Co-hosts USA advance to second stage of ICC World Cup cricket This was his first time competing in the event and he advanced to the Super Eight. T20 World Cup 2024 Rain in Florida forced the cancellation of the final group match against Ireland at Broward County Stadium on Friday.
The teams shared the points in the canceled match, leaving the United States three points ahead of Pakistan, who will play their final match against Ireland in Florida on Sunday.
of american cricket team They reached the Super Eight stage with wins over Canada and Pakistan, but were narrowly defeated by India, who had topped Group A.
“Going into the Super Eight is a big thing for the U.S.,” U.S. vice-captain Aaron Jones said. “We’ve talked about going to the World Cup for a couple of years now, getting more games against full member nations, and now we’re making it happen.”
The Super Eight stage of the tournament will be played across the Caribbean, with the United States taking on South Africa in Antigua on Wednesday.
USA’s progression to the Super Eight stage also means the team will automatically qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
In the T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight stage, the eight teams will be divided into two pools of four teams each, with the top two from each pool progressing to the semi-finals.
The United States will be in the same group as South Africa, the West Indies, England or Scotland, depending on the results of their final group stage matches.
“We’re really looking forward to the challenge,” said Aaron Jones. “We’ve shown over the last few weeks that we have what it takes to compete and win against teams from full member countries.”
The T20 World Cup 2024 will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States from June 1 to 29. The event will be the biggest in the tournament’s history, with 20 international teams playing 55 matches across nine cities.
This will be the first time the United States will host a T20 World Cup match, with the first 16 matches to be played in three cities – New York, Dallas and Lauderhill. The West Indies, which hosted the tournament in 2010, will host matches in seven venues.
T20 World Cup 2024: USA Cricket Team Super Eight Schedule
Wednesday, June 19USA v South Africa – 10:30 a.m. local time in Antigua
Friday, June 21USA v West Indies – 8:30 pm Barbados time (local time)
Sunday, June 23: USA vs England or Scotland – 10:30am Barbados time (local time)
