USA v Ireland: T20 Cricket World Cup – live
Key events
The referees will inspect at 10.30am local and 3.30pm BST. If all else fails – doubt or doubt – I’m sure we’ll get a game of some sort, even if it’s a T10 thrash.
The big picture
Department of Permutations
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If Ireland wins, things get complicated. The US would be on four points after playing all their matches, while Ireland, Pakistan and Canada would all be on two points with one match left to play: Ireland vs Pakistan and India vs Canada. In that scenario, net run-rate or weather would decide who qualifies along with India.
Throwing postponed
The good news is that it’s dry in Lauderhill, with unconfirmed reports of an orange thing in the sky, so there’s still hope for a match at some point. But for now the outfield is far from playable, so the toss won’t take place at 11am local/3pm BST.
And now it’s time for the weather report, brought to you by one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history
Preamble
Hello and welcome to The Guardian’s groundbreaking live blog on Florida weather. If the USA’s match against Ireland falls through, the most likely scenario after the biblical weather in recent days, they will qualify for the Super 8s on their T20 World Cup debut.
It’s an extraordinary prospect, made possible by their thrilling win over Pakistan eight days ago. That result set up Group A and gave the US a chance at glory, albeit possible without being on the pitch. After the Miracle on Ice it is time for the Miracle on Sea.
As the players Doing Come on, Ireland need to win to keep both their and Pakistan’s hopes alive. But the prospects don’t look great.
The scheduled start time is 3:30 PM BST, 10:30 AM local. It could be a long day – and a historic one.