In an expanded tournament, comprising of 20 teams for the first time, the likes of Uganda, Oman, Papua New Guinea, USA and Canada will have the chance to test themselves against some of the biggest teams and players in world cricket.
How the drop-in pitch at the New York stadium will be installed
While the Caribbean islands have hosted World Cups before, this is new ground for the USA, which will be hosting a major global event for the first time. As a result, efforts have been in full swing to ensure the facilities in the country are up to international standards.
One of the venues, in New York, is the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Eisenhower Park. The stadium is set to be a temporary facility with a seating capacity of 34,000 people. As part of the preparations, plans are in place to provide the venue with a drop-in pitch.
Drop-in pitches are those which are prepared outside a stadium before being put in place for a match of a season, as opposed to being prepared naturally within the ground itself. They are mainly used in Australia, where cricket stadiums also host rugby and football matches, so damage to the pitches need to be avoided.
