Why Pakistan, England, South Africa and New Zealand Are Not Playing Warm-up Matches Before ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024?
Teams will look to get some crucial preparation for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 with the warm-up matches. But not all teams will be taking part in practice games. Read below to find out the reason why.
Not many days after left for the T20 World Cup 2024 to commence and fans will be in for some fast-paced action as they root for their favourite trophy. USA and West Indies are co-hosting the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which starts on June 1, with the final being on June 29. Before the main competition, almost every team takes part in warm-up matches, which will help them get acclimatized to the conditions as well as figure out what a winning combination would look like. But New Zealand, England, Pakistan and South Africa are not playing any T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up match. In this article, we explore the reason. ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Warm-Up Matches Full Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Get Fixtures, Time Table With Match Timings in IST and Venue Details of Men's Twenty20 Cricket WC Practice Games.
A total of 20 teams will compete for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 trophy. The tournament will start off with a group stage and progress to the Super 8 round where, as per the name suggests, eight teams will feature. The Super 8 stage will conclude with there being four semifinalists, and eventually, the final will be played at Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 29.
Why Pakistan, England, South Africa and New Zealand Are Not Playing Warm-up Matches?
Not all teams are playing warm-up matches before the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. England and Pakistan are not competing in any practice game as they are facing each other in a bilateral series, which will come to an end on May 30. South Africa won't take part in any warm-up match because they just finished a T20I assignment against the West Indies in the Caribbean, which they lost. The Proteas will have an intra-squad match in Florida. New Zealand had earlier opted out of any warm-up match before the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match because of logistical issues of not having the full squad together before June 1, the date when the last batch of their players will arrive in the Caribbean for the tournament. USA vs BAN ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Warm-Up Match Cancelled As Tornadoes in Texas Destroy Giant Screen at Grand Prairie Stadium (Watch Video).
India will play their only warm-up match, against Bangladesh on June 1 before kickstarting their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against Ireland on June 5. England are the defending champions, having won the 2022 edition in Australia.
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