The 2024 ICC T20 World Cup tournament being co-hosted in the Caribbean and The United States America (USA) is scheduled to begin on June 1 and conclude with the final on June 29 at Kensington Oval in Barbados.
The 55 games will be played across six venues in the Caribbean (Kensington Oval, Barbados; Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad; Providence Stadium, Guyana; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia; Arnos Vale Stadium, St Vincent). The semi finals are scheduled for June 26 in Guyana and June 27 in Trinidad. There are also three venues in the USA (Eisenhower Park, New York; Lauderhill, Florida and Grand Prairie, Texas).
The T20 World Cup Groups are as follows:
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, USA
Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
The teams in Group A will be based entirely in the USA for the group stage while Group B and C will play their games in the West Indies. Only the sides in Group D will have matches split between the USA and the Caribbean.
The marquee India-Pakistan fixture in the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup will take place on June 9 at Eisenhower Park in New York. England will take on Australia on June 8th at Kensington Oval, in Barbados.
The 20 teams competing in the 2024 T20 World Cup is an increase from the 16 teams that took part in the 2022 tournament in Australia- split into four groups of five each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8 round, in which the teams will be further divided into two groups of each: A1, B2, C1 and D2 in one group and A2, B1, C2, D1 in the other group.
The group stage runs from June 1 to June 18 while the Super 8 round held entirely in the West Indies runs from June 19 to 24. The top two teams in each Super 8 group will then qualify for the semi finals.
England are the defending champions, having beaten Pakistan by five wickets in the 2022 T20 World Cup final in Melbourne, Australia. Uganda, USA and Canada will be making their first appearance at a Men’s T20 World Cup. (JC)
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