NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup starting June in the USA and the Caribbean.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will play Bangladesh in their sole practice match ahead of the marquee tournament on June 1. The venue for the game is yet to be declared. The fixture will cap off the 16 matches in the lead up to the tournament.
Pakistan and England on the other hand have no warm up games, with the two teams set to lock horns in a four-match T20I series this month.
“In a departure from the previous cycle, teams can now choose to play up to two warm-up matches, depending on their arrival time at the event,” the ICC wrote in their press release. “These warm-up fixtures will be 20 overs per side and will not have international T20 status, allowing teams to field all members of their 15-player squad.”
Among the other notable fixtures is Australia facing co-hosts West Indies on May 30 in Trinidad and Tobago while South Africa will play an intra-squad game in Florida on May 29.
Warm-up matches for the T20 World Cup
Monday 27 May
Canada v Nepal, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, 9:00 PM IST
Oman v Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago, 12:30 AM IST
Namibia v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago, 4:30 AM IST
Tuesday 28 May
Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida, 8:00 PM IST
Bangladesh v USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, 9:00 PM IST
Australia v Namibia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, 4:30 AM IST
Wednesday 29 May
South Africa intra-squad, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida, 8:00 PM IST
Afghanistan v Oman, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, 10:30 PM, IST
Thursday 30 May
Nepal v USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, 9:00 PM IST
Scotland v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago, 8:00 PM IST
Netherlands v Canada, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1:30 AM IST
Namibia v Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago, 12:30 AM IST
West Indies v Australia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, 4:30 AM IST
Friday 31 May
Ireland v Sri Lanka, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida, 8:00 PM IST
Scotland v Afghanistan, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, 8:00 PM IST
Saturday 1 June
Bangladesh v India, Venue TBC, USA
Agencies