All eyes are on cricket boards of participating countries as the deadline for submitting names for the squads for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup approaches.
The International Cricket Council has given cricket boards a May 1 deadline to submit the names of those who will be part of squads for the upcoming tournament to be held in the United States and West Indies from June 1 to June 29.
Speculations around who will make the cut in their respective teams are rife and cricket enthusiasts are anxiously waiting to see if their favorites will make the cut.
Countries participating in the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup include:
Here’s the full schedule of matchups and locations for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup:
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Fifty-five matches will be played across nine cities – three in the U.S. and six in the Caribbean, according to the ICC, with the opening match between Canada and the U.S. to be held on June 1 at Grand Prairie Stadium in the Dallas metro area, and the grand finale on June 29 in Barbados. The semifinals will take place in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.
England enters the year as defending champions, having beaten Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup final in Melbourne. The series will mark U.S., Canada and Uganda’s first appearances at a Men’s T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, as anticipation for the tournament builds, the ICC announced eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt and India’s legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh as ambassadors for the T20 World Cup 2024.
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General tickets for the 2024 T20 World Cup matches in both the U.S. and the West Indies are available to purchase on the tournament website. While tickets for popular matches, such as the opening match between the U.S. and Canada and the highly anticipated Pakistan vs. India have sold out, tickets for other matches continue to be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. A limited number of hospitality packages for all matches at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium and other stadiums in the U.S. are also available. To avail them, visit tickets.t20worldcup.com or email hospitality@t20worldcup.com.
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