T20 World Cup 2nd - 29th June 2024

[Gary]

England provisional squad just announced

England's provisional T20 World Cup squad
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

Archer will be good to see in the one game he plays before injuring himself again

[Gary]

One of the stadiums isn't finished. It's missing the important bit. The grass

[davem]

No room for the Wizard yet they put Moeen and Jordan in, neither of whom IMHO have fired at all in recent times.

[Gary]

England are looking very good in their warm up game with Pakistan

Bairstow make me laugh now when he's seeing if he's OK to leave his crease

World Cup starts a week tomorrow

[plmc135]

4th T20, preparation for WC. Pakistan 157 all out

[Gary]

World Cup starters at 1am with a massive game. Canada vs USA

[slogen51]

Cricket in America !

USA narrowly beat Canada in the T20 World Cup opener ( locally the match began on 1st June 2024)

20 teams in four groups of five ( top two go into a super 8 of two groups of four eventually leading to two semi finals and a Final after 55 matches)

Group A
USA ( co hosts)
India
Ireland
Pakistan
Canada

Group B
Australia
England
Namibia
Oman
Scotland

Group C
Afghanistan
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Uganda
West Indies ( Hosts)

Group D
Bangladesh
Nepal
Netherlands
South Africa
Sri Lanka

[plmc135]

WI v PNG just about to start from Guyana. WI to open bowling

[plmc135]

ENG v SCO Scotland win the toss and decide to bat

SCO 51 -0 and rain stopped play!

Finished as a wash out! Lovely Caribbean weather.

[davem]

Oh the irony of that game wasn't lost on me... England trek thousands of miles away to play in what should be lovely conditions only to have their first game, against Scotland, rained off....

[plmc135]

First shock of competition, PAK lose to USA in super over

[Gary]

England chasing 202. Currently 94 for 2 with 10.1 overs completed.

[Gary]

England facing a heavy defeat needing 63 of 15.

[Gary]

Pakistan chasing 120 to win against India. Currently 35 for 1 in the 6.

Oman 135 for 7 in the last over against Scotland

[Gary]

England have to put in two convincing performances again Oman and Nambia. The rely on Australia spanking Scotland just to qualify

[Gary]

England bowling first against Oman

[Gary]

Oman all out for 47

[Gary]

Salt throws his wicket away trying to hit the ball back to England. Currently 19 for 1

[Gary]

England win by 8 wickets in 19 balls

[Gary]

England play Namibia at 18.00. Another convincing performances needed. Then at 01.30 Australia vs Scotland. Let's hope Scotland take inspiration from the football team performances. Don't want to cheer for the Aussie though