Men's T20 World Cup schedule out: India to face Pakistan on June 9
Men's T20 World Cup, which is set to commence from June 1.
While the opening match will be played between hosts USA and Canada, the ball will roll for the marquee clash between India and Pakistan on June 9 in Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Long Island.
Joint hosts West Indies will play Papua New Guinea in Guyana on the second day of group play.
The tournament is divided into four groups of five teams each, with the top two teams from each group moving on to the Super Eight stage of the competition, which takes place before the knockout semifinals and final match.
The group stage matches are scheduled between June 1 to June 18 and the Super 8 matches will be played from June 19 to June 24.
The two semi finals will be played on June 26 and 27, while the final will be played in Barbados on June 29.
The Men in Blue are placed in Group A and pitted against Pakistan, USA, Canada and Ireland.
Group B boasts to have rivals like England and Australia along with Namibia, Scotland and Oman.
Meanwhile, New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea are placed in Group C, whereas Group D has South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has locked three cities as hosts in the USA including Dallas, Florida and New York. Also, it will be hosted across seven Caribbean venues — Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines; and Trinidad and Tobago.
Ten of the 20 teams will play 16 matches in the States and 41 matches will be played in the Caribbean across six different islands.
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