Groups, Schedule Announced for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
New York to host prestigious India vs. Pakistan match; Dallas, Florida also part of U.S. schedule
Posted On: January 5, 2024 By :Dallas will host the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket tournament with New York picked to host the blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan this summer.
The opening match will be June 1 with the U.S. playing Canada. Ireland, India and Pakistan are also in Group A with the two North American squads; the U.S. schedule after its opener has it playing Pakistan on June 6, in Dallas, India on June 12 in New York and Ireland on June 14 in Florida.
Ten of the 20 teams will play their first match of the 29-day tournament in the United States. Forty-one matches will be played in the Caribbean across six islands, with semifinals in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana and the title decider scheduled to be played in Barbados on June 29.The event is split up into four groups consisting of five teams, with the top two sides from each group then progressing to the Super Eight phase of the tournament ahead of the semifinals and final.
Group B consists of the last two winners of the Men’s T20 World Cup in England and Australia, with the pair to take on Namibia, Scotland and Oman. England and Australia, the other top rivalry in world cricket, will play on June 8 in Barbados. The West Indies are placed into Group C alongside New Zealand, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea, while Group D sees South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal fixtured against each other.
The United States is set to host the T20 World Cup for the first time, as it was selected in November 2021 as a co-host for the tournament. The International Cricket Council announced Grand Prairie in Dallas; Broward County, Florida, and Nassau County, New York, as the U.S. sites.
Modular stadiums will be used to increase facilities for the T20 World Cup for “rapid cost-effective installation of infrastructure whilst maintaining safety, comfort, and aesthetics.” An agreement has been reached for the construction of a 34,000-seat stadium in Eisenhower Park, a sports and events park in Nassau County. Grand Prairie and Broward County will also use modular stadiums to expand seating, media and hospitality areas. Several other venues have been identified for pre-event matches and training including George Mason University in Washington D.C., which is the home for Major League Cricket team Washington Freedom.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Group Stage Schedule
June 1: U.S. vs. Canada, Dallas
June 2: West Indies vs. Papua New Guinea, Guyana
June 2: Namibia vs. Oman, Barbados
June 3: Sri Lanka vs. South Africa, New York
June 3: Afghanistan vs. Uganda, Guyana
June 4: England vs. Scotland, Barbados
June 4: Netherlands vs. Napal, Dallas
June 5: India vs. Ireland, New York
June 5: Papua New Guinea vs. Uganda, Guyana
June 5: Australia vs. Oman, Barbados
June 6: U.S. vs. Pakistan, Dallas
June 6: Namibia vs. Scotland, Barbados
June 7: Canada vs. Ireland, New York
June 7: New Zealand vs. Afghanistan, Guyana
June 7: Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh, Dallas
June 8: Netherlands vs. South Africa, New York
June 8: Australia vs. England, Barbados
June 9: India vs. Pakistan, New York
June 9: Oman vs. Scotland, Antigua
June 10: South Africa vs. Bangladesh, New York
June 11: Pakistan vs. Canada, New York
June 11: Sri Lanka vs. Nepal, Florida
June 11: Australia vs. Namibia, Antigua
June 12: U.S. vs. India, New York
June 12: West Indies vs. New Zealand, Trinidad
June 13: England vs. Oman, Antigua
June 13: Bangladesh vs. Netherlands, St. Vincent
June 13: Afghanistan vs. Papua New Guinea, Trinidad
June 14: U.S. vs. Ireland, Florida
June 14: South Africa vs. Nepal, St. Vincent
June 14: New Zealand vs. Uganda, Trinidad
June 15: India vs. Canada, Florida
June 15: Namibia vs. England, Antigua
June 15: Australian vs. Scotland, St. Lucia
June 16: Pakistan vs. Ireland, Florida
June 16: Bangladesh vs. Nepal, St. Vincent
June 16: Sri Lanka vs. Netherlands, St. Lucia
June 17: New Zealand vs. Papua New Guinea, Trinidad
June 17: West Indies vs. Afghanistan, St. Lucia