T20 World Cup — a month-long festival of the fastest and most explosive form of the sport — which is being shared between venues in Texas, Florida, New York and the Caribbean — begins with the US taking on Canada at the Grand Prairie Stadium on the outskirts of Dallas on Saturday.
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T20 World Cup schedule and time table are out as Cricket ventures into uncharted territory as the first ever major tournament to be staged in the United States gets under way in Texas with the opening game of the ICC tournament.
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While the bulk of the tournament will be played out in the Caribbean, 16 group stage games in the 20-team tournament will be played on American soil, including the highlight of the group stage — a clash between India and Pakistan. That match is due to be played at a 34,000-capacity temporary venue in Long Island, New York on June 9.
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The rest of the tournament will be held in the West Indies, including the Super Eight stage, the semi-finals and the final, which will be played at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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While cricket is widely played at a recreational level in the United States and Canada, with strong presences in all three of the states that have been chosen for games, organisers are