The official warm-up match fixtures for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 have been announced. Matches are scheduled to be played from Monday 27 May to Saturday 1 June across the USA and at two venues in Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. The venues to host the 16 warm up matches are the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas; Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida and Queen’s Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago. Warm-up fixtures will be 20 overs per side and will not carry international T20 status as teams will be allowed to field all members of their 15-player squad. In a change from the previous rights cycle, teams will now have the option of playing up to two warm-up matches depending on arrival time at the event. The West Indies against Australia fixture at Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday 30 May will be open to fans, tickets will be available at tickets. t20worldcup.com or box offices located at the National Cricket Centre and Queen’s Park Oval from 16 May. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 playing conditions are also now available here.

Canada v Nepal, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas 10h30, Oman v Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 15h00, Namibia v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 19h00. Tuesday 28 May, Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida 10h30, Bangladesh v USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas 10h30, Australia v Namibia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 19h00, Wednesday 29 May South Africa intra-squad, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida 10h30, Afghanistan v Oman, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 13h00, Thursday 30 May, Nepal v USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas 10h30, Scotland v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 10h30 Netherlands v Canada, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas 15h00, Namibia v Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 15h00, West Indies v Australia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 19h00 On Friday 31 May, Ireland v Sri Lanka, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida 10h30 Scotland v Afghanistan, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 10h30, Saturday 1 June, Bangladesh v India, Venue TBC USA.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be co-hosted by West Indies and USA from 1 – 29 June 2024. The event will be the largest in the tournament’s history with 20 international teams playing 55 matches across nine cities. It is the first time USA will host matches at a T20 World Cup, with 16 First Round matches split between Nassau County International Cricket Stadium (New York), Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium (Dallas) and Broward County Stadium (Lauderhill). West Indies, who hosted the event in 2010, will hold matches at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (Antigua and Barbuda), Kensington Oval (Barbados), Guyana National Stadium (Guyana), Daren Sammy Cricket Ground (Saint Lucia), Arnos Vale (Saint Vincent and The Grenadines) and Brian Lara Cricket Academy (Trinidad and Tobago).

Credit: Independent News Pakistan