one point each and thus the USA team reached the Super Eight stage thanks to two wins and a rain-affected match.
Even after winning the match against Ireland, the Pakistan team will not be able to reach the next stage.
It should be noted that Pakistan played their first match in the T20 World Cup against America and the new team defeated Pakistan in the Super Over after an interesting match and caused a major upset in the World Cup. In the next match against traditional rival India, Pakistan got a target of only 120 runs to win the match, but the Pakistani batting line could not achieve this target and was defeated in the match. After that, Pakistan’s access to the next stage depended on the performance of other teams, but as the match between America and Ireland was rained out, Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the Super Eight stage were dashed.