Cricket’s biggest tournament, the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024, is set to take place in North America, hosted by the United States and the West Indies. The tournament will include 20 teams, with the top eight teams from the previous edition and the two host nations earning direct entry. Afghanistan and Bangladesh qualified based on their ICC T20 rankings, while the remaining six teams emerged from regional qualification tournaments. USA, Papua New Guinea, and Uganda will make their debut at an ICC World Cup.
The tournament will feature two group-based rounds and a knockout round, starting with the group stage followed by the Super Eight and semifinals. The top two teams from each group in the group stage will advance to the Super Eight, where they will play against each other once. The winners of the Super Eight groups will advance to the semifinals, leading up to the final on June 29. The matches will be played at nine venues across the US and the West Indies, with New York, Texas, and Florida hosting matches in the US, and six Caribbean nations hosting matches in the West Indies.
One of the most highly anticipated matches of the tournament is the India vs Pakistan clash, which is scheduled to take place in New York on June 9. Tickets for the match sold out quickly, with resale platforms asking for high prices. In the event of a tie, matches will proceed to a super over, with subsequent super overs played until a winner is determined. If a match is delayed by weather conditions, both teams must complete five overs for a result to be declared in the group stage and Super Eight.
Previous winners of the T20 World Cup include India, Pakistan, England, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Australia, and England. The prize money for the 2024 edition of the tournament has not been confirmed by the ICC, but previous winners received $1.6 million. Tickets for the tournament went on sale in February, with prices starting at $6. The ICC has allocated broadcasting and online streaming rights to various outlets around the world, with Al Jazeera providing extensive coverage of the tournament.
Cricket is a game of bat and ball played by 11 players on each team, with rules that can be complicated. Al Jazeera offers a breakdown of the game for beginners. The website also offers a cricket quiz to test knowledge of the sport. Fans can follow the T20 World Cup through live updates, post-match reactions, analysis, and other key information provided by Al Jazeera.
