Next Men’s T20 World Cup set to be performed from June 4 to 30, 2024
The 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be performed from June 4 to 30 subsequent 12 months within the Caribbean and the USA, throughout 10 venues, ESPNcricinfo has discovered.
It is known that this week an ICC staff inspected some shortlisted venues within the USA, which can be internet hosting a world world cricket occasion for the primary time. These embrace Lauderhill in Florida, which has hosted worldwide matches already (and is ready to host West Indies vs India within the coming fortnight), Morrisville, Dallas and New York, for event matches and warm-ups.
Morrisville and Dallas are presently internet hosting the inaugural version of Major League Cricket within the USA. The grounds in Dallas (Grand Prairie Stadium), Morrisville (Church Street Park) and New York (Van Cortlandt Park within the Bronx) are but to get worldwide venue standing, which is necessary as per ICC guidelines. A ultimate choice on the venues can be taken by the ICC along with Cricket West Indies (CWI) and USA Cricket (USAC) within the subsequent few months.
This week Ireland, Scotland and Papua New Guinea certified for the 20-team T20 World Cup through the regional qualifiers pathway put in place by the ICC. While PNG topped the East Asia-Pacific Qualifer, Ireland and Scotland finished within the high two positions within the Europe Region Qualifier. Qualifiers from the Americas (for one spot), Africa (two spots) and Asia (two spots) areas can be decided within the coming months.
Twelve groups had already certified for the event earlier than the regional qualifiers, together with hosts West Indies and USA, and the highest eight groups on the 2022 T20 World Cup – Australia, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan and Bangladesh certified by advantage of their spots within the T20I rankings, finishing the 20-team roster.
The format for the 2024 World Cup can be totally different to the final two editions (2020-21 within the UAE and 2022 in Australia), the place the primary spherical was adopted by Super 12s. Next 12 months, the 20 groups can be divided into 4 teams of 5 every for the primary spherical, with the highest two groups from every group qualifying for the Super 8s. The Super 8 groups can be break up into two teams of 4 every, with the highest two in every group reaching the semi-finals.
The 2024 T20 World Cup is the first of the eight men’s global events within the ICC’s subsequent business cycle from 2024-31, which was finalised in 2021. The choice to nominate the USA as a co-host was a part of a strategic transfer by the ICC with twin targets in thoughts: one, the North American market was recognized as a powerful marketplace for progress of the sport. And two, the ICC’s ambition to have cricket function within the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games (LA28).
The USA being pencilled in to co-host a significant cricket occasion, the ICC felt, would solely assist in the push for cricket’s inclusion in LA28. The ICC made a presentation to the LA28 staff, with a ultimate choice to be taken by the International Olympics Committee later this 12 months.