The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 schedule and complete match fixtures. The Men’s ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is starting on 18th October and the final match of the tournament will be played on 15th November 2024. There will be 45 matches in this tournament which will be played in 7 stadiums across Australia.
Simonds Stadium in Geelong, from where the tournament will start, will be hosting its 2nd T20I match. As of now, we know the names of 10 teams that are going to participate in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
Teams
- West Indies
- New Zealand
- India
- South Africa
- Pakistan
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
- England
West Indies are the defending Champions, they had beaten England in the final match which was played on 3rd of April 2016 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The West Indies team will begin the tournament by playing against New Zealand on 25th of October 2024 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
As per the released ICC T20 World Cup 2024 schedule, the Arch-rivals India and Pakistan would not be playing a match against each other unless and until they find a spot in the same Semi-Final or the Final. The first match that India plays will be against South Africa at the Perth Stadium on 24th of October. Pakistan also will be playing their tournament opener on the same day but at the Sydney Cricket Ground. They will be playing against the hosts, Australia.
The teams against which Sri Lanka and Bangladesh would be playing their respective first matches of the tournament has not been confirmed yet in the T20 World Cup 2024 time table. Afghanistan and England are also in the same situation.
The places that are left to be filled in the schedule would be filled after the 2019 ICC World T20 Qualifiers take place in the United Arab Emirates. 14 teams would be playing in it and only 8 teams would move forward to the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. To take part in the Qualifiers, the participating teams have to play in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup of their respective continents (for example – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Final and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Final). None of the teams has declared their squads yet.
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 schedule
| MATCH NO. | DATE | MATCH | STADIUM | TIME |
| 1 | 18-October, Sunday | Sri Lanka vs TBD | Simons Stadium, Geelong | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 2 | 18-October, Sunday | TBD vs TBD | Simons Stadium, Geelong | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 3 | 19-October, Monday | Bangladesh vs TBD | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 4 | 19-October, Monday | TBD vs TBD | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 5 | 20-October, Tuesday | TBD vs TBD | Simons Stadium, Geelong | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 6 | 20-October, Tuesday | Sri Lanka vs TBD | Simons Stadium, Geelong | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 7 | 21-October, Wednesday | TBD vs TBD | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 8 | 21-October, Wednesday | Bangladesh vs TBD | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 9 | 22-October, Thursday | TBD vs TBD | Simons Stadium, Geelong | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 10 | 22-October, Thursday | Sri Lanka vs TBD | Simons Stadium, Geelong | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 11 | 23-October, Friday | TBD vs TBD | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 12 | 23-October, Friday | Bangladesh vs TBD | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 13 | 24-October, Saturday | Australia vs Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 14 | 24-October, Saturday | India vs South Africa | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11 am GMT / 4:30 pm IST |
| 15 | 25-October, Sunday | TBD vs TBD | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 16 | 25-October, Sunday | New Zealand vs West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 17 | 26-October, Monday | Afghanistan vs TBD | Perth Stadium, Perth | 6 am GMT / 11:30 am IST |
| 18 | 26-October, Monday | England vs TBD | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11 am GMT / 4:30 pm IST |
| 19 | 27-October, Tuesday | New Zealand vs TBD | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 20 | 28-October, Wednesday | Afghanistan vs TBD | Perth Stadium, Perth | 6 am GMT / 11:30 am IST |
| 21 | 28-October, Wednesday | Australia vs West Indies | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11 am GMT / 4:30 pm IST |
| 22 | 29-October, Thursday | Pakistan vs TBD | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 23 | 29-October, Thursday | India vs TBD | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 24 | 30-October, Friday | England vs South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 25 | 30-October, Friday | West Indies vs TBD | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11 am GMT / 4:30 pm IST |
| 26 | 31-October, Saturday | New Zealand vs Pakistan | The Gabba, Brisbane | 4 am GMT / 9:30 am IST |
| 27 | 31-October, Saturday | Australia vs TBD | The Gabba, Brisbane | 9 am GMT / 2:30 pm IST |
| 28 | 01-November, Sunday | Afghanistan vs South Africa | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 3:30 am GMT / 9 am IST |
| 29 | 01-November, Sunday | India vs England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 30 | 02-November, Monday | TBD vs TBD | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 31 | 02-November, Monday | New Zealand vs TBD | The Gabba, Brisbane | 9 am GMT / 2:30 pm IST |
| 32 | 03-November, Tuesday | Pakistan vs West Indies | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 3:30 am GMT / 9 am IST |
| 33 | 03-November, Tuesday | Australia vs TBD | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 8:30 am GMT / 2 pm IST |
| 34 | 04-November, Wednesday | Afghanistan vs England | The Gabba, Brisbane | 9 am GMT / 2:30 pm IST |
| 35 | 05-November, Thursday | South Africa vs TBD | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 3:30 am GMT / 9 am IST |
| 36 | 05-November, Thursday | India vs TBD | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 8:30 am GMT / 2 pm IST |
| 37 | 06-November, Friday | Pakistan vs TBD | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 38 | 06-November, Friday | Australia vs New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 39 | 07-November, Saturday | England vs TBD | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 3:30 am GMT / 9 am IST |
| 40 | 07-November, Saturday | West Indies vs TBD | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 41 | 08-November, Sunday | South Africa vs TBD | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 3 am GMT / 8:30 am IST |
| 42 | 08-November, Sunday | India vs Afghanistan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
| 11-November, Wednesday | 1st Semi-Final | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST | |
| 12-November, Thursday | 2nd Semi-Final | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 8:30 am GMT / 2 pm IST | |
| 15-November, Sunday | Final | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 8 am GMT / 1:30 pm IST |
T20 World Cup 2024 Venues
- Simonds Stadium
Also known as Kardinia Oval / Shell Stadium / Baytec Stadium / Skilled Stadium.
Location: Geelong, Australia.
- Bellerive Oval
Also known as Blundstone Arena.
Location: Hobart, Australia.
- Sydney Cricket Ground
Also known as Sydney Cricket Ground No.1 / Association Ground.
From 1848 to 1877, it was also known as the Garrison Ground.
Location: Sydney, Australia.
- Perth Stadium
Location: Perth, Australia.
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
Also known as The MCG / The “G”.
Location: Melbourne, Australia.
- The Gabba
Location: Brisbane, Australia.
- Adelaide Oval
Location: Adelaide, Australia.
