India meet Pakistan on June 9 at Eisenhower Park, New York, in a marquee clash of the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup, according to the schedule announced on Friday.
India will play the first three of their group matches in New York and the fourth in Florida. Besides Pakistan, India have been clubbed with Ireland, Canada and USA in Group A.
The tournament, which is being co-hosted by the US and the West Indies, is scheduled to begin on June 1, with USA playing Canada in Dallas.
The final will be in Barbados on June 29. The semi-finals are on June 26 in Guyana and June 27 in Trinidad.
The 55 games will be played across six venues in the West Indies — (Kensington Oval, Barbados; Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad; Providence Stadium, Guyana; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia; Arnos Vale Stadium, St Vincent) and three venues in the US — (Eisenhower Park, New York; Lauderhill, Florida; and Grand Prairie, Texas).
The teams in Group A will be based entirely in the US for the group stage, while Group B and C will play their games in the West Indies. Only the teams in Group D have matches split between the US and the West Indies.
The 20 teams will be split into four groups of five each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8 round, in which the teams will be further divided into two groups of four each.
The group stage will run from June 1 to 18, and the Super 8 round from June 19 to 24 in the West Indies. The top two teams in each Super 8 group will then qualify for the semi-finals.
