The ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has been announced, with the West Indies and USA set to host the event in 2024.
• Dallas to host opening hours of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup between USA and Canada on Saturday, June 1.
• Co-hosts the West Indies to play group matches in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia.
• World cricket’s two biggest rivals, India and Pakistan, will meet in New York on Sunday, June 9.
• Defending champions England and Australia are drawn together in the group stage.
• Barbados will host the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final on Saturday 29 June.
• 20 teams compete with full fixture list available on t20worldcup.com and match standings via ICC Online Media Zone.
The match schedule for the ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has been announced, with the event taking place in the West Indies and the United States from 1 to 29 June 2024.
The ICC Men’s flagship T20 event will feature a record 20 teams divided into four groups competing in 55 matches for the right to be crowned champions of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including co-hosts West Indies and of the United States, along with other qualifiers: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Uganda.
The 20 teams were divided into four groups of five, with the top two teams advancing to the Super Eight:
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and the United States
Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland and Oman
Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal
The event begins with the two co-hosts kicking off their campaigns in the first two days of June. The United States will face Canada in the tournament opener at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas on Saturday, June 1, while the West Indies begin their campaign against Papua New Guinea at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday, June 2.
One of cricket’s greatest rivalries takes place in one of the world’s most iconic cities, with New York hosting India and Pakistan on Sunday 9 June. The game will be played in an innovative 34,000-seat modular stadium just 30 miles east of downtown Manhattan in Nassau County, New York. Eight matches were played on site.
Reigning champions England begin their title defense on Tuesday 4 June in Barbados against Scotland, while 2022 finalists Pakistan begin their challenge on Thursday 6 June when they face the United States in Dallas.
Among the many blockbuster matches scheduled in the group stage, fans can expect Sri Lanka to take on South Africa in New York on Monday 3 June, while England take on arch-rivals Australia in Barbados on Saturday 8 June . Another highly anticipated match is West Indies taking on New Zealand on Wednesday 12 June at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago.
First-time qualifiers Uganda will play their maiden ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Guyana against Afghanistan on Monday 3 June. Nepal, who have qualified for the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2014, will open their campaign against Sri Lanka in one of the four matches to be played at the Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida.
Once the group stage has finished, the top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the Super Eights stage of the competition. Teams seeded first and second in their groups in the first round will retain those seeds in the Super Eights, provided they qualify. The Super Eights matches will be played in the popular Caribbean tourist destinations of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The top two teams from each group of the Super Eights will advance to the semi-finals, which will be held in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June respectively. The final will take place at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday 29 June.
General tickets will be sold via raffle and fans can now register their interest here. Registering now will ensure fans receive ticket news sooner to secure their place at the World Cup. Outside of the polls, fans can secure match tickets through the official travel programme, ICC Travel & Tours, where fans can purchase official ticket travel packages. Registration for trips and travel packages is now open and can be accessed here.
ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said: “The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup marks an exciting expansion for our sport, with more teams participating than ever before. It will be an incredible spectacle, bringing together 20 international teams from Africa, the Americas, Asia, East Asia and Europe.
“The release of the tournaments will be even more exciting for fans as we enter a new frontier with the United States hosting a major ICC event for the first time.” With 16 games played across three American locations, this gives us the opportunity to make a statement on the largest sports market in the world.
“It will also be fantastic to host an ICC event in the West Indies, who have such a rich history of the game. They have hosted very successful World Cups in the past and this tournament will really give a boost to the game there, especially with the final taking place will play in Barbados.”
CWI CEO Johnny Grave said: “The announcement of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule is an important milestone in the preparation for this year’s tournament. We know that teams, fans and cricket enthusiasts from around the world have been eagerly awaiting the announcement, and now that it’s available, it makes for an exciting itinerary.
“In addition to the matches, the report also highlights the most iconic host countries and venues that will pave the way for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Each country and city hosting the tournament will bring its own unique flavor and fans from all over the world. world can expect an exciting combination of T20 cricket entertainment, local culture and warm hospitality.
“From classic contests to historic shocks and intercontinental clashes, fans can expect a jam-packed month of matches at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next June and we encourage everyone to get their tickets as soon as they go on sale. “because we expect demand to be high.”
Peter Hutton, president of T20 World Cup Incorporated, the organization set up in the US to present the event, said: “The US is already one of cricket’s largest spectators for ICC events and is bringing the World Cup ICC Men’s T20 in New York. Dallas and Florida are exponentially good opportunities to play the sport. With three fantastic venues hosting the match, we strongly encourage fans in the US and around the world to start planning their tickets for a unique cricket spectacle featuring the best players in the world”.
Vijay Srinivasan, founder of Major League Cricket, said: “Major League Cricket is delighted to host the largest-ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at MLC’s flagship venue, the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in North Texas.
“We know cricket fans across the country will tune in on June 1 when the United States hosts Canada in the tournament’s curtain raiser. The match will mark a new chapter in a rivalry that goes back longer than any other in international cricket , dates back to 1844.“We also look forward to welcoming fans from Pakistan, the Netherlands, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to the Lone Star State for three more matches at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium featuring a host of Major League cricket stars”.
