T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: All you wanted to know!
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 - Super 8 stage: After two weeks of many thrillers and nail-biting matches, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is now advancing to the Super Eight stage. The T20 world cup began on June 1 with 20 teams divided into four groups A, B, C and D.
Here’s the outline of the crucial Super 8 round of the world cup tournament:
What is Super 8?
Super Eight stage is a decisive phase of the T20 world cup tournament. The Super 8 round will commence on Wednesday, June 19 and end on Tuesday, June 25. Top two teams from each group will compete for the next qualifying round in this stage.
Which teams from Group A, B, C, D qualified for Super 8?
India (Group A) USA Australia (Group B) West Indies (Group C) Afghanistan (Group C) South Africa (Group D) Scotland or England from Group B and Bangladesh or Netherlands from Group D will grab the last two spots in the Super 8 stage.
Division of Super 8
As the name suggests, Super 8 will have a total of 8 teams from all the four groups. These qualified teams are now divided into Groups 1 and 2.
Group 1: India, Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Netherlands
Group 2: USA, South Africa, West Indies, England or Scotland
In the Super 8 stage, four teams of each group will play three matches against their opponents in the same group. As this is a knock-out stage, only two top teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals which is scheduled to be held in Trinidad and Tobago & Guyana on June 26 and 27 respectively. Barbados will host the T20 world cup final on Saturday, June 29.
Match Date Venue USA vs South Africa June 19 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in AntiguaEngland or Scotland vs West Indies
June 20
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St LuciaAfghanistan vs India
June 20
Kensington Oval in BarbadosAustralia vs Bangladesh or Netherlands
June 21
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in AntiguaEngland or Scotland vs South Africa June 21 Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia
USA vs West Indies June 22 Kensington Oval in Barbados
India vs Bangladesh or Netherlands June 22 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua
Afghanistan vs Australia June 23 Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent
USA vs England or Scotland June 23 Kensington Oval in Barbados
West Indies vs South Africa June 24 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua
Australia vs India June 24 Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh or Netherlands June 25 Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent