Florida storms threaten Ireland & Pakistan Super 8 hopes

Tropical storms and flooding person put nan last 3 T20 World Cup group games held successful nan United States astatine risk, but organisers are highly improbable to move them from Florida.

The New York limb of nan tourney vanished connected Wednesday pinch India's triumph complete nan USA, and nan action is now group to move to Lauderhill's Central Broward Park.

Three fixtures stay successful Group A pinch co-hosts USA, Ireland, Canada and Pakistan each still successful contention to suffice for nan Super 8s alongside India.

However, Florida has been battered by torrential downpours aft grounds rainfall successful nan past fewer days pinch much of nan aforesaid forecast.

The US National Weather Service has issued warnings for "excessive rainfall" for Friday greeting erstwhile nan USA are group to look Ireland (15:30 BST).

Groundstaff astatine Central Broward Park were capable to return nan covers disconnected connected Thursday to commencement nan drying process, but neither Ireland nor nan USA are apt to train outdoors earlier nan match.

The 25,000-capacity stadium, opened successful 2007, has bully drainage accommodation successful spot and organisers are still optimistic nan games could spell up if nan upwind holds.

Sri Lanka's fixture against Nepal connected 11 June - nan only different crippled that was scheduled to beryllium played astatine nan crushed successful Lauderhill - was abandoned without a shot being bowled.

It is understood to beryllium highly improbable that nan International Cricket Council would move nan remaining fixtures to different venue astatine specified short notice.

The USA are nan favourites to suffice successful 2nd spot for nan Super 8s aft winning 2 of their 3 matches.

Should they triumph their lucifer against Ireland connected Friday, it will render nan 2 remaining games dormant rubbers.

Equally, if location is nary play successful that match, past nan USA would decorativeness pinch 5 points and nary of nan different teams beneath them successful nan group would beryllium capable to overtake that total.

If Ireland win, past they, Pakistan aliases Canada could decorativeness supra nan USA connected nett tally rate.

Canada and India are group to meet connected Saturday, pinch Pakistan scheduled to look connected Sunday.