US to co-host 2024 cricket World Cup: See ICC Men’s T20 match schedule, groups, host cities
International cricket is coming to the United States!
The U.S. is set to host its first ever ICC cricket tournament this year, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, as a co-host with West Indies. A news release by the International Cricket Council announced 55 matches to be played at various stadiums across the U.S. including in Texas, New York and Florida from June 1-29.
The opening match of the 9th edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup of 2024 will be played between Canada and the U.S. on June 1 in Dallas, while the grand finale will take place on June 29 in Barbados. The semi-finals will take place in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.
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New York City will host the much-anticipated clash between Pakistan and India on June 9, according to the schedule released by the ICC.
England enters the year as defending champions, having beaten Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup final in Melbourne. The series will mark Canada, USA and Uganda's first appearances at a Men's T20 World Cup.
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ICC World Cup schedule
Here's the full schedule of matchups and locations for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup:
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. Nepal
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 8: West Indies vs. Uganda, Guyana
June 9: India vs. Pakistan, New York
June 9: Oman vs. Scotland, Antigua & 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 & Barbuda
June 12: U.S. vs India, New York
June 12: West Indies vs. New Zealand, Trinidad & Tobago
June 13: England vs. Oman, Antigua & Barbuda
June 13: Bangladesh vs. Netherlands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 13: Afghanistan vs. Papua New Guinea, Trinidad & Tobago
June 14: U.S. vs Ireland, Lauderhill
June 14: South Africa vs. Nepal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 14: New Zealand vs. Uganda, Trinidad & Tobago
June 15: Australia vs. Scotland, Saint Lucia
June 15: India vs. Canada, Lauderhill
June 15: Namibia vs. England, Antigua
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
June 19: Qualifier, Antigua and Barbuda
June 19: Qualifier, Saint Lucia
June 20: Qualifier, Barbados
June 20: Qualifier, Antigua & Barbuda
June 21: Qualifier, Saint Lucia
June 21: Qualifier, Barbados
June 22: Qualifier, Antigua & Barbuda
June 22: Qualifier, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 23: Qualifier, Barbados
June 23: Qualifier, Antigua & Barbuda
June 24: Qualifier, Saint Lucia
June 24: Qualifier, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 26: Semi-final 1, Trinidad and Tobago
June 27: Semi-final 2, Guyana
June 29: Final, Barbados
ICC World Cup venues
Matches will take place in the following stadiums in the United States:
Central Broward Park – Lauderhill, Florida, USA
Eisenhower Park – Nassau County, Long Island, New York, USA
Grand Prairie Stadium – Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Matches will take place in the following stadiums in West Indies:
Kensington Oval – Bridgetown, Barbados
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground – Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Arnos Vale Stadium – Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Brian Lara Cricket Academy – San Fernando, Trinidad
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – North Sound, Antigua
Guyana National Stadium – Providence, Guyana
ICC T20 World Cup groups
20 teams, split into 4 groups are participating in the tournament. The top two sides from each group will progress to the Super Six phase of the tournament ahead of the knockout semi-finals and final.
Matches will be played between the following teams:
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, USA, Canada
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
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