T20 World Cup 2024: The countdown to the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has started. The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup will start with a match between America and Canada. But when will India’s first match be? Many fans are still not aware of this. Let us know when and against whom Team India will play its first match.
India’s first match will be against Ireland in T20 World Cup 2024
Team India will play its first match against Ireland on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Before this, the Indian team has to play a warm match against Bangladesh. India’s record against Ireland has been excellent. So far, the Indian team has had the upper hand in the clash between India and Ireland.
These two teams have faced each other 7 times and the Indian team has won all seven times. The Indian team will play all four matches of the group stage in America. In the league stage, Team India will play all four matches from 8:00 pm Indian time.
How many teams and groups are there in the World Cup this time?
This time there are 20 teams in the tournament, which have been divided into 4 groups. India and Pakistan have been placed in Group A. Along with them, there are also teams from Ireland and Canada along with host America.
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, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
India’s schedule
India has been placed in Group A along with America, Pakistan, Ireland, and Canada. Rohit Sharma’s team will start its campaign from June 5. After that, India’s second match will be against arch-rival Pakistan on June 9. Team India will play its third match against America on the 12th. These three matches will be played in the new stadium built in New York. After this, India will face Canada in Florida on June 15.
IND vs IRE Head-to-Head Record
Team India dominates the head-to-head record in T20 cricket between India and Ireland. Both the teams have faced each other in 7 matches and the Indian team has won all the matches. All the matches have been played between 2009 to 2023. Team India will take the field against them after 23 August 2023. However, that match could not be held due to rain. Earlier on August 20, India had won by 33 runs.
IND vs IRE Record in T20 World Cup
India and Ireland will face each other in the T20 World Cup after 15 years. The last time the two teams came face to face was in 2009 on the Nottingham ground. This was also the first match in T20 International between the two teams. India was captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Team India won that match by 8 wickets. Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 52 runs for India. Incidentally, he is the captain of the team this time.
IND vs IRE Playing 11
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
Ireland: Paul Stirling (captain), 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.
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