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On Wednesday, June 12, Nepal will face off against Sri Lanka in the 23rd game of the T20 World Cup 2024. The match will take place at the Central Broward Regional Park stadium turf ground in Lauderhill, Florida.

Nepal has had a tough start in the tournament, losing their opening match against Netherlands. They will be looking to bounce back and surprise Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has also lost two matches at the World Cup so far. Their chances of reaching the playoffs are slim, so they will be looking to reverse their fortunes against Nepal.

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The pitch at the Central Broward Regional Park is batsman-friendly but slows down as the game progresses, which helps the spinners. Teams winning the toss might prefer batting first to set a challenging target.

Let's take a look at expected lineups, head-to-head in T20Is, match's prediction and betting odds for the world cup game between South Africa and Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka vs Nepal, T20 World Cup 2024: Predicted lineups

Predicted XI for Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga (C), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara

Predicted XI for Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (WK), Anil Sah, Kushal Malla, Rohit Paudel (C), Sundeep Jora, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sagar Dhakal, Abinash Bohara.

Sri Lanka vs Nepal: Head-to-head in T20Is

The teams haven't played a matched against each other in T20 yet. This will be the first time they will be competing with each other.
 

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Sri Lanka vs Nepal, T20 World Cup 2024: Live Toss

The toss of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match between Sri Lanka and Nepal will take place at 04:30 am IST, June 12.

Sri Lanka vs Nepal, T20 World Cup 2024: Prediction

It's likely that Sri Lanka will emerge as the strong favorites to win this match. Since it's a crucial game for them, they are likely to win and earn two valuable points.

Sri Lanka vs Nepal, T20 World Cup 2024: Betting odds

According to Dafabet, Sri Lanka are the favorites to win the T20 World Cup 2024 match against Nepal.

TeamBetting odds
Sri Lanka1.12
Nepal7.00

 

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Divy Dubey is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.