The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday provided an update on the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, which will host the most anticipated match of the 2024 T20 World Cup between India and Pakistan on June 9.
The under-construction stadium will host eight matches in the World Cup, the first one will be between the 2014 T20 World Cup winners Sri Lanka and South Africa. More than 34,000 fans would be able to sit inside the stadium.
The East and West Stands are about to complete while the construction work continues on the remaining stands as the World Cup is just 39 days away.
“It is amazing to see the progress of the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium over the past few weeks with all stands very close to completion and the outfield laid. To see the outfield now completed shows the transformation from a stadium to a world-class cricket facility, with the pitch block installation taking place shortly,” ICC Head of Events Chris Tetley said as quoted by the ICC.
“With only 39 days to go until the historic World Cup match between Sri Lanka and South Africa, I would encourage all fans who haven’t got their ticket yet to visittickets.t20worldcup.comto make sure they are a part of the biggest T20 World Cup ever.”
Group A:India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, United States
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
It is worth mentioning that 20 qualifying teams are divided into four groups of five, from which the top two teams of every group will make their way to the Super 8 round.
In that stage, qualifying teams will once again be divided into two groups of four, from which the top two teams will make their way to the semi-final and then the winners will play the final.
This will be the first time since 2010 that a T20 World Cup, which was won by England, will be hosted in the West Indies.
On the other hand, this is the first time an event as big as the World Cup will be hosted by the US.
England are the defending champions after clinching the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, beating Pakistan in the final.