The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is here and it is bigger and better. This is the first time that mainstream cricket is making its way to the land of dreams: the USA. The 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup will be played in the USA and West Indies. Who would have thought that international cricket could be a main sport in New York? But, it’s happening.
The T20 World Cup 2024 started on June 2 and will run through till June 29. The tournament will be played across nine venues in two countries. This year’s World Cup is the biggest in the history of the tournament. A total of 20 teams will be taking part in this year’s event, the most for any T20 World Cup thus far.
Co-hosts USA and their neighbours Canada started off the T20 World Cup on June 2 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Both teams were playing in a T20 World Cup for the first time. India and Pakistan, meanwhile, played a game in New York.
But with 20 teams taking part, how are the T20 World Cup 2024 groups divided? The 20 teams are divided into four groups. Each group has five teams and play each other once in the league stage. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 8 stage. In the Super 8, the teams will be further divided into two groups each of four teams with the top two from each group advancing to the semi finals.
Group A: India, USA, Pakistan, Canada, Ireland
Group B: Australia, England, Scotland, Namibia, Oman
Group C: West Indies, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
Group D: South Africa, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Nepal
Let’s talk in detail about every group, the key players and who made it through to the Super 8 stage.
T20 World Cup 2024 schedule (Full list)
T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule (Full List)
| Match No | Group | Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (IST) |
| 1 | A | June 2, 2024 | USA vs Canada | Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| 2 | C | June 2, 2024 | West Indies vs PNG | Providence | 8:00 PM |
| 3 | B | June 3, 2024 | Namibia vs Oman | Bridgetown | 6:00 AM |
| 4 | D | June 3, 2024 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | New York | 8:00 PM |
| 5 | C | June 4, 2024 | Afghanistan vs Uganda | Providence | 6:00 AM |
| 6 | B | June 4, 2024 | England vs Scotland | Bridgetown | 8:00 PM |
| 7 | D | June 4, 2024 | Netherlands vs Nepal | Dallas | 9:00 PM |
| 8 | A | June 5, 2024 | India vs Ireland | New York | 8:00 PM |
| 9 | C | June 6, 2024 | PNG vs Uganda | Providence | 5:00 AM |
| 10 | B | June 6, 2024 | Australia vs Oman | Bridgetown | 6:00 AM |
| 11 | A | June 6, 2024 | USA vs Pakistan | Dallas | 9:00 PM |
| 12 | B | June 7, 2024 | Namibia vs Scotland | Bridgetown | 12:30 AM |
| 13 | A | June 7, 2024 | Canada vs Ireland | New York | 8:00 PM |
| 14 | C | June 8, 2024 | Afghanistan vs New Zealand | Providence | 5:00 AM |
| 15 | D | June 8, 2024 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| 16 | D | June 8, 2024 | Netherlands vs South Africa | New York | 8:00 PM |
| 17 | B | June 8, 2024 | Australia vs England | Bridgetown | 10:30 PM |
| 18 | C | June 9, 2024 | West Indies vs Uganda | Providence | 6:00 AM |
| 19 | A | June 9, 2024 | India vs Pakistan | New York | 8:00 PM |
| 20 | B | June 9, 2024 | Oman vs Scotland | North Sound | 10:30 PM |
| 21 | D | Jun 10, 2024 | Bangladesh vs South Africa | New York | 8:00 PM |
| 22 | A | June 11, 2024 | Canada vs Pakistan | New York | 8:00 PM |
| 23 | D | June 12, 2024 | Nepal vs Sri Lanka | Lauderhill | 5:00 AM |
| 24 | B | June 12, 2024 | Australia vs Namibia | North Sound | 6:00 AM |
| 25 | A | June 12, 2024 | USA vs India | New York | 8:00 PM |
| 26 | C | June 13, 2024 | West Indies vs New Zealand | Tarouba | 6:00 AM |
| 27 | B | June 13, 2024 | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | Kingstown | 8:00 PM |
| 28 | D | June 14, 2024 | England vs Oman | North Sound | 12:30 AM |
| 29 | C | June 14, 2024 | Afghanistan vs PNG | Tarouba | 6:00 AM |
| 30 | A | June 14,2024 | USA vs Ireland | Lauderhill | 8:00 PM |
| 31 | D | June 15, 2024 | South Africa vs Nepal | Kingstown | 5:00 AM |
| 32 | C | June 15, 2024 | New Zealand vs Uganda | Tarouba | 6:00 AM |
| 33 | A | June 15, 2024 | Canada vs India | Lauderhill | 8:00 PM |
| 34 | B | June 15, 2024 | England vs Namibia | North Sound | 10:30 PM |
| 35 | B | June 16, 2024 | Australia vs Scotland | Gros Islet | 6:00 AM |
| 36 | A | June 16, 2024 | Ireland vs Pakistan | Lauderhill | 8:00 PM |
| 37 | D | June 17, 2024 | Bangladesh vs Nepal | Kingstown | 5:00 AM |
| 38 | D | June 17, 2024 | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | Gros Islet | 6:00 AM |
| 39 | C | June 17, 2024 | New Zealand vs PNG | Tarouba | 8:00 PM |
| 40 | C | June 18, 2024 | West Indies vs Afghanistan | Gros Islet | 6:00 AM |
| 41 | Super Eight | June 19, 2024 | South Africa vs USA | North Sound | 8:00 PM |
| 42 | Super Eight | June 20, 2024 | West Indies vs England | Gros Islet | 6:00 AM |
| 43 | Super Eight | June 20, 2024 | Afghanistan vs India | Bridgetown | 8:00 PM |
| 44 | Super Eight | June 21, 2024 | Australia vs Bangladesh | North Sound | 6:00 AM |
| 45 | Super Eight | June 21, 2024 | England vs South Africa | Gros Islet | 8:00 PM |
| 46 | Super Eight | June 22, 2024 | West Indies vs USA | Bridgetown | 6:00 AM |
| 47 | Super Eight | June 22, 2024 | Bangladesh vs India | North Sound | 8:00 PM |
| 48 | Super Eight | June 23, 2024 | Afghanistan vs Australia | Kingstown | 6:00 AM |
| 49 | Super Eight | June 23, 2024 | England vs USA | Bridgetown | 8:00 PM |
| 50 | Super Eight | June 24, 2024 | West Indies vs South Africa | North Sound | 6:00 AM |
| 51 | Super Eight | June 24, 2024 | Australia vs India | Gros Islet | 8:00 PM |
| 52 | Super Eight | June 25, 2024 | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh | Kingstown | 6:00 AM |
| 53 | Semi Final | June 27, 2024 | SEMI-FINAL | Tarouba | 6:00 AM |
| 54 | Semi Final | June 27, 2024 | SEMI-FINAL | Providence | 8:00 PM |
| 55 | Final | June 28, 2024 | FINAL | Bridgetown | 8:00 PM |
Group A
India: The Rohit Sharma-led India were one of the favourites coming into the T20 World Cup. They liced up to the hyoe and made it to the Super 8 stage undefeated in the group stage.
Key Players: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan
USA: The USA squad is a mix of players who have had experience with other teams in the past and a few home-grown players. The team will be led by Monank Patel. They beat USA and Pakistan in their opening round to make it to the Super 8 stage.
Key players: Saurabh Netravalkar, Aaron Jones, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan
Squad: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.
Pakistan: Pakistan had an underwhelming last 12 months and with a captaincy change, found it tricky to adjust. They lost their opening two games against USA and India and were ousted from the World Cup.
Squad: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan
Canada: Canada gave a good account of themselves in the opening game of the T20 World Cup against USA, then beat Ireland and also ran Pakistan close. They were also eliminated from the group stage.
Squad: Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Ravinderpal Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Rayyankhan Pathan, Junaid Siddiqui, Dilpreet Bajwa, Shreyas Movva, Rishiv Joshi. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar
Ireland: Ireland had a poor T20 World Cup, failing to win a single game. They lost to India in their opening game and then could never recover.
Squad: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young
Group B
Australia: One of the strongest contenders at the T20 World Cup, Australia have a team that can go all the way in the tournament. They had an excellent group stage, where they beat all of Oman, England, Namibia and Scotland with ease.
Key Players: Mitchell Marsh, Tim David, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Travis Head
Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa. Travelling Reserves: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short
England: The defending champions had a tough time at the start of the tournament vs Scotland, but flexed their muscles to make it through to the Super 8 stage of the men’s T20 World Cup.
Squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
Scotland: They started off well, and also scored confident victories over Namibia and Oman, but lost out on NRR against England.
Squad: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal
Namibia: They could only register one win in four games and failed to make it to the next round.
Squad: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, PD Blignaut
Oman: They had a below par T20 World Cup, failing to win a single game in four attempts.
Squad: Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi, Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail. Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra
Group C
West Indies: On home soil, West Indies were absolutely beastly, hammering attacks from the outset. They flexed their muscles and won four out of four games with relative ease. West Indies vs New Zealand, West Indies vs Uganda and West Indies vs Papua New Guinea were all one-sided games.
Key Players: Nicholas Pooran, Alzarri Joseph, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell
Squad: Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Obed McCoy
Afghanistan: The New Zealand vs Afghanistan game was the critical one in this group and when Afghanistan won that, their path was clear. They won three games and lost one.
Key Players: Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Squad: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Hazratullah Zazai, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Saleem Safi
New Zealand: It was one of the biggest upsets of the tournament that New Zealand could not make it through to the next round. They started poorly and never really recovered.
Squad: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears
Uganda: Uganda gave a good account of themselves in their first T20 World Cup and even eked out a win against second-timers PNG.
Squad: Brian Masaba (c), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel. Travelling Reserves: Innocent Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaaya
Papua New Guinea: They lost each of their four games but gave West Indies a near-scare in their opening game of the tournament.
Squad: Assadollah Vala (c), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, CJ Amini, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura
Group D
South Africa: The South African side were clinical in their approach and four in four games to advance to the Super 8 stage. They had a scare against Nepal and Netherlands but overcame that with gusto.
Key Players: Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller
Squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs
Bangladesh: The Bangladesh team started with a solid win against Sri Lanka. They gave South Africa a run for their money, but wins against Nepal and Netherlands saw them through.
Key Players: Tanzim Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Rishad Hossain, Shakib AL Hasan
Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud
Sri Lanka: They had another underwhelming campaign, and managed just one win in four games.
Squad: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka. Travelling Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage.
Netherlands: Netherlands only managed one win in their opening game against Nepal but were overall under par.
Squad: Scott Edwards (c), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Ryan Klein, Saqib Zulfiqar, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi. Travelling reserve: Ryan Klein
Nepal: Nepal showed fight in their first T20 World Cup in a decade but failed to record a win.
Squad: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamicchane, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee
Super 8: What lies in store
India and USA from Group A, Australia and England from Group B, Afghanistan and West Indies from Group C and South Africa and Bangladesh from Group D have qualified for the Super 8 stage.
India, Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are placed in Group 1. West Indies, South Africa, England, and USA are in Group 2. The teams will play three matches each during this stage and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-final. South Africa and USA kickstart the Super 8 fixtures at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
Super 8 fixtures
Super 8 Fixtures: Full List
| Date | Teams | Venue | Time (IST) |
| June 19, 2024 | South Africa vs USA | North Sound | 8:00 PM |
| June 20, 2024 | West Indies vs England | Gros Islet | 6:00 AM |
| June 20, 2024 | Afghanistan vs India | Bridgetown | 8:00 PM |
| June 21, 2024 | Australia vs Bangladesh | North Sound | 6:00 AM |
| June 21, 2024 | England vs South Africa | Gros Islet | 8:00 PM |
| June 22, 2024 | West Indies vs USA | Bridgetown | 6:00 AM |
| June 22, 2024 | Bangladesh vs India | North Sound | 8:00 PM |
| June 23, 2024 | Afghanistan vs Australia | Kingstown | 6:00 AM |
| June 23, 2024 | England vs USA | Bridgetown | 8:00 PM |
| June 24, 2024 | West Indies vs South Africa | North Sound | 6:00 AM |
| June 24, 2024 | Australia vs India | Gros Islet | 8:00 PM |
| June 25, 2024 | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh | Kingstown | 6:00 AM |
FAQs
How many groups are in the 2024 T20 World Cup?
There are a total of four groups in the 2024 T20 World Cup: A, B, C and D
Who is group D in the T20 World Cup 2024?
South Africa, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Nepal constitute Group D in the tournament.
Who is Group C in the World Cup 2024?
West Indies, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Uganda, Papua New Guinea are placed in Group C.
What is the format for the 2024 T20 World Cup?
The 20 teams are divided into four groups A, B, C, D. There are five teams in each group. Out of the five, two will make it to the Super 8 stage. From there, the teams are divided into further two groups. The top teams from each group qualifies for the semi-final.
Where is the T20 World Cup final 2024?
The final will be held in the picturesque Kensington Oval in Bridgetown Barbados.
