West Indies will face Australia in a warm-up game, which forms part of the ICC Men’s World T20, which runs from June 1-29 in the Caribbean and USA.
The two sides will square off on May 30 from 19:00h at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday.
According to the ICC, the game will be open to fans.
See below full release issued by the ICC
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up match fixtures have been announced, scheduled from Monday, May 27 to Saturday, June 1 across the USA and Trinidad and Tobago.
The venues hosting the 16 warm-up matches ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 include Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Texas, Broward County Stadium in Florida, and Queen’s Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago.
A total of 17 teams play the warm-up games, including South Africa, who are playing an intra-squad on May 29 in Florida.
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.
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 match between the West Indies and Australia at Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, on Thursday, May 30 will be open to fans.
Tickets can be purchased at tickets.t20worldcup.com or at box offices located at the National Cricket Centre and Queen’s Park Oval from May 16 onwards.
All squads named so far: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Warm-up Fixtures
Monday, May 27
Canada v Nepal, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, 10:30h
Oman v Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago, 15:00h
Namibia v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago, 19:00h
Tuesday, May 28
Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida, 10:30h
Bangladesh v USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, 10:30h
Australia v Namibia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, 19:00h
Wednesday, May 29
South Africa intra-squad, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida, 10:30h
Afghanistan v Oman, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, 13:00h
Thursday, May 30
Nepal v USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, 10:30h
Scotland v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago, 10:30h
Netherlands v Canada, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, 15:00h
Namibia v Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago, 15:00h
West Indies v Australia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, 19:00h
Friday, May 31
Ireland v Sri Lanka, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida, 10:30h
Scotland v Afghanistan, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago, 10:30h
Saturday, June 1
Bangladesh v India, Venue TBC, USA