Tuesday morning’s T20 World Cup warm-up between Bangladesh and the United States was called off due to thunderstorms in Dallas. Due to intense rain and flood warnings, both teams had to stay at the hotel. Those who were there this morning shared photographs of the damage to the ground on social media.
“This is to confirm that the warm-up match between Bangladesh and the USA at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas today has been cancelled due to the conditions of the facilities following the adverse weather that has affected the area,” Bangladesh’s team manager, Rabeed Iman, announced at 8:54 a.m. local time. Afterwards, he disclosed that the Bangladeshi team would probably work out in the gym before departing for New York on Wednesday. On June 1, they will meet India in their second warm-up match there.
This was supposed to be both teams’ first warm-up game before the T20 World Cup. On June 1, co-hosts USA and Canada square off in the tournament’s first match. On June 7, Bangladesh will play their first matchup with Sri Lanka. Since Dallas is the location of both games, it was very important for Bangladesh to learn more about the stadium.
The USA defeated Bangladesh 2-1 at the Houston Prairie View Cricket Complex last week in the Twenty20 International series. With players like Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, and Ali Khan helping to write history, it was the home team’s first series victory against a Full Member team. The USA, Canada, India, Pakistan, and Ireland are the other teams in Group A of the T20 World Cup.
Bangladesh will be under additional strain following the shocking series loss. In any T20 World Cup, they have never won more than two games. They are in Group D with the Netherlands, South Africa, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
For the first time, the USA and the West Indies are holding an ICC competition that is the largest in cricket history in terms of participants.