The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday confirmed all the venues for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 which would be played in the United States of America (USA) and West Indies between June 4 to 20.
Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, St Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, and St Vincent & The Grenadines have been confirmed as the seven Caribbean venues which will host the mega event's matches.
This will be the first time since 2010 that a T20 World Cup, which was won by England, will be hosted in the West Indies.
On the other hand, this is the first time an event as big as the World Cup will be hosted by the US. The ICC had already announced Grand Prairie in Dallas, Broward County in Florida and Nassau County in New York as venues earlier this week.
“We’re delighted to announce the seven Caribbean venues that will host the biggest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ever staged, with 20 teams competing for the trophy. They’re all popular venues with players and fans alike that will provide a wonderful backdrop to the event," ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said about the announcement.
“This will be the third ICC senior men’s event hosted by the West Indies, and the matches will again give cricket fans the unique experience of enjoying cricket in the Caribbean. I’d like to thank Cricket West Indies and the seven host governments for their continued commitment and support of our sport.”
It was decided in November 2021 that the 2024 T20 World Cup would be co-hosted, but the venues were chosen after an extensive evaluation of a number of options.
20 qualifying teams will be divided into four groups of five, from which the top two teams of every group will make their way to the Super 8 round. In that stage, qualifying teams will once again be divided into two groups of four, from which the top two teams will make their way to the semi-final and then the winners will play the final.
