The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will start from 1st June which will be played till 29th June. This time the team of America and West Indies is organizing the T20 World Cup. This is the ninth edition of the T20 Cricket World Cup and this time a total of 20 teams are participating in it. The T20 World Cup was first played in 2007 and was won by the Indian team under the captaincy of Dhoni.
West Indies has dominated the T20 World Cup 2024. While West Indies and England have won the title twice each, the teams of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have been successful in winning the title only once. The West Indies team was successful in winning the title in 2012 and 2016. At the same time, England did wonders of winning the title in 2010 and 2022. This time for the first time many big events of ICC are being played in America.
List of T20 World Cup winners from 2007 to 2024
- 2007 – India
- 2009- Pakistan
- 2010- England
- 2012- West Indies
- 2014- Sri Lanka
- 2016- West Indies
- 2021- Australia
- 2022- England
What is the format of the T20 World Cup 2024
Let us tell you that this time the hosts are the West Indies and USA. Where will the T20 World Cup matches be played. This time 20 teams are participating in the T20 World Cup. T20 World Cup 2024 will be played from June 1 to June 20. All 20 teams have been divided into 4 groups of 5-5. The top 2 teams of each group will reach the Super 8.
After this, 8 teams have to play matches in the Super 8 round. In the Super 8 also, the teams will be placed in two groups with 4-4. In the Super 8, the top 2 teams from both groups will reach the semi-finals. Two semi-final matches will be played. After this, the team winning the semi-final match will play the final match among themselves.
Where will theT20 World Cup 2024 matches be played
The matches of the 2024 T20 World Cup are going to be played at 9 places. Apart from Dallas and Bridgetown, matches will be held in Providence, New York, Lauderhill, North Sound, Gros Islet, Kingstown and Tarouba. Let us tell you that the Nassau County Stadium is located in Long Island, New York. This is a temporary stadium built specifically in view of this tournament.
T20 World Cup 2024 Venues
- Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
- Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
- Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
- Darren Sammy Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
- Arnos Whale Stadium, Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Brian Lara Cricket Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
- Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Florida, USA
- Grand Priory Stadium, Dallas (Texas), USA
- Nassau County International Stadium, Long Island (New York), USA
Which Indians are included in the commentary panel?
The commentary panel of the T20 World Cup 2024 includes many Indian names including Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle. You can see the names of the Indians included in the panel here-
- Ravi Shastri
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Harsha Bhogle
- Dinesh Karthik
What will happen if the T20 World Cup 2024 match is tied
If the T20 World Cup matches are tied, then the decision will be made by a super over. If the super over is also tied, then super overs will be played until the match is decided.
What will happen if it rains?
If rain interrupts the match, then first of all an attempt will be made to decide by using the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Some conditions have also been kept for DLS. DLS will be used for the group stage and super-8 only when both teams have played a match of at least 5 overs. Apart from this, it is mandatory for both teams to play a match of at least 10 overs in knockout matches. Reserve day has been kept for the first semi-final and final
Apart from the 190 minutes of extra time for the first semi-final and final of the tournament, a reserve day has been kept under special circumstances, but only 250 minutes of extra time has been kept for the second semi-final. This has been done so that the team winning the second semi-final does not have to play the match the next day. The final is on June 29 and the second semi-final match will be played on June 27. Therefore, the team can travel and reach its venue on June 28.
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