The carnival of T20 cricket, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is set to start on Monday, 27 May 2024 with warm-up fixtures in the United States Of America (USA) and the West Indies. 16 warm-up matches will be played among 17 countries between 27 May to 1 June 2024. (More Cricket News)
Before the tournament kicks off, teams will play warm-up games to get used to the conditions and prepare themselves for the tournament.
India will be playing their solitary warm-up game against Bangladesh on June 1 at New York's Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. India will play most of their league stage matches at this venue including the highly anticipated game against Pakistan on June 9.
Pakistan, England and New Zealand have opted out of featuring in the warm-up matches. Pakistan and England are playing a T20I series whereas New Zealand want to give their players the much-needed rest before they start their campaign.
Nepal and debutants Canada will feature in the first warm-up game of the multi-nation event. Most of the players will be going to participate in the tournament after IPL 2024. India will kickstart their campaign with their only warm-up match on Saturday.
These matches will not have T20I status and teams will be able to use all fifteen players in a game.
As the warm-up games for the World Cup begin, here is everything you need to know about these matches.
ICC T20 World Cup Warm-Up Matches Schedule
| Date | Match | Timing |
| 27-May | Canada vs Nepal | 9:00 PM IST |
| 28-May | Oman vs PNG | 12:30 AM IST |
| 28-May | Namibia vs Uganda | 4:30 AM IST |
| 28-May | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | 8:00 PM IST |
| 28-May | Bangladesh vs USA | 9:00 PM IST |
| 29-May | Australia vs Namibia | 4:30 AM IST |
| 29-May | Afghanistan vs Oman | 10:30 PM IST |
| 30-May | Scotland vs Uganda | 8:00 PM IST |
| 30-May | Nepal vs USA | 9:00 PM IST |
| 31-May | Namibia vs PNG | 12:30 AM IST |
| 31-May | Netherlands vs Canada | 1:30 AM IST |
| 31-May | Australia vs West Indies | 4:30 AM IST |
| 31-May | Ireland vs Sri Lanka | 8:00 PM IST |
| 31-May | Scotland vs Afghanistan | 8:00 PM IST |
| 1-Jun | India vs Bangladesh | 8:00 PM IST |
T20 World Cup Warm-Up Matches Live Streaming
As per the information available right now, majority of warm-up games will not be live streamed. India's solitary warm-up match against Bangladesh on June 1 will be aired live on Star Sports Network on TV while Disney+Hotstar will be live streaming the game.
One more warm-up match between Australia and West Indies might be telecast.
