Sports Desk: IPL is over. This time, the eyes of the cricket world are on the ICC T20 World Cup. The World Cup, which will be held in the United States and Caribbean islands, will begin on June 2, Bangladesh time. But the madness has already started. Meanwhile, two preparatory matches have been played on the field.
The ICC has allowed the teams to play two warm-up matches before the World Cup. But not all teams are playing two matches. Last season’s semi-finalist, India, will play only one warm-up match. Meanwhile, two games have been played on the field.
In the first match, Canada gave a big defeat to Nepal by 63 runs. And in the second match, Oman defeated Papua New Guinea after a tough fight.
Bangladesh will play their first World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday (May 28) at 9:30 p.m. The opponent is the United States. Bangladesh just lost to them in the three-match series by 2-1. They will play against that opponent again today.
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A total of 16 warm-up matches have been scheduled for this year’s World Cup. Out of which Bangladesh is in two matches. Again, South Africa is not coming against any opponent in their warm-up matches. They will play matches within their own squad.
Schedule of T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up matches:
May 27
1) Canada vs. Nepal (Canada won by 63 runs)
May 28
1) Oman vs. Papua New Guinea (Oman won by 3 wickets)
2) Namibia vs. Uganda (play in progress at the time of this report)
3) Sri Lanka vs. Netherlands, Bangladesh time: 8:30 PM
4) Bangladesh vs. USA, Bangladesh time: 9:30 p.m.
May 29
1) Australia vs. Namibia, Bangladesh time: 5 a.m.
2) South Africa inter-squad match, Bangladesh time: 9 p.m.
3) Afghanistan vs. Oman, Bangladesh time: 11:30 PM
May 30:
1) Scotland vs. Uganda, Bangladesh time: 8:30 p.m.
2) Nepal vs. USA, Bangladesh time: 9:30 PM
May 31:
1) Namibia vs. Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh time: 1:30 PM
2) Netherlands vs. Canada, Bangladesh time: 2 p.m.
3) West Indies vs. Australia, Bangladesh time: 5 a.m.
4) Ireland vs. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh time: 8:30 p.m.
5) Scotland vs. Afghanistan, Bangladesh time: 8:30 p.m.
June 1:
1) India vs. Bangladesh, Bangladesh time: 8:30 PM
Where can a game be seen?
The World Cup preparation phase has 16 matches scheduled, but only two will be broadcast live. According to Indian media sources, the West Indies vs. Australia and India vs. Bangladesh. The matches will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and Hotstar. Both of these pre-season matches will be available for free live streaming on Hotstar.
