How to watch 2024 Cricket T20 World Cup
Plus more information ahead of the tournament.
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The Cricket T20 World Cup is here, bringing together many of the world's top T20 sides and players to compete for the coveted silver trophy.
With the latest edition set to start this weekend, find out the key information such as when and where it is, the teams involved, and most importantly, how to watch the 2024 Cricket T20 World Cup.
How to watch 2024 Cricket T20 World Cup
The Cricket T20 World Cup will be shown live in its entirety exclusively on Sky Sports.
Sky Sports holds the rights to broadcasting rights to ICC cricket, having retained the rights in a deal made back in January 2023 but didn’t start until 2024 and will run until 2031.
The deal means that all men’s and women’s ICC events, such as the T20 World Cups and ICC Cricket World Cups (ODI format) will be hosted exclusively on Sky Sports.
Cricket T20 World Cup on Sky Sports Cricket & Main Event
Sky Sports has its own dedicated cricket channel, Sky Sports Cricket, which will primarily be the home of the tournament.
A select number of games will also be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event, such as the final.
In order to access these channels, you must have a valid Sky Sports subscription, for which you need Sky TV first.
If you are not a Sky customer already, you can opt for a package that puts Sky Sports and Sky TV’s basic package, Sky Entertainment & Netflix, together for ease.
For existing customers with Sky TV but without Sky Sports, you can amend your existing package and add Sky Sports, either on a rolling 30-day or 18-month contract.
Cricket T20 World Cup on NOW TV
NOW TV offers a Sports Membership which gives you access to all 12 Sky Sports channels in full HD.
The membership is available with no contract options, with a day membership and flexible month membership available, or a cheaper six-month saver membership which comes with a minimum term of six months.
Cricket T20 World Cup on other devices
Sky Sports is available as a TV channel on Sky Stream, Sky Glass and Sky Q, but is also available online via the Sky Sports website/web app, as well as via the Sky Sports apps that are available on devices such as mobile, tablet and console.
You may also access Sky Sports via Sky GO on any device that has the app installed.
When is the cricket T20 World Cup?
The 2024 Cricket T20 World Cup begins this weekend on Sunday 2nd June, with the tournament's hosts kicking things off.
Where is the cricket T20 World Cup?
The West Indies and United States will be collaborating to host this year's T20 World Cup.
The West Indies will take the brunt of the competition, with six venues from six nations. The US will then have a further three stadiums, with the three also having played host to a number of the warmup matches.
The United States isn’t exactly known for its cricketing prowess, and this is indeed their first-ever T20 World Cup appearance. As for the West Indies, they are somewhat cricket royalty, having won the T20 World Cup twice as well as the ICC World Cup twice.
2024 Cricket T20 World Cup venues
West Indies
- Kensington Oval, Barbados – 9 matches (Final)
- Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda – 8 matches
- Providence Stadium, Guyana – 6 matches (Semi-final 2)
- Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia – 6 matches
- Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent & the Grenadines – 5 matches
- Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago – 5 matches (Semi-final 1)
United States
- Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York – 8 matches
- Central Broward Park, Florida – 4 matches
- Grand Prarie Stadium, Texas – 4 matches
Cricket T20 World Cup teams
There are 20 teams involved in this year’s competition, with the field comprised of some debutants as well as seasoned veteran teams who are certified favourites every edition.
Here is the full list of teams:
- West Indies (H)
- United States (H, D)
- South Africa
- England
- India
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Netherlands
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda (D)
- Namibia
- Oman
- Papa New Guinea
- Nepal
- Canada (D)
Key: (H) = Host of the tournament, (D) = cricket T20 World Cup debutant.
Cricket T20 World Cup format
Three stages make up the tournament: the Group stage, the Super Eight stage and the Knockout stage.
Group stage
The Group stage consists of four groups of five teams, with each team playing four games.
The top two teams from each group will then go through to the Super Eights.
Super Eight stage
In the Super Eight stage, the remaining eight teams will once again be split into groups, this time two groups of four.
Each team will then play another three games to determine the top two of their group, who will then go on to the Knockout stage.
Knockout stage
The Knockout stage consists of two Semi-finals, where the winner of each will then go through to the Final.
Cricket T20 World Cup schedule
The Cricket T20 World Cup gets underway this Sunday starting with the Group stage which will last from 2nd - 18th June. There will be at least one game every day between that time, with at most four games on in a day.
Then it will be the Super Eight stage, which lasts from 19th - 25th June. The proceeding teams from that stage will enter the Semi-finals, with two games on the 27th June, with the winners going through to the Final.
Here is the full schedule for the competition up until the Final:
Date | Time (BST) | Teams | Venue |
Group Stage | |||
2nd June | 1:30am | USA vs Canada | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
2nd June | 3:30pm | West Indies vs Papua New Guinea | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
3rd June | 1:30am | Namibia vs Oman | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
3rd June | 3:30pm | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
4th June | 1:30am | Afghanistan vs Uganda | Providence Stadium, Guyana |
4th June | 3:30pm | England vs Scotland | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
4th June | 4:30pm | Netherlands vs Nepal | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
5th June | 3:30pm | India vs Ireland | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
6th June | 12:30am | Papua New Guinea vs Uganda | Providence Stadium, Guyana |
6th June | 1:30am | Australia vs Oman | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
6th June | 4:30pm | USA vs Pakistan | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
6th June | 8:00pm | Namibia vs Scotland | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
7th June | 3:30pm | Canada vs Ireland | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
8th June | 12:30am | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Providence Stadium, Guyana |
8th June | 1:30am | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
8th June | 3:30pm | Netherlands vs South Africa | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
8th June | 6:00pm | Australia vs England | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
9th June | 1:30am | West Indies vs Uganda | Providence Stadium, Guyana |
9th June | 3:30pm | India vs Pakistan | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
9th June | 6:00pm | Oman vs Scotland | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda |
10th June | 3:30pm | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
11th June | 3:30pm | Pakistan vs Canada | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
12th June | 12:30am | Sri Lanka vs Nepal | Central Broward Park, Florida |
12th June | 1:30am | Australia vs Namibia | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda |
12th June | 3:30pm | USA vs India | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
13th June | 1:30am | West Indies vs New Zealand | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago |
13th June | 3:30pm | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
13th June | 8:00pm | England vs Oman | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda |
14th June | 1:30am | Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago |
14th June | 3:30pm | USA vs Ireland | Central Broward Park, Florida |
15th June | 12:30am | South Africa vs Nepal | Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
15th June | 1:30am | New Zealand vs Uganda | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago |
15th June | 3:30pm | India vs Canada | Central Broward Park, Florida |
15thJune | 6:00pm | Namibia vs England | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda |
16th June | 1:30am | Australia vs Scotland | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
16th June | 3:30pm | Pakistan vs Ireland | Central Broward Park, Florida |
17th June | 12:30am | Bangladesh vs Nepal | Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
17th June | 1:30am | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
17th June | 3:30pm | New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago |
18th June | 1:30am | West Indies vs Afghanistan | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
Super Eight Stage | |||
19th June | 3:30pm | A2 vs D1 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda |
20th June | 1:30am | B1 vs C2 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
20th June | 3:30pm | C1 vs A1 | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
21st June | 1:30am | B2 vs D2 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda |
21st June | 3:30pm | B1 vs D1 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
22nd June | 1:30am | A2 vs C2 | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
22nd June | 3:30pm | A1 vs D2 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda |
23rd June | 1:30am | C1 vs B2 | Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
23rd June | 3:30pm | A2 vs B1 | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
24th June | 1:30am | C2 vs D1 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda |
24th June | 3:30pm | B2 vs A1 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
25th June | 1:30am | C1 vs D2 | Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
Knockout Stage | |||
27th June | 1:30am | Semi-Final 1 | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago |
27th June | 3:30pm | Semi-Final 2 | Providence Stadium, Guyana |
29th June | 3:30pm | Final | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
Cricket T20 World Cup final
The Final will take place on Saturday 29th June at 3:30pm BST at the Kensington Oval.
Cricket T20 World Cup groups
Group stage
Group A – India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, USA
Group B – Australia, England, Namibia, Oman, Scotland
Group C – Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, West Indies
Group D – Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka
The top two teams will be designated 1 and 2, according to who finished 1st and 2nd. For example, the top two in Group A will be A1 and A2.
Super Eight Stage
The top two teams from each group will be put into either Group 1 or Group 2, with no two teams from the same group in the Group stage being put together.
Group 1 – A1, B2, C1, D2
Group 2 – A2, B1, C2, D1
Like with the Group stage, the top two teams of these groups will then go through to the Knockout stage.
Cricket T20 World Cup history
The cricket T20 World Cup is still a relatively young tournament, having only played its first edition in 2007.
The tournaments have been played every two years since then with some exceptions:
2010 – The 2010 edition came a year after the 2009 due to security concerns from the 2008 Champions Trophy that was due to be played in Pakistan. That tournament was postponed and moved to 2010, when they decided that the Champions Trophy that year, which was to be played in the West Indies, would be changed to a T20 format, thus making it the next edition of the T20 World Cup.
2018 – The 2018 edition was cancelled as no venue/host nation was decided upon, and the ICC thought there were too many bilateral series happening between member nations.
2021 & 2022 – The COVID-19 pandemic postponed the tournaments that were due to take place in 2020 and 2021.
Cricket T20 World Cup winners
From the eight editions of the World Cup so far, there have been six winners. Only the West Indies and England have won the competition twice.
Here is the list of winners:
2007 – India
2009 – Pakistan
2010 – England
2012 – West Indies
2014 – Sri Lanka
2016 – West Indies (2)
2021 – Australia
2022 – England (2)