All it’s good to know forward of the 2024 Males’s T20 World Cup, which is reside in full on Sky Sports activities between June 1-29…
One other World Cup?!
Yep. Seven months after England’s atrocious 50-over World Cup title defence in India – at which they misplaced six of their first seven video games and had been dumped out within the group stage – and fewer than two years since they received the T20 model for the second time with victory over Pakistan within the 2022 remaining in Melbourne, they and 19 different groups are convening within the Caribbean and USA for one more international occasion.
The USA, you say?
Rattling proper. For the primary time in any Cricket World Cup (T20 or 50 over) matches might be held within the good outdated US of A, with America and West Indies’ joint bid to host the occasion greenlit by the Worldwide Cricket Council in late 2021.
The Nassau Cricket Stadium on Lengthy Island, New York will host eight matches on the T20 World Cup, together with Pakistan vs India
Three American venues might be used all through the event – Central Broward Park in Lauderhill, Florida; the Nassau County Stadium on Lengthy Island, New York; and Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas – with 16 of the 55 matches going down within the USA, all within the first group stage.
The momentary area on Lengthy Island, which has had its pitch flown in from Adelaide, will host the hotly anticipated Pakistan vs India match on Sunday June 9 (3.30pm begin UK). The event will start in Dallas on Saturday June 1 as co-hosts USA tackle Canada (1.30am on Sunday June 2 UK).
Which two groups will attain the T20 World Cup remaining at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday, June 29?
The six West Indian venues internet hosting matches are Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The primary semi-final is in Trinidad and Tobago and the second in Guyana, with the ultimate, on Saturday June 29, held at Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Which groups are within the event and the way did they get there?
USA and West Indies earned their spots as event hosts, with America to now compete within the T20 World Cup for the primary time. Canada and Uganda may also make their T20 World Cup bows this 12 months after coming via the Americas Qualifier and African Qualifier respectively.
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Uganda’s cricket group celebrated in type after qualifying for the Males’s T20 World Cup for the primary time of their historical past
England, Pakistan, New Zealand, India, Australia, South Africa, Netherlands and Sri Lanka secured their locations by ending within the high eight of the earlier T20 World Cup in 2022, with Afghanistan and Sri Lanka qualifying courtesy of being the subsequent two highest-placed groups within the T20I rankings.
Eire and Scotland superior from the European part of qualifying, with Papua New Guinea progressing via the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, and Oman and Nepal snatching the 2 spots from the Asian Qualifier. Namibia joined Uganda in making it via the African Qualifier.
How does the event work?
Proper, pay shut consideration…
The 20 sides are separated into 4 teams of 5 within the first stage, with every nation taking part in the opposite groups of their group as soon as every in a round-robin format.
The highest two in every pool advance to the Tremendous 8s, when the remaining eight groups are then break up into two teams of 4.
The preliminary teams are as follows:
Group A – India, Pakistan, Eire, Canada, USA
Group B – England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
Group C – New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
Group D – South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
Captain Jos Buttler celebrates with the trophy after England received the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia
To assist with planning, ought to the eight seeded sides – England, Australia, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa and Sri Lanka – make it into the Tremendous 8s, then their group place might be predetermined, not primarily based on the place they end within the first pool stage.
So, the Tremendous 8 teams might appear to be this:
Group 1: India (A1), Australia (B2), New Zealand (C1), Sri Lanka (D2)
Group 2: Pakistan (A2), England (B1), West Indies (C2), South Africa (D1)
If an unseeded group qualifies for the Tremendous 8s, they may tackle the seeding of whoever they knocked out. If there are two unseeded qualifiers from the identical group, their Tremendous 8 group might be decided by league place.
Within the Tremendous 8s, every group performs the others of their group as soon as, with the highest two reaching the semi-finals. Within the semi-finals, the winner of Group 1 performs the runner-up in Group 2, with whoever tops Group 2 taking part in the runner-up in Group 1.
Ought to both semi-final not be accomplished resulting from inclement climate, the upper positioned aspect from the Tremendous 8 section will progress.
Received all that?!
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Broadcaster Andrew Leonard tells Sky Sports activities that England might find yourself in bother in the event that they underestimate their Affiliate Member opponents on the T20 World Cup
What else do I must know?
– There might be no ties within the event as if sides are degree after 20 overs a Tremendous Over might be contested to find out the winner. If that ends in a tie as properly, then Tremendous Overs will proceed till a winner is set.
– Sides earn two factors for a win, one for a no end result and none for a defeat.
– Within the group phases, a minimal of 5 overs per aspect have to be performed to represent a end result, rising to 10 overs for the semi-finals and remaining.
– The primary semi-final and remaining have a reserve day to assist forge a end result within the occasion of unhealthy climate with the second semi-final having 250 minutes accessible on the scheduled day.
– If India attain the knockout stage, they may play within the second semi-final as it’s at a extra pleasant time (8pm India) for his or her county’s TV viewers than the primary semi-final (6am India).
How may England do?
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Managing director of males’s cricket Rob Key says he’s optimistic Jofra Archer can return ‘totally firing’ after his inclusion in England’s T20 World Cup squad
They appear properly geared up to problem, though we thought that forward of the 50-over World Cup in India final autumn and so they ended up having an absolute horror present then!
There is no such thing as a Ben Stokes for England this time round with the all-rounder, who performed the important thing innings as his nation received the 2019 50-over World Cup at Lord’s and 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne.
Stokes has made himself unavailable for choice as he focuses on getting again to full health after knee surgical procedure and turning into “the all-rounder I want to be” throughout all codecs of the sport.
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Virat Kohli watched on from the opposite finish in amazement as England’s Will Jacks hit a 41-ball century for Royal Challengers Bengaluru towards Gujarat Titans within the IPL.
England’s batting continues to be packed full of huge hitters, although, with the possible high six Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone.
Bowling might be their weaker go well with, though they do possess the world’s top-ranked T20I bowler in leg-spinner Adil Rashid, whereas paceman Jofra Archer is again within the squad after a nightmare run with accidents since he burst onto the worldwide in 2019 and bowled the Tremendous Over that received England that 12 months’s 50-over World Cup.
England’s T20 World Cup squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wooden.
Try each squad named thus far right here.
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You’ll be able to comply with the motion throughout Sky Sports activities’ digital platforms with match reviews, scorecards, video highlights, options, podcasts and pundit evaluation, whereas we may also carry you reside blogs of chosen video games, together with England fixtures and Pakistan vs India.
Males’s T20 World Cup: Full fixtures (all instances UK and Eire)
Group stage
Sunday June 2
USA vs Canada – Grand Prairie, Texas (1.30am)
West Indies vs Papua New Guinea – Windfall, Guyana (3.30pm)
Monday June 3
Namibia vs Oman – Bridgetown, Barbados (1.30am)
Sri Lanka vs South Africa – Lengthy Island, New York (3.30pm)
Tuesday June 4
Afghanistan vs Uganda – Windfall, Guyana (1.30am)
England vs Scotland – Bridgetown, Barbados (3.30pm)
Netherlands vs Nepal – Grand Prairie, Texas (4.30pm)
Wednesday June 5
India vs Eire – Lengthy Island, New York (3.30pm)
Thursday June 6
Papua New Guinea vs Uganda – Windfall, Guyana (12.30am)
Australia vs Oman – Bridgetown, Barbados (1.30am)
USA vs Pakistan – Grand Prairie, Texas (4.30pm)
Namibia vs Scotland – Bridgetown, Barbados (8pm)
Friday June 7
Canada vs Eire – Lengthy Island, New York (3.30pm)
Saturday June 8
New Zealand vs Afghanistan – Windfall, Guyana (12.30am)
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh – Grand Prairie, Texas (1.30am)
Netherlands vs South Africa – Lengthy Island, New York (3.30pm)
Australia vs England – Bridgetown, Barbados (6pm)
Sunday June 9
West Indies vs Uganda – Windfall, Guyana (1.30am)
India vs Pakistan – Lengthy Island, New York (3.30pm)
Oman vs Scotland – North Sound, Antigua (6pm)
Monday June 10
South Africa vs Bangladesh – Lengthy Island, New York (3.30pm)
Tuesday June 11
Pakistan vs Canada – Lengthy Island, New York (3.30pm)
Wednesday June 12
Sri Lanka vs Nepal – Lauderhill, Florida (12.30am)
Australia vs Namibia – North Sound, Antigua (1.30am)
USA vs India – Lengthy Island, New York (3.30pm)
Thursday June 13
West Indies vs New Zealand – Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (1.30am)
Bangladesh vs Netherlands – Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3.30pm)
England vs Oman – North Sound, Antigua (8pm)
Friday June 14
Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea – Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (1.30am)
USA vs Eire – Lauderhill, Florida (3.30pm)
Saturday June 15
South Africa vs Nepal – Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (12.30am)
New Zealand vs Uganda – Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (1.30am)
India vs Canada – Lauderhill, Florida (3.30pm)
Namibia vs England – North Sound, Antigua (6pm)
Sunday June 16
Australia vs Scotland – Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (1.30am)
Pakistan vs Eire – Lauderhill, Florida (3.30pm)
Monday June 17
Bangladesh vs Nepal – Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (12.30am)
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands – Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (1.30am)
New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea – Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (3.30pm)
Tuesday June 18
West Indies vs Afghanistan – Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (1.30am)
Tremendous 8s
Wednesday June 19
A2 vs D1 – North Sound, Antigua (3.30pm)
Thursday June 20
B1 vs C2 – Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (1.30am)
C1 vs A1 – Bridgetown, Barbados (3.30pm)
Friday June 21
B2 vs D2 – North Sound, Antigua (1.30am)
B1 vs D1 – Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (3.30pm)
Saturday June 22
A2 vs C2 – Bridgetown, Barbados (1.30am)
A1 vs D2 – North Sound, Antigua (3.30pm)
Sunday June 23
C1 vs B2 – Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1.30am)
A2 vs B1 – Bridgetown, Barbados (3.30pm)
Monday June 24
C2 vs D1 – North Sound, Antigua (1.30am)
B2 vs A1 – Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (3.30pm)
Tuesday June 25
C1 vs D2 – Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1.30am)
Knockout levels
Thursday June 27
Semi-final #1 – Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (1.30am)
Semi-final #2 – Windfall, Guyana (3.30pm)
Saturday June 29
Closing – Bridgetown, Barbados (3.30pm)
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