- By Namrata Vijay
- Wed, 29 May 2024 11:51 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
T20 World Cup 2024: About twenty teams including West Indies and the USA will be participating in the ninth season of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, starting from June 2. The mega event will begin with the USA locking horns with Canada in their tournament opener. The match will be played at the Grand Prairie stadium in Dallas. The summit clash of this tournament will be played on June 29 in Barbados.
Besides the USA and West Indies, 10 other teams have qualified directly in this tournament. The top eight teams from the last edition- England, Pakistan, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia and the Netherlands didn’t play in the Qualifiers. Teams like Bangladesh and Afghanistan also qualified directly according to their ICC T20I rankings.
On the other hand, the associate teams had to play in the regional qualifiers. Canada was the winner of the Americas qualifier whereas Ireland and Scotland qualified after playing in the European campaign. Teams like Namibia and Uganda participated in the Africa qualifiers, whereas Nepal and Oman progressed after playing in the Asia qualifiers and Papa New Guinea progressed after playing in the East-Asia Pacific qualifier.
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Format:
All the 20 teams have been put into four groups. All the teams from each group will play against each other in the group stage. The top two teams from each group will then play for the Super Eight stage. These eight teams will then be put into two groups and the top two will qualify for the semis. Winners of the semis will play against each other in the summit clash on June 29.
What Are The Rules For Tied And Washed-Out Matches:
In such a scenario, the winner will be decided based on a super over. If that also fails, then another Super over will be held. If a match is stopped due to rain or bad weather, then the number of overs would be reduced to five to declare the winner. During the knockout matches, the number of overs reduced would be 10.
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The first semifinal and the summit clash will have an extra time of 190 minutes and a reserve day is also scheduled for these matches if the match is entirely washed out on the previous day. However, the second semifinal will not have a reserve day owing to management issues. The Jos Buttler-led side are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup and will lock horns with Scotland in their tournament opener on June 4.