When Do T20 World Cup Warm Up Matches Start?
ICC T20 World Cup is all set to kick off from 1 to 29 June 2024 to be played in the USA and West Indies.
Before jumping into the T20 World Cup matches , teams will be prepping up in the warm-up fixtures from May 27 to June 1.
Full schedule for warm-up fixtures and timings (IST):
May 27, Monday: Canada vs Nepal – Dallas – 9 PM IST
May 28, Tuesday: Oman vs Papua New Guinea – Tarouba – 12:30 AM IST
May 28, Tuesday: Namibia vs Uganada – Tarouba – 4:30 AM IST
May 28, Tuesday: Sri Lanka vs Netherlands – Florida – 8 PM IST
May 28, Tuesday: Bangladesh vs USA – Dallas – 9 PM IST
May 29, Wednesday: Australia vs Namibia – Port of Spain – 4:30 AM IST
May 29, Wednesday: Afghanistan vs Oman – Port of Spain – 10:30 PM IST
May 30, Thursday: Scotland vs Uganda – Tarouba – 8 PM IST
May 30, Thursday: Nepal vs USA – Dallas – 9 PM IST
May 31, Friday: Namibia vs Papua New Guinea – Tarouba – 12:30 AM IST
May 31, Friday: Netherlands vs Canada – Dallas – 1:30 AM IST
May 31, Friday: Australia vs West Indies – Port of Spain – 4:30 AM IST
May 31, Friday: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – Florida – 8 PM IST
May 31, Friday: Scotland vs Afghanistan – Port of Spain – 8 PM IST
June 1, Saturday: India vs Bangladesh – New York – 8 PM IST
First three matches have been played since yesterday. Canada on May 27, won against Nepal by 63 runs. On May 28 Oman beat Papua New Guinea by 03 wickets and Namibia won against Uganada by 5 wickets, later on the same day.
Teams that skipped warm-up matches –New Zealand, England, South Africa, and Pakistan.
South Africa have opted to play an intra-squad match. And India has decided to play only one warm-up game.
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