Howdy Stackers!!!

It was a nail biterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr in the evening! Wasn't it? We all witnessed a fabulous show of how much it's lively until the last bowl is bowled. Cricket is such a game and it thrives on such moments as Oman created and Namibia replied in the super over.

It hasn't taken long for the T20 World Cup to find its stride with three nicely fought games so far, the third of which went into a Super Over between Oman and Namibia a few hours ago. But now it's time for two full member nations to go head to head for the first time in this tournament. Sri Lanka take on South Africa to kick off the action in Group D today as the Nassau County International stadium gears up for its first international contest in New York.

Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to bat

Who knows? It's an almost brand new drop-in pitch that started life in Adelaide and was completed near Palm Beach in Florida before being transported to New York. Some deliveries in the warm-up game between India and Bangladesh stayed low, others bounced or seamed. Only one half-century was scored and nine of the 16 bowlers used were able to get away with conceding fewer than eight runs an over.

These are two teams who haven't really made a mark in the T20 World Cup in the last few editions. They also have very different strong points compared to each other, with Sri Lanka most likely to rely on a quality bowling attack in contrast to South Africa boasting of some enviable firepower with the bat. South Africa might've lost 0-3 to West Indies recently, but the addition of the likes of Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, and a few others from IPL is likely to make a big difference to their setup. However, will they be able to express themselves on pitches that may not be very favourable for strokeplay? We'll have to wait and see how the drop-in pitch behaves today. There was a warm-up game between India and Bangladesh at this venue, and that pitch wasn't straightforward for batting at all.

Thanks and hope this match takes it to another level...