The ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has already started to amaze its fans with some unusual results in the tournament. The ongoing T20 Word Cup is co-hosted by the United States and West Indies. It is the first time that United States of America is hosting an International cricket event. The World Cup tournament commenced from 1st June, 2024, and will feature the exciting matches across these two countries at several venues. The Final match of the tournament will be held on 29th June, 2024.
Which teams are included in T20 World Cup 2024?
There are 20 teams in the T20 Men’s World Cup tournament, further divided in 4 different groups.
- Group A: India, Pakistan, United States, Canada, Ireland
- Group B: England, Australia, Scotland, Namibia, Oman
- Group C: West Indies, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Uganda
- Group D: Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
The tournament will witness 55 matches that will be held at different venues, that includes New York, Florida, Dallas, Barbados, Guyana, Antigua, Trinidad, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. The final match will be held on 29th June at Bridgetown in Barbados. The United States is hosting the international cricket for the very first time in the history with an intent to increase the popularity of the game in the region.
USA clinches victory in a super over against Pakistan
The Home team stuns the spectators as they win their important game against the T20 specialists Pakistan in a thrilling match in T20 World Cup 2024. The US cricket team has made their presence felt in the tournament by defeating Canada in their opening match and then a dramatic win over the big guns Pakistan on 6th June, Thursday, in Dallas. It was the biggest day for the USA cricket team in their cricket history as they defeat the Pakistan team in the T20 World Cup 2024 exciting contest.
The US Cricket team player Nitish Kumar scored a boundary of the last ball to force a Super Over in a tie breaker. The team ranking no. 18 in the world defeated the runners-up of 2022 World Cup tournament, ranked at no. 6. The US cricket team scored 18 runs in the super over bowled by Mhd. Amir, and the US team bowler Saurabh Netravalkar took the responsibility of restricting the Pakistani team below the target of 18 runs, and he did so by limiting them to a mere 13 runs in Super Over, claiming a heart-throbbing victory against the Pakistan cricket team in the T20 World Cup 2024.
USA cricket team captain Monank Patel was named the player of the match for his half-century that he scored in just 38 balls leading the team from the front and converting it into a match winning innings. Currently, US cricket team sits at the top of the table with 4 points against their name and are ready to face the titans in their clash against India on 12 June. With two wins in the group stage, US cricket team has a high chance to qualify for the Super-8 by winning their remaining matches in the group stage especially against Ireland in T20 World Cup 2024.
