By Canada has been eliminated, having lost two of its three games. Its win came against Ireland. The U.S. is the second team to qualify from this group, knocking Pakistan out of the tournament.
Rain and flash floods in Florida have been a threat to the games this weekend. On Friday, the U.S.-Ireland game was abandoned without a ball bowled. While there has been little or no rain on Saturday morning, the wet outfield from Friday remained.
After winning three matches on the bounce, Rohit Sharma’s men have already qualified for the Super 8 stage of the World Cup. India began their campaign by beating Ireland by 8-wickets. This was followed by a 6-run victory over Pakistan. India then had to fight hard to beat tournament co-hosts USA by 7-wickets.
Now India will look to remain unbeaten when they face Canada. Canada are out of the race for a place in Super 8 after managing just one win from their three games. Canada pulled off a surprise win over Ireland but lost their matches against neighbors USA and Pakistan.
With India aiming for a fourth successive win, team would hope Florida’s weather is clear at the time of the match. India will be hoping that the sky remains clear in this city even as several parts of Florida are ravaged by torrential rain.
