England drawn in same group as Australia as 2024 Men's T20 World Cup schedule confirmed

The tournament, hosted by West Indies and USA, will run from June 1-29. Namibia, Oman and Scotland join England and Australia, who have won the past two events, in Group B

The schedule for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup has been confirmed, with defending champions England in the same group as old rivals, and 2021 winners, Australia.

The tournament, which is being hosted by West Indies and USA, will run from June 1-29, with matches taking place across eight venues.

The 20 teams, up from 16 in 2022, have been divided into four groups of five, with a single round robin group stage running from June 1-17. The top two teams in each group will then advance to the Super 8s (June 19-24), which features two groups of four.

^{England are in the same group as 2021 champions Australia [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]}

^{Pakistan and India are due to meet in New York on June 9 [Martin Keep/Getty Images]}

The top two teams in each group will then qualify for the semi-finals, which will be held in Guyana (June 26) and Trinidad & Tobago (June 27), respectively, before the tournament moves to Barbados' Kensington Oval for the final on June 29. All three knockout matches have reserved days scheduled.

England, who have been drawn in Group B, will begin their title defence against Scotland on June 4 before facing Australia (June 8), Oman (June 13) and Namibia (June 15).

India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in New York on June 9. They are joined in Group A by Ireland, Canada and USA.

New Zealand are in Group C alongside Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, West Indies and Uganda while South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal make up Group D.

England’s 2024 T20 World Cup schedule

June 4: England v Scotland (Kensington Oval, Barbados)

June 8: England v Australia (Kensington Oval, Barbados)

June 13: England v Oman (Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua)

June 15: England v Namibia (Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua)

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