It’s been more than 17 years since the first T20 World Cup was played in 2007, this year we will be witnessing the 9th edition of this tournament and for the first time the United States of America (USA) will be one of the hosting nations for this event. Here in this article, we are going to take a look at the USA venues that have been selected and the match list scheduled to be played on them.
T20 World Cup 2024 Overview
Before moving to our main topic, let us take a brief look over the T20I World Cup 2024. Here is the overview of the tournament:
| Hosting Countries | USA and West Indies |
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Dates | 1-29 June 2024 |
| Format | T20 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Matches | 55 |
| Official Website | T20 World Cup |
The last T20I World Cup was held in Australia where England defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final match on 13 November 2022 and won the title for the first time. You can check the complete list of T20I WC winners here: History of T20I World Cup (2007-22): List of All Winners.
This time the tournament will be co-hosted by USA and West Indies and a total of 20 teams will travel there to participate in it. These teams have been divided into 4 different groups, here you can see the list of all teams group-wise:
Group A
– India
– Pakistan
– Canada
– Ireland
– USA
Group B
– England
– Namibia
– Australia
– Scotland
– Oman
Group C
– New Zealand
– Afghanistan
– Uganda
– West Indies
– Papua New Guinea
Group D
– South Africa
– Bangladesh
– Netherlands
– Sri Lanka
– Nepal
USA Venues
In the upcoming T20I World Cup, we will witness a total of 55 matches out of which 39 are scheduled to be played in the West Indies while 16 will be held in the USA. These 16 matches will be played across these three venues:
- Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
- Eisenhower Park, New York
- Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Florida
Match List
The T20I campaign in the USA will run from June 1 to 16. It does not include any matches from the Super 8 phase and Knockouts, they will be hosted in the West Indies. Being the host, USA automatically qualified for the tournament and it is in Group A along with India, Pakistan, Ireland, and Canada.
| 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 |
As you can see in the table, the USA will kick off the tournament by playing the first match against their neighbour, Canada on June 1 at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. While the last match in USA territory will be played between Pakistan and Ireland on June 16 at the Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Florida. You can check the complete schedule here: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024: Complete Schedule.
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