For the first time in the history of the Men’s T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is going to host this tournament in the United States of America. Three venues have been selected for this event: Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas, Eisenhower Park, New York, and Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Florida.
The tournament will start on June 1 and in this 29-day-long event, a total of 55 matches will be played, out of which 16 will be played across the three USA venues. Here in this article, we will be focusing on the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas.
Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium Overview
Grand Prairie Stadium is a cricket ground located in Dallas, Texas. Until 2019, it has been hosting sports like baseball and soccer and was the home of the Texas AirHogs Baseball team and the USL League Two Soccer team.
But recently when the American Cricket Enterprise acquired this stadium, they started redevelopments to transform it into a cricket ground at the cost of $20 million. Here you can see the overview of the stadium:
| Former names | QuikTrip Park (2008–2014), AirHogs Stadium (2015–2019) |
| Location | Grand Prairie, Texas |
| Owner | City of Grand Prairie |
| Opened | May 16, 2008 |
| Operator | American Cricket Enterprises |
| Capacity | 7,000 (Expandable to 15,000) |
| Surface | Grass |
T20 World Cup 2024
As we know the T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on June 1 and the final will be played on June 29. A total of 20 teams will participate in the tournament including the USA and West Indies who got the free tickets for being the hosting countries. These 20 teams have been divided into four groups, here you can see the complete list of teams with their respective groups:
| 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 |
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will be administrating this event, as always. This ICC event was first played back in 2007 and since then, we have witnessed 8 editions of this league. You should visit the official website for more information: T20 World Cup.
Matches Scheduled In Dallas
Just recently the Grand Prairie Stadium was declared to be a cricket ground and now it is going to host matches of one of the biggest cricket tournaments in the world, it’s really a big achievement.
In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium will host four matches including the very first game of the tournament between USA and Canada. Here are the 4 matches:
- June 1: USA vs Canada at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
- June 4: Netherlands vs Nepal at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
- June 6: USA vs Pakistan at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
- June 7: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
The other two USA Venues will host the remaining 12 matches. Here you can see the complete list of these matches:
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| June 1 | USA vs Canada | Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas |
| June 3 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | Eisenhower Park, New York |
| June 4 | Netherlands vs Nepal | Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas |
| June 5 | India vs Ireland | Eisenhower Park, New York |
| June 6 | USA vs Pakistan | Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas |
| June 7 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas |
| June 7 | Canada vs Ireland | Eisenhower Park, New York |
| June 8 | Netherlands vs South Africa | Eisenhower Park, New York |
| June 9 | India vs Pakistan | Eisenhower Park, New York |
| June 10 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Eisenhower Park, New York |
| June 11 | Sri Lanka vs Nepal | Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, FL |
| June 11 | Pakistan vs Canada | Eisenhower Park, New York |
| June 12 | USA vs India | Eisenhower Park, New York |
| June 14 | USA vs Ireland | Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, FL |
| June 15 | India vs Canada | Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, FL |
| June 16 | Pakistan vs Ireland | Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, FL |