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“Rashid Khan was our main bowler…” – Shaheen Afridi opens up on Lahore Qalandars’ poor start in PSL 2024

Lahore Qalandars skipper Shaheen Afridi is confident his team will turn things around in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL 2024) season. The two-time defending champions have started their title defence in a disastrous fashion. They have lost their first two games of the campaign. In the tournament opener, the Qalandars suffered an eight-wicket loss […]

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 or the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place in June this year. The tournament will be the ninth edition of the cricket T20 World Cup. It is scheduled to be hosted by the West Indies and the United States of America.

The first edition of the T20 World Cup was played in South Africa in 2007 while the last edition took place in Australia in 2022. England and West Indies are the most successful side in the history of the tournament, having won the competition twice. West Indies became the first team to win the T20 World Cup twice in 2016 before England equaled their record in 2022. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia have won the tournament once so far.

ICC T20 World Cup Teams 2024

A total of 20 teams will participate in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, 4 more than the number of teams that participated in the last edition. West Indies and the United States of America qualified as the hosts while Australia, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka booked their spots after finishing in the top eight of the last T20 World Cup.

The remaining two automatic qualification places were taken by the best-ranked teams in the ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings. The other eight spots were taken by the teams through regional qualifiers.

List of teams for ICC T20 World Cup 2024

United States of America
West Indies
England
India
Netherlands
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Australia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Ireland
Scotland
Papua New Guinea
Canada
Nepal
Oman
Namibia
Uganda

ICC T20 World Cup Format 2024

The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will have a new format. As per the new format, the 20 teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 round. In the Super 8s, the eight teams will be further divided into two groups of four and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage.

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule

(The full 2024 Cricket World Cup schedule is yet to be announced.)

ICC T20 World Cup Venues 2024

Stadium Location
Kensington Oval Bridgetown, Barbados
Brian Lara Cricket Academy San Fernando, Trinidad
Providence Stadium Georgetown, Guyana
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium North Sound, Antigua
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Arnos Vale Stadium Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Central Broward Park Lauderhill, Florida, USA
Eisenhower Park East Meadow, New York, USA
Grand Prairie Stadium Grand Prairie, Texas, USA

ICC T20 World Cup List of past winners:

England are the defending champions. They beat Pakistan in the final of the last T20 World Cup to become only the second after the West Indies to T20 World Cup twice. India won the inaugural edition in 2007.

Here is the list of winners of ICC T20 World Cup

Year Winners Runners Up Player of the Series Venue
2022 England Pakistan Sam Curran Australia
2021 Australia New Zealand Oman & UAE
2016 West Indies England Virat Kohli India
2014 Sri Lanka India Virat Kohli Bangladesh
2012 West Indies Sri Lanka Shane Watson Sri Lanka
2010 England Australia Kevin Pietersen West Indies
2009 Pakistan Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan England
2007 India Pakistan Shahid Afridi South Africa

ICC T20 World Cup 2024: FAQs

When T20 world cup 2024 will start?

The T20 World Cup 2024 will start in June.

What is the new format for T20 World Cup 2024 ICC?

As per the new format, the T20 World Cup 2024 will have 20 teams. The teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each. The top top teams from each group will make it to the Super 8 before the teams are once again divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group will then qualify for the semifinals.

Where will the next T20 cricket World Cup be held?

The next T20 cricket World Cup will be held in the West Indies and the United States of America.

Who will captain India in ICC T20 World Cup 2024?

India are yet to confirm their captain for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. Reports, however, suggest that Rohit Sharma could be given the captaincy for the event.

Which team has most T20 World Cup titles?

West Indies and England have the most T20 World Cup titles. Both of them have won the tournament twice so far.