India Schedule For ICC T20 World Cup 2024; IND vs PAK On June 9

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the schedule of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. The tournament will be played from 1st June to 29th June in the United States of America (USA) and the Caribbean.

A total of 20 teams will be taking part in the tournament this around. 5 teams have been divided into groups of 4. India Cricket Team have been put in Group A and have the likes of Pakistan host the United States of America (USA), Canada, and Ireland along with them.

India will open their account in the T20 World Cup 2024 with the clash against Ireland on 5th June. The game will be played in New York and following that the Men in Blue will be locking horns with arch-rivals Pakistan. The much-anticipated clash between the two teams will take place on 9th June at the same venue.

After the clash with Pakistan, India will be playing hosts USA on 12th June in New York. The Men in Blue will then shift their bases and will move to Florida for their last league fixture. They will end the group stage will a match against Canada on 15th of June.

If India then qualify for the Super 8 stage of the tournament, they will then move to the Carribean for the stage of the tournament. USA will host 16 matches across three venues in Lauderhill, Dallas, and New York. Whereas 41 matches are slated to be played across six different islands in the West Indies. The semi-finals will be played in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana with the final to be played in Barbados on 29 June.

Here are India’s fixtures for the T20 World Cup 2024:

IND vs IRE – June 5, New York

IND vs PAK – June 9, New York

IND vs USA – June 12, New York

IND vs Canada – June 15, Florida

Team India would be eyeing their second T20 World Cup, having won the inaugural edition of the league in 2007. It will be another opportunity for them to end their ICC title drought. They haven’t won a single title since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013 in England under MS Dhoni.

In 2023, India lost two ICC events in the ICC World Test Championship and World Cup 2023. They reached the final in both events but lost to Australia on both occasions. In the last two T20 World Cups, they weren’t up to mark and bagged some disappointing losses.

In the T20 World Cup 2021, they suffered a group-stage exit and then in 2022 were thrashed by England in the semi-final. However, this time around, they would be hoping to change their fortunes and end the long wait for the ICC title.

All the eyes are on the BCCI as to what squad they will name. Since the last T20 World Cup, a lot of youngsters have got opportunities with no signs of seniors. There have been a lot of reports recently that have suggested about the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to the T20I setup. It remains to be seen what will be the roadmap of the Team for the event.

T20 World Cup 2024: Groups in World Cup 2024

The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin with the cash between USA and Canada on 1st June. West Indies will be in action against Papua New Guinea in Guyana on the second day of group play.

Group B of the tournament consists of England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland and Oman. Whereas Group C has the West Indies along with New Zealand, Afghanistan, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea. South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, and Nepal are placed in Group D.

Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, 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