New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS): Ireland are scheduled to face India, Pakistan, USA and Canada in Group A of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and head coach Heinrich Malan says playing against the subcontinental giants is an attractive prospect for the team. he said.
Ireland’s first round matches will all be played in the US, with two matches against India and Canada in New York on June 5th and 8th respectively, and the remaining two matches against the US in Lauderhill, Florida on June 8th. It is scheduled to take place. Pakistan on June 14th and 16th minute respectively.
“It’s always an exciting time for players and fans alike when World Cup brackets are announced and planning begins in earnest. Being drawn into a group that includes India and Pakistan is an attractive prospect. , which should attract a big crowd, but at the same time playing against one of the co-hosts in his home country adds some spice, and Canada has a proven pedigree in this format, so it will be challenging. It will be a wonderful encounter.”
“It may be a cliché that there are no easy games at the World Cup, but the group we have brought in embodies that statement. One is the huge number of Irish expatriates living in the U.S. We are asking the Irish diaspora in the U.S. to come out and wear green and support our young people. I absolutely urge them to come,” Malan said in a statement released by Cricket Ireland.
Prior to the start of the mega-event, Ireland will play two official warm-up matches against their opponents, with venues yet to be revealed. The 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia produced a surprise as Ireland defeated eventual champions England in a rain-hit match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
They performed well in the European regional qualifiers held in July 2023 and qualified for the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup.
“As we demonstrated on the recently concluded tour of Zimbabwe, we have built an exciting, resilient and fearless brand of cricket in the shortest format and we look forward to developing this further in the coming months. thinking about.”
“But for now, we will begin concrete plans against our currently known opponents. There is plenty of cricket to look forward to in the lead-up to the tournament, starting with the much-awaited match against Afghanistan in March. It’s a multi-format series. Personally, I can’t wait for 2024 to start and see where we can take this talented group of players,” Malan added.
While 16 teams will participate in the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup, 20 teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each in the first round. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Eight Stage. In Super Eight, teams are divided into two groups of four players each.
Teams seeded first and second in their groups in the first round will retain their seeding in the Super Eight, subject to qualification. A1, B2, C1, D2 finishers will be in one group, and A2, B1, C2, D1 will be assigned to the other group. The top two teams from the two Super Eight groups will advance to the semifinals.
The semi-finals will be held in Guyana and Trinidad on June 26th and 27th respectively, and the final will be held in Barbados on June 29th. This is the first time that the United States has hosted the World Cup, and the second time that the West Indies have hosted the tournament. The last time it hosted the Men’s T20 World Cup was in 2010.