ST. JOHN’S – ANTIGUA: The groups and schedule for the Super 8 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 have been confirmed with both co-hosts West Indies and USA making it through to the second stage that will see the eight teams battle for a place in the semi-finals.
Super 8 qualifiers are:
- Group A: India and USA• Group B: Australia and England• Group C: West Indies and Afghanistan• Group D: South Africa and Bangladesh
The eight teams will be divided into two groups:
- Group A: India, Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh• Group B: USA, England, West Indies, South Africa
Four of the Super 8 qualifiers have won the World Cup previously, India, England, West Indies and Australia. Super 8 matches will be played across four West Indies venues: Antigua and Barbuda (four matches), Barbados (three matches), Saint Lucia (three matches) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (two matches). Full fixtures available HERE.
Each team will play every other team in its group once, with the top two sides in each group qualifying for the semi-finals, to be played in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana on 26 and 27 June, respectively.
The Super Eight stage commences in Antigua on Wednesday 19 June with a clash between USA and South Africa at 10h30. That same evening West Indies take on old rivals, England in Saint Lucia. The two sides have a prolific cricketing history, with the Men in Maroon ensuring a dominant display at home against England in recent years.
Tickets for Super 8 matches are on sale now at tickets.t20worldcup.com and at box officesacross the Caribbean. A limited number of Party-Stand tickets are on sale for the final, as part of a ticket bundle with Super 8 matches in Barbados. To purchase a Party-Stand ticket for the final, you will be required to purchase a Party Stand ticket for any one of the three Super 8 matches at Kensington Oval.
Tickets are available at tickets.t20worldcup.com. Click on the “Buy Hospitality” tab on the Barbados page on the website.
Fawwaz Baksh, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Tournament Director said:
“We are getting down to the business end of the tournament and fans can look forward to an exciting Super 8 stage. It is also great to see the two hosts, West Indies and USA qualify for the Super 8, and especially the USA, which is competing in an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time. With other tournament favorites such as India, Australia, England and South Africa also in the mix, together with the impressive Afghanistan and Bangladesh teams, the next couple of weeks promises to be a cricketing spectacle.”
Full Fixtures (Local time)
19 June
USA v South Africa, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua (10h30)
England v West Indies, Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia (20h30)
20 June
Afghanistan v India, Kensington Oval, Barbados (10h30)
Australia v Bangladesh, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua (20h30)
21 June
England v South Africa, Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia (10h30)
USA v West Indies, Kensington Oval, Barbados (20h30)
22 June
India v Bangladesh, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua (10h30)
Afghanistan v Australia, Arnos Vale, St Vincent (20h30)
23 June
USA v England, Kensington Oval, Barbados (10h30)
West Indies v South Africa, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua (20h30)
24 June
Australia v India, Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia (10h30)
Afghanistan v Bangladesh, Arnos Vale, St Vincent (20h30)
