ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule Revealed: Set to be played from October 17 in UAE, India vs Pakistan Match
T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 schedule is out, the tournament will begin on October 17 and final on November 14 in UAE. WC will feature India, Pakistan & New Zealand in same group.
After a long wait, the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 schedule is confirmed, the competition will start from October 17 in the UAE, while the final is to be played on November 14. The fans will once again witness the biggest match of cricket in the ICC T20 World Cup as India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group apart of New Zealand.
The T20 World Cup was originally scheduled to occur last year, but it was postponed due to COVID-19. The first round of the event will feature 12 matches between the eight teams.
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Namibia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland will fight in the first round of T20 World Cup 2024 to play with the top eight ranked T20 teams. Out of four, only four teams will qualify for the Super 12s.
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule
| Tournament Date | Teams | Round | Group |
| 17 October 2024 | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | First Round | A |
| 18 October 2024 | Papua New Guinea vs Oman | First Round | A |
| 19 October 2024 | Bangladesh vs Namibia | First Round | B |
| 19 October 2024 | Netherlands vs Scotland | First Round | B |
| 20 October 2024 | Ireland vs Oman | First Round | A |
| 20 October 2024 | Sri Lanka vs Papua New Guinea | First Round | A |
| 21 October 2024 | Namibia vs Scotland | First Round | B |
| 21 October 2024 | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | First Round | B |
| 22 October 2024 | Papua New Guinea vs Ireland | First Round | A |
| 22 October 2024 | Sri Lanka vs Oman | First Round | A |
| 23 October 2024 | Netherlands vs Namibia | First Round | B |
| 23 October 2024 | Bangladesh vs Scotland | First Round | B |
| 24 October 2024 | Australia vs Pakistan | Super 12 | 1 |
| 24 October 2024 | India vs South Africa | Super 12 | 2 |
| 25 October 2024 | TBC vs TBC | Super 12 | 1 |
| 25 October 2024 | New Zealand vs West Indies | Super 12 | 1 |
| 26 October 2024 | Afghanistan vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 26 October 2024 | England vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 27 October 2024 | New Zealand vs TBC | Super 12 | 1 |
| 28 October 2024 | Afghanistan vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 28 October 2024 | Australia vs West Indies | Super 12 | 1 |
| 29 October 2024 | Pakistan vs TBC | Super 12 | 1 |
| 29 October 2024 | India vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 30 October 2024 | England vs South Africa | Super 12 | 2 |
| 30 October 2024 | West Indies vs TBC | Super 12 | 1 |
| 31 October 2024 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Super 12 | 1 |
| 31 October 2024 | Australia vs TBC | Super 12 | 1 |
| 1 November 2024 | Afghanistan vs South Africa | Super 12 | 2 |
| 1 November 2024 | India vs England | Super 12 | 2 |
| 2 November 2024 | TBC vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 2 November 2024 | New Zealand vs TBC | Super 12 | 1 |
| 3 November 2024 | Pakistan vs West Indies | Super 12 | 1 |
| 4 November 2024 | Australia vs TBC | Super 12 | 1 |
| 4 November 2024 | Afghanistan vs England | Super 12 | 2 |
| 5 November 2024 | South Africa vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 5 November 2024 | India vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 6 November 2024 | Pakistan vs TBC | Super 12 | 1 |
| 6 November 2024 | Australia vs New Zealand | Super 12 | 1 |
| 7 November 2024 | England vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 7 November 2024 | West Indies vs TB | Super 12 | 1 |
| 8 November 2024 | South Africa vs TBC | Super 12 | 2 |
| 8 November 2024 | India vs Afghanistan | Super 12 | 2 |
The cricket fever is all set to resume with the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the UAE. The dates and venues of the tournament are finalized, and the T20 World Cup schedule and full match fixtures are to be announced soon. All the matches will be played at three venues in the UAE – Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah.
- T20 World Cup 2024 Start Date: 17 October 2024
- T20 World Cup 2024 End Date: 14 November 2024
The Super 12 round of the T20 World Cup 2024 will feature 30 matches from October 24. All the twelve teams will be divided into two groups of six teams each.
The two teams from each group will reach the semi-finals, and the winners of the semis will play the final match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on November 14.
T20 WC 2024 Groups
Round 1 (Qualifying stage):
Group A: Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, Namibia
Group B: Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, Oman
Super 12s (Group round):
Group 1: Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, A1, B2
Group 2: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, B1, A2
Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Teams
The 2024 T20 World Cup features a total of 16 teams who are taking part in the action-packed tournament. The competition will include the top 8 full members and regular Test-playing nations
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- England
- India
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- West Indies
Apart from these nations, the 7th edition of the ICC T20 World Cup will also feature the debut of Papua New Guinea and the other seven teams for the first round of play.
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Scotland
- Namibia
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
The top 8 teams, including the hosts, will qualify to the Super 12s round, while the rest eight teams will be divided into two groups, and the top 2 of each group will join the Super 12s.
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India also hosted the previous edition of the ICC T20 World Cup back in 2016. West Indies have crowned champions in the final at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, after defeating England by four wickets.
West Indies became the first team to win the tournament twice, as they had also won in 2012, beating hosts Sri Lanka in the final.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is struggling to finalise the T20 World Cup 2024 timetable, which is expected to be scheduled in October-November. The host is dealing with the second wave of Covid-19, and if the situation did not improve then, BCCI would have to host the T20 World Cup outside the country.
According to reports, the International Cricket Council (ICC) will decide on the T20 world cup in July 2024. On the other side, BCCI is confident that this situation will improve soon, and the World Cup would take place in India as per the schedule.
The 7th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was previously scheduled in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2024; it was postponed due to the Covid19 pandemic. ICC announced that Australia would host the 8th edition of the tournament in 2024.
Winners of T20 World Cup
| Year | Host | Venue | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | South Africa | Johannesburg | India | Pakistan |
| 2009 | England | London | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | West Indies | Bridgetown | England | Australia |
| 2012 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | West Indies | Sri Lanka |
| 2014 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Sri Lanka | India |
| 2016 | India | Kolkata | West Indies | England |
| 2021 | India | TBC | TBC | TBC |
What to Expect in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024?
Hosts India will be sure to shot favourites in the tournament as they currently rank 3rd on the current ICC T20 rankings. Current World No.1 on the ICC T20 Rankings are Australia. They have a reliable team and are definite contenders for the trophy next year.
The 2019 ICC World Cup winners are ranked 2nd on the T20 Rankings and looking to bag their second ICC trophy. Though the West Indies is currently ranked 10th globally, the defending Champions indeed have the experience and know-how to win ICC T20 World Cups and have a very experienced side lead by Keiron Pollard.
Note:- ICC officially announces the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup schedule, but the schedule is subject to change.