India, Pakistan set for blockbuster T20 clash on June 9
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T20 World Cup comes to America with the US hosting Canada on June 1 in the curtain-raiser in Texas
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set for their blockbuster clash at the new Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Long Island on June 9 as The T20 World Cup comes to America this summer.
The tournament will start with the marquee opening match taking place at the premier MLC venue, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in North Texas, according to the schedule announced by Major League Cricket (MLC).
The United States will host Canada on Saturday, June 1 in the curtain-raiser for the tournament. The match will mark a new chapter in a rivalry dating back longer than any other in international cricket, all the way to 1844!
Four group stage matches will take place at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex:
•United States vs. Canada | Saturday, June 1
•Netherlands vs. Nepal | Tuesday, June 4
•United States vs. Pakistan | Thursday, June 6
•Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh | Friday, June 7
A total of three venues in the USA and six in the Caribbean will be used for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 event to be co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA from June 1-29, 2024.
Ten of the 20 teams will play their first match of the 29-day tournament in the USA, with 16 contests to be held in Lauderhill, Dallas and New York.
Forty-one matches will be played in the Caribbean across six different islands, with the semi-finals in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana and the title decider scheduled to be played in Barbados on 29 June.
The event is split up into four groups consisting of five teams, with the top two sides from each group then progressing to the Super Eight phase of the tournament ahead of the knockout semi-finals and final.
Joining co-hosts USA in Group A are India and Pakistan, as well as Canada in their first appearance at the event as well as the European side Ireland.
Group B consists of the last two winners of the Men’s T20 World Cup in England and Australia, with the pair to take on Namibia, Scotland and Oman.
The West Indies are placed into Group C alongside New Zealand, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea, while Group D sees South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal fixtured against each other.
Here is a list of India fixtures for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024:
Wed, June 5 – INDIA v IRELAND, New York
Sun, June 9 – INDIA v PAKISTAN , New York
Wed, June 12 – USA v INDIA, New York
Sat, June 15 – INDIA v CANADA, Florida
The full schedule can be viewed here.