India to play warm-up game against Bangladesh. India’s quest for T20 World Cup glory gets a warm-up boost with a match against Bangladesh on June 1st! The venue in the USA is still to be confirmed by the ICC. Captain Rohit Sharma will be leading the charge for India, the 2007 champions, who are hungry for another title in this tournament co-hosted by the West Indies and USA.
Warm-up match announced: India will face Bangladesh in a T20 World Cup warm-up match on June 1st (venue TBA, USA). Captain Rohit Sharma leads the 2007 champions as they chase another title in the West Indies-USA co-hosted tournament.
Action across the pond: Warm-up matches for the Men’s T20 World Cup (May 27th – June 1st) will be played in various locations across the USA and Trinidad & Tobago. Venues include Grand Prairie (Texas), Broward County (Florida), Queen’s Park Oval, and Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
More games, more strategy: Teams can now play up to two warm-up matches (not official T20s) with their full 15-player squads, allowing for flexible strategy testing. Notably, fans can catch the West Indies vs Australia warm-up match on May 30th at Queen’s Park Oval (tickets on sale May 16th).
Tournament kicks off June 1st: The USA and neighboring Canada will open the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup on June 1st. Matches will be played across six West Indies venues and three US stadiums, including iconic locations like Kensington Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy. This is the first ICC tournament hosted by the USA.
The initial round sees 20 teams divided into four groups of five. Top two teams from each group advance to the Super Eight stage, further divided into two groups of four. Seeding from the first round will be maintained if teams qualify for the Super Eight. The top two teams from each Super Eight group reach the semifinals (Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago, June 26th & 27th) with the final showdown set for Barbados on June 29th.