June will see the main cricketing event of 2024. A new world champion will be decided on the pitches of the West Indies and the USA. This will be the ninth biennial T20 World Cup in history.
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This will be the first-ever T20 World Cup, where matches will be played in the USA. It will also be the first time the tournament will feature 20 teams.
Echoes of the previous World Cup
England are the reigning world champions. At the 2022 tournament in Australia, England met Pakistan in the final. The European team won the deciding match by just five wickets.
The English have thus equaled the West Indies in terms of the number of T20 World Cups won—both teams have two titles each. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Australia have one more title each.
The Indian team reached the semi-finals of that tournament, but they lost to eventual champions England by 10 wickets.
It is worth noting that cricket current affairs are such that the last tournament in Australia involved 16 teams. From 2024 onwards, the number of participants will increase to 20.
Who will play in the 2024 World Cup?
The 20 teams will be divided into four groups of five each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8 round.
In the second stage, the squads will be divided into two groups of four teams each. Eventually, the top two from each group will advance to the playoffs, consisting of two semi-finals and a final.
Below is the list of all the groups of the first stage:
| Group А |
| Canada |
| India |
| Irland |
| Pakistan |
| USA |
| Group B |
| Australia |
| England |
| Namibia |
| Oman |
| Scotland |
| Group C |
| Afghanistan |
| New Zealand |
| Papua – New Guinea |
| Uganda |
| West Indies |
| Group D |
| Bangladesh |
| Netherlands |
| Nepal |
| South Africa |
| Sri Lanka |
Reigning world champions England have been drawn in a group with Australia, Namibia, Oman, and Scotland. Along with the Australians, they are among the favorites for the tournament. According to the latest cricket news in Tamil and expert predictions, these two teams are expected to advance to the next stage.
The Indian team will play in the same group as Canada, Ireland, Pakistan, and the USA. Despite the outstanding level of all the teams in the group, India is still not only the main favorite for the first stage but also a contender for the World Cup gold medals.
Who are the World Cup favorites, and which teams could surprise?
The main contenders to win the upcoming World Cup are India, Australia, England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. These teams, by default, have to fight for the top spots in all the tournaments. It is crucial for the Indian team to win this competition and equal England and West Indies in terms of titles in the tournament’s history.
According to Tamil Cricket News, experts note that the teams may be surprised at the future tournament. Firstly, they call the USA team, for whom it will be not only their debut home tournament but also their first participation in the final part of the World T20 Championship.
It is also worth paying attention to such teams as Scotland and the Netherlands, who have shown strong progress over the past few years.
