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The much-awaited ninth edition of the T20 World Cup will get underway on June 1 2024 in the West Indies and the USA as 20 teams will be seen fighting against each other for the coveted trophy. Hosts USA will take on Canada in the opening fixture. The tournament will feature a new format than the last four editions where the participating teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each.
The Group A contains India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and the USA who will also host all the matches of the group. The defending champions England are in Group B along with Australia, Namibia, Scotland and Oman. Co-hosts West Indies are placed in Group C along with New Zealand, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea while Asian rivals Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are placed in Group D along with South Africa, Netherlands and Nepal.
Notably, Group D is the only group whose matches will be hosted both in the West Indies and the US. Teams finishing in the top two positions in each group will further qualify for the Super Eights stage where they will be further divided into two groups of four each. The Super 8 draw will be determined by the pre-tournament seedings of the teams irrespective of where they finish in their groups.
Notably, teams will also be pre-assigned a group for their Super 8 stage as well.
The most awaited game of the tournament i.e the India vs Pakistan fixture will be played on June 9 in New York while the final of the competition will be played on June 29th. The two semi finals will take place on 26th and 27th June.
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | England | New Zealand | South Africa |
| Pakistan | Australia | West Indies | Sri Lanka |
| Ireland | Namibia | Afghanistan | Bangladesh |
| Canada | Scotland | Uganda | Netherlands |
| USA | Oman | Papua New Guinea | Nepal |