The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the seven venues in the Caribbean that will host the T20 World Cup 2024 from 4 to 30 June.
Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago, will host games along with three venues in the USA – Dallas, Florida, and New York.
ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said, “We’re delighted to announce the seven Caribbean venues that will host the biggest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ever staged, with 20 teams competing for the trophy. They’re all popular venues with players and fans alike that will provide a wonderful backdrop to the event”.
“This will be the third ICC senior men’s event hosted by the West Indies, and the matches will again give cricket fans the unique experience of enjoying cricket in the Caribbean. I’d like to thank Cricket West Indies and the seven host governments for their continued commitment and support of our sport.”
Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave said: “This is an exciting moment as we announce the venues approved to host the largest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in history, with 20 teams playing in 55 matches in June next year.
“We are grateful to the host Governments of the Caribbean for their overwhelming responses and enthusiasm for hosting what will be the most significant sporting event held in our region for a generation.
Grave added: “We are confident that together we will deliver a world-class tournament showcasing the best this region has to offer with our unique culture and carnival atmosphere that will ensure there is a real celebration of the sport next June.”
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The tournament, to be co-hosted by West Indies, will be played on the soil of a country where cricket is not a major sport, but millions of immigrants live in the US from cricket-playing countries.
Cricket enthusiasts welcomed the news that the biggest tournament in history, with 20 teams competing, will be played in New York. A 34,000-seat modular stadium will be built at Eisenhower Park in Nassau County, New York, subject to a permit.
The existing venues at Grand Prairie, Dallas, and Broward County in Florida will be increased in size. The ICC Board awarded the hosting of the event to the West Indies and the USA in November 2021.
Major League Cricket, the inaugural T20 franchise tournament in the United States, was held for the first time in July. The World Cup will be held in North America for the first time in June 2024 – and the USA, who have not qualified for a major ICC tournament since 2004, and West Indies have been granted automatic qualification as hosts.
The ICC said it would utilize modular stadium infrastructure to develop “a world-class state-of-the-art” purpose-built stadium in New York, with two to three months of work scheduled to commence in late January 2024.
