The fewer for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is on. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday (5th January) announced the schedule for the tournament, which will be played in the United States of America (USA) and the Caribbean.
The much anticipated ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will begin from 1st June with a clash between hosts USA and Canada. The semi-finals will be on the 26th and 27th of June at in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. The final of the tournament is all set to be played in Barbados on 29 June.
The T20 World Cup 2024 will see as many as 55 matches being played. Out of this, the Caribbean will host 42 matches whereas the USA will be hosting 16 games. It will be for the first time in the history of the event that 20 teams will be taking part in the tournament.
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The T20 World Cup 2024 will see 5 teams divided into 4 groups each. The top two teams from each team will reach the Super 8 stage. In that stage, the top two teams will play the semi-final against each other and the two winners will then advance to the final.
Group A of the tournament has the likes of India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and the USA whereasGroup B has England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland and Oman. New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea are placed in Group C. South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal are slotted in Group D.
Each group has quite a few associate teams as well. It’s fair to say that top teams are likely to advance to the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024. It will be tough for the associate teams to defeat big names.
If there are no upsets then Super 8 Groups are likely to be like this
Group 1: India, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka.
Group 2: Pakistan, England, West Indies, South Africa.
T20 World Cup 2024 schedule
Here’s the full schedule of the T20 World Cup 2024
| 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 |