T20 World Cup 2024 FAQs, teams, format, venues, tournament rules, live streaming: Everything you need to know

The T20 World Cup 2024 starts on 1 June with a match between co-hosts USA and Canada at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas but due to the time difference, the ICC mega event will kick off in India on 2 June (6 am IST). This is going to be the biggest T20 World Cup of all time with 20 teams in total including nine associate teams. The final will be played on 29 June. The summit clash will take place in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Here’s everything you need to know about the T20 World Cup 2024:

When is the T20 World Cup 2024?

The T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to be played from 1-29 June 2024. However, due to the time difference, the T20 World Cup will start on 2 June in India and the final will be on 29 June in India time. The first match between USA and Canada will be played at 7.30 PM local time on 1 June which will be 6 AM on 2 June in India. The final will start at 10 AM local time on 2 June which will be 7.30 PM in India on the same day.

Where is the T20 World Cup 2024? What are the venues?

The T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted in the USA and West Indies. The T20 World Cup 2024 will be played across nine venues. The USA will be hosting an ICC event for the first time at: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium (New York), Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium (Dallas) and Broward County Stadium (Lauderhill).

Stadiums in West Indies that will host World Cup matches:

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

How many teams will take part in T20 World Cup 2024?

The T20 World Cup 2024 will be the largest of all time with 20 teams including nine associate sides. A total of 55 matches will be played in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

How teams qualified for T20 World Cup 2024?

Hosts USA and West Indies got direct entry into the World Cup and the eight best teams from the 2022 T20 World Cup – England, Pakistan, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia and Netherlands – also got a direct entry. Afghanistan and Bangladesh qualified for the T20 World Cup 2024 on the basis of T20 rankings.

Ireland and Scotland qualified through European qualifiers. Canada entered after winning the Americas qualifier. Nepal and Oman were the teams to reach through Asia qualifier while Papua New Guinea came from the East Asia-Pacific qualifier. Namibia and Uganda progressed through the Africa qualifier.

What is the format of T20 World Cup 2024?

The 20 teams have been divided into four groups consisting of five teams each. The teams will play each other once in the group and the top two sides from each group will qualify for the Super Eights. The Super Eight stage will have two groups of four teams each. The top two teams from this group will reach the semi-finals.

What happens if a match in T20 World Cup 2024 ends in a tie?

A Super Over will be used to decide the result of a match if it ends in a tie. If the Super Overs also end in a tie then more Super Overs will be held until the result is decided.

Are there reserve days in the T20 World Cup 2024?

There are reserve days only for the final and the first semi-final. The second semi-final has no reserve day as there’s a day gap between the second semis and the final. During the second semi-final, there will be an option to extend play by an extra four hours to get a result.

What happens if a semi-final or the final is abandoned due to rain?

If a semi-final gets washed out, the higher-placed team from the Super Eight will qualify for the final.

If the final is washed out, both teams will be declared joint winners.

What is the prize money for T20 World Cup 2024?

The ICC has not yet announced the prize money for the 2024 T20 World Cup but in 2022 the total prize pool was USD 5.6 million. the eventual champions England were given a cash prize of $1.6 million (Rs. 13 crore approximately) while runners-up Pakistan received $800,000 (Rs. 6.5 crore approximately).

Where to watch the T20 World Cup 2024?

Here are the broadcasters for the T20 World Cup 2024 across the world:

India: Star Sports
Australia: Prime Video
England: Sky Sports
New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ in New Zealand
Pakistan: PTV and Ten Sports
South Africa, Uganda, and Namibia: SuperSport
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
Sri Lanka: Maharaja TV
USA and Canada: WillowTV
UAE, MENA region: CricLife Max, CricLife Max 2

Where will the T20 World Cup 2024 be live streamed?

In India, the T20 World Cup 2024 will be live streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar website and app. The streaming will be free on mobile through the Disney+ Hotstar app.

Who are the commentators for T20 World Cup 2024?

Commentators: Ravi Shastri, Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith, Mel Jones, Harsha Bhogle Ian Bishop, Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve Smith, Lisa Sthalekar, Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Michael Atherton, Waqar Younis, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock, Katey Martin, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Natalie Germanos, Danny Morrison, Alison Mitchell, Alan Wilkins, Brian Murgatroyd, Mike Haysman, Ian Ward, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, Niall O’Brien, Kass Naidoo, Daren Ganga, Ricky Ponting, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Ramiz Raja, Eoin Morgan, Tom Moody, Wasim Akram and American commentator James O’Brien.

Who are the umpires and match referees for T20 World Cup 2024?

Umpires: Chris Brown, Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Allahudien Paleker, Richard Kettleborough, Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, Sam Nogajski, Ahsan Raza, Rashid Riaz, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Shahid Saikat, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf, Joel Wilson and Asif Yaqoob.

Match referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Andrew Pycroft, Richie Richardson and Javagal Srinath.

How many T20 World Cups have India won?

India have won the T20 World Cup only once when they captured the inaugural tournament in 2007 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.

Here are the winners for all the editions so far:

2007: India
2009: Pakistan
2010: England
2012: West Indies
2014: Sri Lanka
2016: West Indies
2021: Australia
2022: England

What is India’s schedule for the T20 World Cup 2024?

What is India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2024?

Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.

Click here to check out the squads for all T20 World Cup 2024 teams.