The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is around the corner and the excitement has already taken its toll on the fans. The governing body on Friday (5th January) announced the schedule for the tournament. The event will take place in the United States of America (USA) and the Caribbean.
As many as 55 matches will take place in the T20 World Cup 2024 and it will see 20 teams locking horns with each other. This will be for the first time in history that this many teams will take part in the tournament. West Indies will be host to 42 matches whereas the remaining 6 games will be played in the USA across three different cities.
20 teams have been divided into four groups with 5 teams each. From every group, the top 2 teams will advance into the Super 8 stage. This stage will see two groups with four teams each and the top two teams will play the semi-final.
Here are the groups of the league stage:
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
Pakistan National Cricket Team T20 World Cup 2024 schedule date, venue and time
Coming to the Pakistan National Cricket Team, they are placed in Group A alongside India, the USA, Ireland and Canada. The Shaheen Afridi-led side will open their campaign in the T20 World Cup 2024 with a clash against hosts USA on 6th June in Texas.
Following that Pakistan will take on arch-rivals India on 9th June in New York. They will then play their next match at the same venue against Canada on 11th June. Before ending the league stage against Ireland on 16th June 2024.
Here is the Pakistan Cricket Team schedule date, venue and time for the T20 World Cup 2024:
| Day/Date | Match Details | Venue | Group | Time: |
| Thursday /June 06 | Pakistan vs USA | Texas | Group A | 8:30 PM IST |
| Sunday/June 09 | Pakistan vs India | New York | Group A | 8:30 PM IST |
| Tuesday /June 11 | Pakistan vs Canada | New York | Group A | 7:30 PM IST |
| Sunday /June 16 | Pakistan vs Ireland | Lauderhill | Group A | 7:30 PM IST |
Pakistan Match List for T20 World Cup 2024:
- Match 01 – vs USA
- Match 02 – vs India
- Match 03 – vs Canada
- Match 04 – vs Ireland
Pakistan will be playing under the leadership of new skipper Shaheen Afridi. Going into the tournament they will be one of the hot favourites to win the T20 World Cup 2024. The Men in Green since the last few years have been a dominant force in the shortest format of the game and have done some great things.
Pakistan had a sensational outing in the last two World Cups. They reached the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2021 and then were the finalists in 2022. This time around under Shaheen Afridi they would be hoping to go one step ahead and win the title. They have won the only title that came in 2009.
If Pakistan first qualify for the Super 8 stage, which is most likely to happen. They will then be part of the Group B of the Super stage. All the eyes will be on them as they will step in the field for the World Cup.
Pakistan predicted squad for the T20 World Cup 2024:
Shaheen Afridi (C), Babar Azam Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Fakhar Zaman Mohammad Haris (WK), Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Ihsanullah, Shan Masood, Salman Agha, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir
T20 World Cup 2024 schedule
Here’s the full scheduled of the T20 World Cup
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 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 5 | India vs Ireland | New York |
| June 5 | Papua New Guinea vs Uganda | Guyana |
| June 5 | Australia vs Oman | Barbados |
| June 6 | USA 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 | USA vs India | New York |
| June 12 | West Indies vs New Zealand | Trinidad and 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 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 & 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 |
Here’s the schedule of the Super 8 stage
| Date | Match | Venue |
| June 19 | A2 vs D1 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| June 19 | BI vs C2 | Saint Lucia |
| June 20 | C1 vs A1 | Barbados |
| June 20 | B2 vs D2 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| June 21 | B1 vs D1 | Saint Lucia |
| June 21 | A2 vs C2 | Barbados |
| June 22 | A1 vs D2 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| June 22 | C1 vs B2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| June 23 | A2 vs B1 | Barbados |
| June 23 | C2 vs D1 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| June 24 | B2 vs A1 | Saint Lucia |
| June 24 | C1 vs D2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Here’s the schedule of the knockout stage
| June 26 | Semifinal 1 | Guyana |
| June 27 | Semifinal 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| June 29 | Final | Barbados |