The United States has advanced to the Super 8s of the T20 Cricket World Cup after officials called off Friday’s match between the U.S. and Ireland in Lauderhill, Florida due to an unplayable pitch following multiple delays and a thunderstorm. Severe storms battered South Florida this week, causing a state of emergency to be declared after over two feet of rain hit Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota counties.
The result also eliminates Pakistan from the competition. Pakistan needed a U.S. loss coupled with a victory over Ireland in their final match on Sunday to have a shot to move on. The U.S., which has already qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup hosted by Sri Lanka and India, will now face South Africa (June 19), West Indies (June 21), and Scotland or England (June 23) in the Second Round. The top two teams from that group will advance to the semifinals.
It has been a historic first World Cup for the U.S., which won two games including a massive upset over Pakistan last week despite losing to group leader India on Wednesday, they were helped by the struggles of Pakistan, Canada and Ireland . By advancing to the Super 8s this guarantees that they will qualify for the upcoming T20 World Cup which is going to take place in Sri Lanka and India in 2026. In Group A standings, *India 3-0 (6 points) *USA 2-1-1 (5 pts.), Pakistan 1-2 (2 pts.), Canada 1-2 (2 pts.) and Ireland
