The marquee match between India and Pakistan in the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup will be played on June 9 at Eisenhower Park in New York, according to the tournament schedule released on Friday. India will play the first three matches of its group in New York and the fourth in Florida. Defending champion England will meet Australia on June 8 in Barbados.

The tournament, co-hosted by the United States and the West Indies, is scheduled to begin on June 1, with the United States playing Canada in Dallas, and ending with the final on June 29 in Barbados. The semi-final matches are scheduled to be held on June 26 in Guyana and June 27 in Trinidad.

The 55 matches will be played at six venues in the West Indies (Kensington Oval, Barbados; Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad; Providence Stadium, Guyana; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia; Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent) and three locations in the USA (Eisenhower Park, New York; Lauderhill, Florida; and Grand Prairie, Texas).

2024 T20 World Cup Kits

Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, United States of America

Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman

Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea

Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal

The Group A teams will be based entirely in the USA for the group stage, while Groups B and C will play their matches in the West Indies. Only teams in Group D split matches between the United States and the West Indies. Apart from facing Pakistan on June 9, India will face Ireland on June 5, USA on June 12, and Canada on June 15. Pakistan has three more group matches against the USA on June 6, Canada on June 11, and Ireland on June 16.

The 2024 T20 World Cup will be contested by 20 teams – up from the 16 that took part in the 2022 tournament in Australia – divided into four groups of five each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 8 round, where the teams will be divided into two groups of four each: A1, B2, C1 and D2 in one group, and A2, B1, C2 and D1 in one group. The other group. The group stage from June 1 to 18, and the Super 8 round from June 19 to 24, will be played entirely in the West Indies. The top two teams in each Super 8 group will then advance to the semi-finals.

England are the defending champions, having beaten Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup final in Melbourne. Canada, USA and Uganda will make their debut in the Men’s T20 World Cup.