We’re off to the US and West Indies for the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup, at what a tournament we have in store.
Tournament Format
The 2022 edition in Australia had a Group Stage with the West Indies, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Namibia, Scotland, Ireland, Zimbabwe, and the United Arab Emirates.
Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Ireland all advanced to join the eight elite ICC Nations in the Super-12 Stage
The 12 teams were split into two groups of six, with the top four going through to the semi-final.
This time, there are 20 teams, which will be split into four groups of five.
Group A: India, Pakistan, USA, Ireland, Canada
Group B: Australia, England, Namibia, Oman, Scotland
Group C: Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, West Indies
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
The top two sides from each group will then advance to the Super 8s stage,
The Super 8s will then have two groups of four, with the top two advancing through to the semi-finals.
The winners of those semi-finals in Trinidad and Guyana on June 27th will contest in the Final in Barbados on the 29th.
New Rules
Fielding teams must be ready to start an over within 60 seconds of the last one ending.
Failing to do so three times will mean a five-run penalty.
The clock can be cancelled after it is started if a new batter is coming to the crease between overs following a dismissal.
if a drinks interval is called, the umpires have approved on-field treatment of a batter or fielder and if time is lost for any circumstance beyond the control of the fielding side.
The first semi-final and final have a reserve day, but the second semi-final will have an additional 250 minutes of time allowed only.
Venues
The T20 World Cup will be played across nine venues across nine venues, six in the Caribbean, and three in the USA.
The venues are as follows:
Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Florida, 20,000
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, 34,000
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas, 15,000
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda, 10,000
Kensington Oval, Barbados, 11,000
Guyana National/Providence Stadium, Guyana, 20,000
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia, 15,000
Arnos Vale Playing Field, Trinidad and Tobago, 18,000
Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium Trinidad and Tobago, 15,000
So that’s it for Part One of the ICC T20 World Cup.
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