The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is set to be a landmark event, co-hosted by the United States of America and the Caribbean nations. Starting June 2 (IST), the tournament promises thrilling cricketing action spread across two regions, showcasing the global appeal and growth of the sport. Here is a detailed look at what to expect from this historic event.
| Date | Time | Match | Venue |
| June 2 | 6 AM | USA vs Canada | Dallas |
| June 2 | 8 PM | West Indies vs Papua New Guinea | Guyana |
| June 3 | 6 AM | Namibia vs Oman | Barbados |
| June 3 | 8 PM | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | New York |
| June 4 | 6 AM | Afghanistan vs Uganda | Guyana |
| June 4 | 8 PM | England vs Scotland | Barbados |
| June 4 | 9 PM | Netherlands vs Nepal | Dallas |
| June 5 | 8 PM | India vs Ireland | New York |
| June 6 | 5 AM | Papua New Guinea vs Uganda | Guyana |
| June 6 | 6 AM | Australia vs Oman | Barbados |
| June 6 | 9 PM | USA vs Pakistan | Dallas |
| June 7 | 12:30 AM | Namibia vs Scotland | Barbados |
| June 7 | 8 PM | Canada vs Ireland | New York |
| June 8 | 5 AM | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Guyana |
| June 8 | 6 AM | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Dallas |
| June 8 | 8 PM | Netherlands vs South Africa | New York |
| June 8 | 10:30 PM | Australia vs England | Barbados |
| June 9 | 6 AM | West Indies vs Uganda | Guyana |
| June 9 | 8 PM | India vs Pakistan | New York |
| June 9 | 10:30 PM | Oman vs Scotland | Antigua |
| June 10 | 8 PM | South Africa vs Bangladesh | New York |
| June 11 | 8 PM | Pakistan vs Canada | New York |
| June 12 | 5 AM | Sri Lanka vs Nepal | Florida |
| June 12 | 6 AM | Australia vs Namibia | Antigua |
| June 12 | 8 PM | USA vs India | New York |
| June 13 | 6 AM | West Indies vs New Zealand | Trinidad & Tobago |
| June 13 | 8 PM | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | St Vincent |
| June 14 | 12:30 AM | England vs Oman | Antigua |
| June 14 | 6 AM | Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea | Trinidad & Tobago |
| June 14 | 8 PM | USA vs Ireland | Florida |
| June 15 | 5 AM | South Africa vs Nepal | St Vincent |
| June 15 | 6 AM | New Zealand vs Uganda | Trinidad & Tobago |
| June 15 | 8 PM | India vs Canada | Florida |
| June 15 | 10:30 PM | Namibia vs England | Antigua |
| June 16 | 6 AM | Australia vs Scotland | St Lucia |
| June 16 | 8 PM | Pakistan vs Ireland | Florida |
| June 17 | 5 AM | Bangladesh vs Nepal | St Vincent |
| June 17 | 6 AM | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | St Lucia |
| June 17 | 8 PM | New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea | Trinidad & Tobago |
| June 18 | 6 AM | West Indies vs Afghanistan | St Lucia |
| June 19 | 8 PM | A2 vs D1 | Antigua |
| June 20 | 6 AM | B1 vs C2 | St Lucia |
| June 20 | 8 PM | C1 vs A1 | Barbados |
| June 21 | 6 AM | B2 vs D2 | Antigua |
| June 21 | 8 PM | B1 vs D1 | St Lucia |
| June 22 | 6 AM | A2 vs C2 | Barbados |
| June 22 | 8 PM | A1 vs D2 | Antigua |
| June 23 | 6 AM | C1 vs B2 | St Vincent |
| June 23 | 8 PM | A2 vs B1 | Barbados |
| June 24 | 6 AM | C2 vs D1 | Antigua |
| June 24 | 8 PM | B2 vs A1 | St Lucia |
| June 25 | 6 AM | C1 vs D2 | St Vincent |
| June 27 | 6 AM | 1st Semi-Final | Trinidad & Tobago |
| June 27 | 8 PM | 2nd Semi-Final | Guyana |
| June 29 | 8 PM | Final | Barbados |
T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights
- State Date: 2nd June
- Total Venues: 9 (3 in the USA, 6 in the Caribbean)
- Total Matches: 57
- Key Match: India vs Pakistan in New York
- Defending Champions: England
Defending Champions and Historic Winners
England, the defending champions, have won the ICC T20 World Cup trophy twice. Their most recent victory was in the 2022 edition of the tournament. Notably, England’s first triumph came in 2010 when the West Indies last hosted the event. The West Indies themselves are historic winners, being the first team to secure the T20 World Cup twice, while India holds the distinction of being the inaugural champions.
Venues and Match Distribution Matches in the USA
The United States will host a total of 16 matches across three venues. Among these, New York’s Nassau County is slated to host the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan clash, ensuring a grand stage for one of cricket’s most storied rivalries.
Matches in the Caribbean Nations
The Caribbean nations will be the venue for a major chunk of the tournament, with 41 matches spread across six different locations. These venues will not only host the group stage matches but also the pivotal Super 8 matches, culminating in the two semifinals and the final.
T20 World Cup Complete Squad
- India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
- Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi
- Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
- Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
- Canada: Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.
- England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
- Ireland: Paul Stirling (Capt), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
- Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger and PD Blignaut.
- Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee
- Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh and Wesley Barresi.
- New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears
- Oman: Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (wk), Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi (wk), Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail. Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra
- Papua New Guinea: Assadollah Vala (c), CJ Amini (vc), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura
- Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
- Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt and Brad Wheal.
- South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs
- Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka (vc), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, and Dilshan Madushanka. Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Janith Liyanage.
- Uganda: Brian Masaba (c), Riazat Ali Shah (vc), Kenneth Waiswa, Dinesh Nakrani, Frank Nsubuga, Ronak Patel, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Bilal Hassun, Fred Achelam, Robinson Obuya, Simon Ssesazi, Henry Ssenyondo, Alpesh Ramjani and Juma Miyaji. Reserve players: Ronald Lutaaya and Innocent Mwebaze.
- United States: Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones (vice-Captain), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.
- West Indies: Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd