ICC T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up games - Schedule, match timings in IST, live streaming on TV, OTT and more
The 20 teams will have the opportunity to gear up for the main competition with a series of warm-up matches.
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Not even a week remains until the start of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, and the 20 participating teams have already embarked on their journey to the West Indies and the USA. However, before the commencement of the major tournament, the nations will have the opportunity to partake in a series of warm-up matches.
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A total of 16 warm-up matches are scheduled to take place starting from May 27, preceding the main matches which commence on June 2nd. While most teams will play two warm-up matches, Team India will only participate in one warm-up game against Bangladesh at the newly built modular stadium in Nassau County, New York, on June 1.
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New Zealand has opted to entirely forego the warm-up matches. Similarly, England and Pakistan, currently engaged in a four-match T20I series against each other, will also bypass the warm-up matches and proceed directly to the main tournament. Interestingly, South Africa has decided to hold an intra-squad match.
Here's the schedule for the T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up matches, along with match timings in IST and venues:
May 27:
Canada vs Nepal at 9:00 PM IST
May 28:
Oman vs Papua New Guinea at 12:30 AM IST
Namibia vs Uganda at 4:30 AM IST
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands at 8:00 PM IST
Bangladesh vs USA at 9:00 PM IST
May 29:
Australia vs Namibia at 4:30 AM IST
Afghanistan vs Oman at 10:30 PM IST
May 30:
Scotland vs Uganda at 8:00 PM IST
Nepal vs USA at 9:00 PM IST
May 31:
Namibia vs Papua New Guinea at 12:30 AM IST
Netherlands vs Canada at 1:00 AM IST
West Indies vs Australia at 4:30 AM IST
Ireland vs Sri Lanka at 8:00 PM IST
Scotland vs Afghanistan at 8:00 PM IST
June 1:
India vs Bangladesh at 8:00 PM IST
Currently, only two warm-up matches are scheduled for live telecast: West Indies vs Australia and India vs Bangladesh. Both matches will be aired live on the Star Sports Network, and live streaming will be accessible on Hotstar.