T20 World Cup warm-up match schedule released, Afghanistan to face Oman and Scotland

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the much-anticipated warm-up match schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. These preparatory games will take place from Monday, May 27 to Saturday, June 1, across various venues in the USA and the West Indies.

Venues and teams

The 16 warm-up matches will be hosted at the following locations:

• Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Texas
• Broward County Stadium, Florida
• Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
• Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago

A total of 17 teams will participate in these matches, including South Africa, which will conduct an intra-squad game on May 29 in Florida. These matches will not carry official T20 international status, allowing teams the flexibility to field all members of their 15-player squads.

Schedule highlights

Unlike previous editions, teams now have the option to play up to two warm-up matches based on their arrival time.

Afghanistan will participate in two warm-up game, set for May 29 against Oman and May 31 against Scotland. Meanwhile, Pakistan and England will not engage in any warm-up fixtures as they will be engaging in a bilateral T20I series, which concludes on May 30.

The Afghanistan national cricket team departed Kabul on Thursday for the UAE to begin their T20 World Cup journey, which will be hosted by the U.S.

Afghanistan Cricket Board said some players participating in the IPL will join the team in the UAE.

It added that those whose IPL matches are still ongoing will join their teammates in the West Indies.

T20 World Cup Warm-up fixtures

Monday, May 27

• Canada vs. Nepal, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Texas
• Oman vs. Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago
• Namibia vs. Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago

Tuesday, May 28

• Sri Lanka vs. Netherlands, Broward County Stadium, Florida
• Bangladesh vs. USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Texas
• Australia vs. Namibia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

Wednesday, May 29

• South Africa intra-squad, Broward County Stadium, Florida
• Afghanistan vs. Oman, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

Thursday, May 30

• Nepal vs. USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Texas
• Scotland vs. Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago
• Netherlands vs. Canada, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Texas
• Namibia vs. Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago
• West Indies vs. Australia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

Friday, May 31

• Ireland vs. Sri Lanka, Broward County Stadium, Florida
• Scotland vs. Afghanistan, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
• Saturday, June 1
• Bangladesh vs. India, Venue TBC, USA