WHO: United States vs Ireland
That: ICC T20 World Cup Group A Match
When: Friday June 14, 10:30 am local time (14:30 GMT)
Where: Broward Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida, USA
How to follow: Al Jazeera's live coverage begins at 11:30 GMT
Most of the attention in Group A has been focused on the courts and New York, in particular, has come under heavy criticism. As the group comes to a close in Florida on Friday and Sunday, the focus is now on the skies. The weather forecast for both the USA game against Ireland on Friday and Pakistan's game against the Irish on Sunday looks bleak in that there are plenty of chances to play.
India have already qualified as group winners, while the United States are second in the box with two wins, including against Pakistan, to their name. Pakistan remain hopeful of moving towards second place in the rankings but things could be out of their hands ahead of Sunday's meeting with the Irish.
Everything is at stake and, weather permitting, we could face a tense final two rounds in Group A.
Weather forecast
Streets in Broward County were flooded and weather warnings were issued to locals.
The local weather forecast shows an 80 percent chance of heavy rain that could cause more flooding. It does not bode well for the players and fans of both teams, nor for those of Pakistan.
What happens if it rains in Florida?
If play begins, both teams must play at least five overs each to constitute a game. There is an added time of 90 minutes to finish the game if it is possible to play it.
If the weather holds true to its forecast, the game could end without a ball being thrown.
An abandoned match will leave both teams with one point each, giving the USA five points from their four matches and ensuring their qualification to the Super Eight ahead of Pakistan, Canada and Ireland.
Even if the 2009 champions beat Ireland in the last match, they would not be able to take more than four points in total.
tone condition
The pitch will come into play for the first time in the tournament after the match between Nepal and Sri Lanka was washed out without a single ball being bowled.
While the venue has produced par scores in the past, a series of showers and thunderstorms could make the competition closer between bat and ball.
Head to head
Each team has won one game each in their two T20 matches so far.
forms guide
Despite their loss to India, the United States will be encouraged by their performance against some of the game's biggest stars. They also have a number of good results that boost your confidence.
Ireland have had a tournament to forget so far, losing to India and Canada, and will regard this match as a turning point.
USA: LWWLW
Ireland: LLWWW
team usa news
The hosts could opt for the same team that won them two matches, meaning captain and top-order batsman Monank Patel could replace Shayan Jahangir if the former is fit to play.
Equipment: Monank Patel (captain), Shayan Jahangir, Andries Gous, Nitish Kumar, Steven Taylor, Harmeet Singh, Corey Anderson, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Jessy Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Nosthush Kenjige.
ireland team news
Ireland could make a change or two from the team that has lost two out of every two games, but it is unclear where that change will come from.
Equipment: Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
