The team groups and fixtures of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 have been leaked and according to the tentative schedule, India will kickstart their World Cup campaign on June 5th, 2024
The International Cricket Council is yet to announce the official schedule and fixtures of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, but according to the leaked information India and arch-rivals Pakistan are in the same group and their match will take place in New York on 9th June. (More Cricket News)
The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States Of America. A total of 20 teams are participating in the tournament and four groups comprising five teams each have been formed. India have been placed in Group A with the hosts USA. The other two teams are Ireland and Canada. India will start their World Cup campaign with a match against Ireland on June 4.
The top two teams from each group will move further in the tournament and will play in the Super Eight round. In that round, eight teams will be divided into two groups and the top two teams of the respective groups will play in the semi-finals.
According to the reports, all Indian group-stage fixtures are expected to be hosted in the USA citing the huge Indian diaspora. Most of the fixtures of the seven participating Asian countries are scheduled in the USA due to the high South Asian population in America's states.
However, Afghanistan's fixtures are scheduled in the countries of the West Indies due to political issues. They are placed in Group C with Papua New Guinea, Uganda, New Zealand and the hosts West Indies.
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England and Australia have been placed in Group B alongside Oman, Namibia and Scotland. The World Cup will start on June 4th and the final will be played on June 29th in Barbados.
Groups and Teams:
Group A (Matches in USA): India, Pakistan, Ireland, USA, Canada
Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
Group C (Matches in West Indies): New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Uganda
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal