ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 starts today

The ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup kicks off today, June 1, and will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA. This prestigious T20 cricket event will see 20 teams compete in 55 matches to determine the 2024 champions.

The tournament begins with the U.S. facing Canada at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas and ends with the final in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 29.

This is the first time that the US is hosting a major ICC tournament. West Indies have previously hosted two Men’s World Cups – the 50-plus edition in 2007 and the T20 World Cup in 2010.

Additionally, two Women’s T20 World Cups have taken place in the Caribbean.

Competitions will be held in nine locations: Dallas, Bridgetown, Providence, New York, Lauderhill, North Sound, Gros Islet, Kingstown and Tarouba.

While the majority of the tournament will take place in the Caribbean, 16 group stage matches will be played in the US, including the highly anticipated India vs.

Pakistan clash on Long Island, New York. The Super Eight stage, semi-finals and final will take place in the West Indies.

Twenty teams, the most in the tournament’s history, will compete. Hosts West Indies and the USA, along with the top eight teams from the 2022 edition (England, Pakistan, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia and the Netherlands), qualified automatically.

Afghanistan and Bangladesh qualified through the T20I rankings, while Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Nepal, Oman, Namibia, Uganda and Papua New Guinea secured their spots through regional qualifiers.

The teams are divided into four groups of five. Each team plays the others in their group once, with the top two from each group advancing to the Super Eight.

These teams will be reseeded for the Super Eight stage based on their initial seeding. Super Over rules apply to all tiered matches, with unlimited Super Overs where necessary.

In the event of rain, a minimum of five overs per team are required to determine a result in group and Super Eight matches.

Ten overs per team are required for the semi-finals and finals. Reserve days are planned for the first semi-final and the final. If a semi-final cannot be completed, the team that topped the Super Eight group will advance.

In a weather-affected final, the teams will be declared joint winners if necessary.

Previous winners of the Men’s T20 World Cup include India, Pakistan, England (twice), West Indies (twice), Sri Lanka and Australia, with England as the defending champions.

Group stage schedule:

– June 1: USA 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 4: Afghanistan vs. Uganda (Guyana)

– June 4: England vs Scotland (Barbados)

– June 4: Netherlands vs Nepal (Dallas)

– June 5: India vs Ireland (New York)

– June 5: Papua New Guinea vs. Uganda (Guyana)

– June 5: Australia vs. Oman (Barbados)

– June 6: US 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 8: West Indies vs Uganda (Guyana)

– June 9: India vs Pakistan (New York)

– June 9: Oman vs Scotland (Antigua and Barbuda)

– June 10: South Africa vs Bangladesh (New York)

– June 11: Pakistan vs Canada (New York)

– June 11: Sri Lanka vs Nepal (Lauderhill)

– June 11: Australia vs Namibia (Antigua and Barbuda)

– June 12: USA vs India (New York)

– June 12: West Indies vs New Zealand (Trinidad and Tobago)

– June 13: England vs Oman (Antigua and Barbuda)

– June 13: Bangladesh vs Netherlands (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

– June 13: Afghanistan vs. Papua New Guinea (Trinidad and Tobago)

– June 14: USA vs Ireland (Lauderhill)

– June 14: South Africa vs Nepal (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

– June 14: New Zealand vs Uganda (Trinidad and Tobago)

– June 15: India vs Canada (Lauderhill)

– June 15: Namibia vs England (Antigua and Barbuda)

– June 15: Australia vs Scotland (Saint Lucia)

– June 16: Pakistan vs Ireland (Lauderhill)

– June 16: Bangladesh vs Nepal (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

– June 16: Sri Lanka vs. Netherlands (Saint Lucia)

– June 17: New Zealand vs. Papua New Guinea (Trinidad and Tobago)

– June 17: West Indies vs Afghanistan (Saint Lucia)

Super Eight Schedule:

– June 19: A2 vs D1 (Antigua and Barbuda)

– June 19: B1 vs. C2 (Saint Lucia)

– June 20: C1 vs. A1 (Barbados)

– June 20: B2 vs D2 (Antigua and Barbuda)

– June 21: B1 vs D1 (Saint Lucia)

– June 21: A2 vs C2 (Barbados)

– June 22: A1 vs D2 (Antigua and Barbuda)

– June 22: C1 vs. B2 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

– June 23: A2 vs. B1 (Barbados)

– June 23: C2 vs D1 (Antigua and Barbuda)

– June 24: B2 vs. A1 (Saint Lucia)

– June 24: C1 vs D2 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

knockouts:

– June 26: Semi-final 1 (Guyana)

– June 27: Semi-final 2 (Trinidad and Tobago)

– June 29: Final (Barbados)