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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Preview - Teams, Player Squads, Fixtures Schedule , Venues - All you need to know

England after winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2022

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The highly anticipated ICC mega event, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 is commencing on the 2nd June, with the hosts USA facing Canada in the Inaugural match of the tournament. The Final match of the competition will take place on the 29th June.

USA and West Indies are co-hosting the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. USA is hosting the event for the first time since their introduction to the world of cricket.

20 teams will be taking part in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup namely, India, Pakistan, Australia, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United States (hosts), West Indies (hosts), Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Nepal, Oman, Namibia and Uganda.

The number of teams has increased since the last World Cup. 16 teams had competed in the previous edition of the tournament.

The teams have been divided into four groups of 5 teams each.

Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, United States, Canada

Group B: Australia, England, Namibia, Scotland, Oman

Group C: Afghanistan, New Zealand, West Indies, Papua New Guinea, Uganda

Group D: Bangladesh, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands

A total of 55 matches will be played during the mega event. Each team will play 4 matches during the initial league stages. The top 2 sides from each group will then advance to the Super 8 stages. The 8 teams will be divided into 2 groups of four teams each. These qualified sides will play 3 matches against the other teams in their group. The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the Semi Finals and the teams winning the Semis will face each other in the Final match on 29th of June.

4 venues in United States of America are finalized for the mega event namely Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Florida; Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina; Grand Prairie, Texas and Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York City.

The six venues that have been finalized for the matches in West Indies are Providence Stadium, Guyana; Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua; Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba; Arnos Vale Ground, Arnos Vale, St. Vincent and Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia.

Last Edition Stats:

Winners - England

Runners Up- Pakistan

Top Run Scorer - Virat Kohli, India (296 runs)

Top Wicket Taker - Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka (15 Wickets)

Prospects of Each Participating Team in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup:

India

India are going with an experienced side with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to be playing in the top order. Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shivam Dube have earned their place on the back of their IPL form. All of their players have had enough match practice in the IPL and they should be ready to leave an imprint in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Squad - Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), 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, Mohd. Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan

Australia

Australia have many match winners in their team including the likes of Mitchell Starc, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Josh Inglis and Josh Hazlewood. If one of their stars click in the World Cup, they can go a long way in the competition. They will actually start as favorites for winning the event.

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

South Africa

South Africa haven't been in the best of form lately. Except for Heinrich Klaasen, all of the other players in their squad have failed miserably in the Indian Premier League. They will have to bring their A game to the table in order to eye their chances at qualifying for the Playoffs.

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

Bangladesh have recently lost a T20I series against USA. They are in a terrible form in T20I cricket. Towhid Hridoy is batting like a champion but he getting very less support from Bangladesh senior players on the pitch. Tanzid Hasan is an exciting prospect too and a lot of Bangladesh's hopes depend on this players' performance. Bowling department of Bangladesh is looking solid though.

Squad - Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan surprised everyone in the ICC Men's 50 overs World Cup with their performance against top sides. They have good match winners in their sides. The quality in terms of both batting and bowling just keep coming from Afghanistan. They will be led by Rashid Khan in the World Cup, who will eye their first ever Semi Finals spot.

Squad - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

Ireland

Ireland are in spectacular form in T20I cricket currently. They have won all of their matches in the recently concluded Netherlands Tri Series. Lorcan Tucker, Andy Balbirnie, Mark Adair and Craig Young all showed signs of great form in the Tri Series and the series against Pakistan. With the coming back of Joshua Little, Ireland look a very balance unit.

Squad - Paul Stirling (Capt), 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

England

After patchy year and a half since the last T20 World Cup, England are boosted by the return of their Ace pacer Jofra Archer in the squad. Their main players haven't looked in great touch in the IPL and they will have to perform to their potential in order to enter the Semi Finals.

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

New Zealand

New Zealand managed to tie the 5 match T20I series against Pakistan away from home. They weren't fielding their best side and still were able perform superbly. New Zealand are not just a good batting and bowling unit but they also field very well, an area where they hold advantage against their opposition teams.

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

Pakistan

Pakistan have been in off colors lately. They haven't been able to dominate their opposition like they did in the last edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan showed signs of form against Ireland but the other players will have to step up in the mega event if Pakistan are to qualify for the Semi Finals.

Squad - Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka have named a very strong squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They are led by Wanindu Hasaranga, who can change the course of the game with both bat and the ball. He leads the team by example and Sri Lanka are expected to perform well in the upcoming event.

Squad - Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka (vc), 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, and Dilshan Madushanka. Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Janith Liyanage.

West Indies

West Indies have a strong chance of winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They have match winners both in their batting as well as bowling department. Nicholas Pooran looked in great touch in the IPL and so did Rovman Powell and Andre Russell. The World Cup is happening at home for West Indies and they will not miss out on any opportunity to dominate the opposition teams.

Squad - Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd

Nepal

Nepal have performed well in the last year or so in International cricket. They are still struggling to get Sandeep Lamichchane to play in the World Cup. He has been denied Visa to the US due to the rape allegations on him. Nepal are a competitive side but it will be a surprise if they make it to the Super 8's.

Squad - Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee

USA

USA have surprised everyone in the cricket fraternity by defeating Bangladesh in a T20I series at home. They have included the International stars Corey Anderson and an experienced T20 player Andries Gous in their squad. The bowling of USA is also looking good and they are expected to perform well in the mega event, especially at US pitches.

Squad - Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones (vice-Captain), 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.

Scotland

Scotland are in an ordinary form currently in T20I cricket. They performed poorly in the recently concluded Netherlands Tri Series. None of their top order batters clicked and their bowling lacked an attacking approach. Scotland are not looking in fine touch and may fail to qualify for the Super 8's.

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 and Brad Wheal

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea have managed to qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup for the first time since they started playing. It is a matter of great pride for them and they have done so because of the hard work and dedication of their captain Assad Vala and other fine players like Lega Siaka, Chad Soper, Charles Amini and Tony Ura. Papua New Guinea can certainly spring out a surprise or two in the upcoming World Cup matches.

Squad - Assadollah Vala (c), CJ Amini (vc), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura

Netherlands

Netherlands are in a middling form in T20I cricket. They impressed everyone in the ICC Men's 50 overs World Cup, but they will have to bring their A game to the table in the shorter format to pitch good competition to its opponents.

Squad - Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh and Wesley Barresi.

Canada

Canada are in superb form in T20I cricket. They have earned their spot in the event on the back of their utmost dedication and team work. Saad Bin Zafar has been leading the team by example and other players like Aaron Johnson and Harsh Thaker have been performing very well as well. Canada are expected to do well.

Squad - Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.

Oman

Oman have match winners like Naseem Khushi, Kashyapkumar Prajapati, Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas and Bilal Khan in their squad. They are clicking well and at the right time before the World Cup. They will have to work on their fielding in order raise their game.

Squad - Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (wk), Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi (wk), Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail. Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra

Uganda

Uganda performed superbly in the African T20 Cup matches. Both their bowling and batting look sharp. Uganda have improved their game by a big margin in the last year or so. They can surely pose a great threat to its opponents in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Squad - Brian Masaba (c), Riazat Ali Shah (vc), Kenneth Waiswa, Dinesh Nakrani, Frank Nsubuga, Ronak Patel, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Bilal Hassun, Fred Achelam, Robinson Obuya, Simon Ssesazi, Henry Ssenyondo, Alpesh Ramjani and Juma Miyaji. Reserve players: Ronald Lutaaya and Innocent Mwebaze.

Namibia

Namibia haven't been performing well in the last couple of matches. They have match winners in JJ Smit, Gerhard Erasmus and Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton but they haven't been able to click all together in a single match. If that happens, Namibia will be unstoppable in the mega event.

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 and PD Blignaut

Fixtures:

Final Match

Sat, 29 June 2024 - Final, Barbados, 10:00 AM LOCAL

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