The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the schedule for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. The tournament will be played from June 1 to 29 in the United States of America (USA) and the Caribbean.
A total of 20 teams will participate in the tournament. 5 teams have been divided into groups of 4. The Indian cricket team has been included in Group A and along with them, Pakistan hosts the United States of America (USA), Canada and Ireland.
India will open its account in the 2024 T20 World Cup with the clash against Ireland on June 5. The match will be played in New York and then the Men in Blue will take on their arch-rivals Pakistan. The expected clash between both teams will take place on June 9 at the same venue.
After the clash with Pakistan, India will play the United States on June 12 in New York. The Men in Blue will then change bases and move to Florida for their final league game. They will finish the group stage with a match against Canada on June 15.
If India qualifies for the Super 8 stage of the tournament, they will move on to the Caribbean for the tournament stage. The United States will host 16 games at three venues in Lauderhill, Dallas and New York. While 41 matches are scheduled on six different islands in the West Indies. The semi-finals will be played in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana and the final will be played in Barbados on June 29.
These are India’s matches for the T20 World Cup 2024:
IND vs IRE – June 5, New York
IND vs PAK – June 9, New York
IND vs USA – June 12, New York
IND vs Canada – June 15, Florida
Team India would be considering their second T20 World Cup, having won the inaugural edition of the league in 2007. It will be another chance for them to end their ICC title drought. They have not won a single title since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013 in England under MS Dhoni.
In 2023, India lost two ICC events in the ICC World Test Championship and the 2023 World Cup. They reached the finals in both events but lost to Australia on both occasions. In the last two T20 World Cups, they fell short and suffered some disappointing defeats.
In the 2021 World T20, they suffered an elimination in the group stage and then, in 2022, they were beaten by England in the semi-final. However, this time they would hope to change their fortunes and end the long wait for the ICC title.
All eyes are on the BCCI as to which team they will name. Since the last T20 World Cup, many youngsters have had opportunities without signs of being older. There have been many reports recently suggesting about the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to the T20I set-up. It remains to be seen what the Team’s roadmap will be for the event.
T20 World Cup 2024: Groups in the 2024 World Cup
The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin with the cash match between the USA and Canada on June 1. The West Indies will be in action against Papua New Guinea in Guyana on the second day of the group.
Group B of the tournament is made up of England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland and Oman. While Group C has the West Indies along with New Zealand, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea. South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal are classified in Group D.
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, United States
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