T20 World Cup 2024: Debutants USA make history, qualify for Super Eight
The USA co-hosts made history by progressing to the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup 2024 for the very first time. Unfortunately, their final group match against Ireland got cancelled due to heavy rainfall in Florida's Broward County Stadium on Friday.
During the game that ended without a winner, both teams earned one point each. As a result, USA now has a three-point lead over Pakistan. Pakistan's last game of the tournament will be against Ireland in Florida on Sunday.
The American cricket squad advanced to the Super Eight phase by winning against Canada and Pakistan, but unfortunately lost to India by a slight margin. India has secured the first position in Group A and has also moved on to the next level.
"The USA's qualification for the Super Eight is a significant achievement," stated Aaron Jones, the team's vice-captain. "For some time now, we've been discussing our ambition to participate in the World Cup and play more games against full-member nations. So, it's incredible to see our hard work come to fruition."
The next stage of the competition, known as the Super Eight, will take place in various locations in the Caribbean. One of the matches in this stage will be between the USA and South Africa and will be held in Antigua on Wednesday.
The USA's advancement to the Super Eight round means that the team has secured a spot in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, which will take place in India and Sri Lanka.
In the T20 World Cup 2024, the Super Eight stage will have two groups of four teams each. The teams that secure the top two spots in each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
The United States of America will be placed in a group with South Africa, West Indies, and either England or Scotland. This will depend on the outcomes of the last set of games in the group stage.
Aaron Jones expressed his excitement for the upcoming challenge. He noted that in the past few weeks, they have demonstrated their ability to go toe-to-toe with and even emerge victorious against teams from fully recognized nations.
From June 1 to 29, the West Indies and USA are working together to co-host the grandest T20 World Cup of all time. There will be 20 teams participating in a total of 55 games spread out across nine different cities. This event is going to be quite the spectacle!
This marks the inaugural occasion that the United States of America has held matches in a T20 World Cup. A total of 16 matches in the first round will be shared among three cities namely New York, Dallas, and Lauderhill. Previously, the West Indies played host to the tournament in 2010 with seven venues designated for matches.
USA Cricket's Super Eight Schedule For T20 World Cup 2024
On Wednesday, June 19, there will be a soccer match between the United States and South Africa starting at 10:30 AM in Antigua according to the local time.
On Friday, June 21st, there will be a match between the United States and West Indies at 8:30 PM in Barbados (according to local time).
On Sunday, June 23rd, there will be a matchup between the USA and either England or Scotland at 10:30 AM in Barbados, according to local time.
