The 2024 ICC T20 World Cup kicked off on June 1 with the United States and the West Indies being the hosts for the prestigious tournament. Spanning the entire month of June, USA and Canada will kick start the proceedings in the opening match of the tournament.
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The reserve days allotted for the World Cup semifinals could pose a logistical problem for the teams involved in case weather decides to play spoilsport.
What are reserve days?
The reserve day has been kept for the knockout games to ensure a fair game on the next day if the game washes out due to rains or any other reason on the scheduled date.
Hence the reserve days for the semi-final are 27th June for the first semi-final and 28th June for the second. Meanwhile, 30th June is the reserve day for the final.
When is the T20 World Cup semi-finals?
The two semi-final games of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup will be played on the June 26 in Trinidad and June 27 in Guyana .
Even though there is a reserve day for the first semi-final, there isn't one for the second semi-final. In case India make it to the final four, it is pre-decided that they will play in Guyana.
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The second semi-final of the T20 World Cup is set to be played on the June 27 at the Providence stadium in Guyana. If there was a reserve day, the game will be played on the June 28 with the final scheduled at June 29.
This would result in the winners of the second semi-final to play the final in a gap of 24 hours, resulting in minimal amount of rest for the players. Another problem seems to be the distance between the venues of the second semi-final and the final. The distance from Guyana and Barbados is just under a 1000 km, which would be a two-to-three hour flight.
When is the T20 World Cup final?
The 2024 T20 World Cup final will be held at the Kensington Oval, Barbados on June 29, just two days after the scheduled second semifinal. Interestingly, the final also has a reserve day, on June 30.
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