The ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024 is scheduled to start on June 9 and conclude on June 16 in Rome, Italy.
Organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024 is a part of the qualification process for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers will be held in three phases. This phase has been divided into three events with 10 teams competing in each event, which will be staged between June and August 2024.
As many as 10 teams will compete in a total of 24 matches across eight days in the ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024.
Austria, France, Hungary, hosts Italy, Isle of Man, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania and Turkey are the teams that will participate in the upcoming T20 cricket tournament.
These teams have been divided into two groups of five teams each.
Group A has France, Isle of Man, Italy, Luxembourg and Turkey, whereas Group B features Austria, Hungary, Israel, Portugal and Romania.
As per the schedule, each team will play the other side in the group once in a round-robin format.
After the completion of the group fixtures, playoff matches will take place on Sunday, June 16.
Meanwhile, the top team in each group will later clash in the ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024 final.
The eventual winner of the tournament will progress to the regional final, where they will be joined by the winners from the other sub-regional qualifiers, B and C. The top two teams from the regional final will qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Meanwhile, the ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024 matches will be played at the Roma Cricket Ground and the Simar Cricket Ground in Rome.
Where to watch ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024 live in India
Live streaming of the ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024 will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.
There will be no live telecast of the upcoming T20 tournament on any TV channel India.
ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024 schedule and live India match start times
All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Sunday, June 9
Italy vs Luxembourg - 1:45 PM
Portugal vs Hungary - 1:45 PM
Isle of Man vs France - 6:45 PM
Austria vs Romania - 6:45 PM
Monday, June 10
Israel vs Austria - 1:45 PM
Turkey vs Isle of Man - 1:45 PM
Romania vs Portugal - 6:45 PM
France vs Italy - 6:45 PM
Wednesday, June 12
Italy vs Isle of Man - 1:45 PM
Portugal vs Austria - 1:45 PM
Luxembourg vs Turkey - 6:45 PM
Hungary vs Israel - 6:45 PM
Thursday, June 13
Hungary vs Romania - 1:45 PM
Luxembourg vs France - 1:45 PM
Israel vs Portugal - 6:45 PM
Turkey vs Italy - 6:45 PM
Saturday, June 15
Isle of Man vs Luxembourg - 1:45 PM
Austria vs Hungary - 1:45 PM
France vs Turkey - 6:45 PM
Romania vs Israel - 6:45 PM
Sunday, June 16
Third-place Playoff - 1:45 PM
Seventh-place Playoff - 1:45 PM
Fifth-place Playoff - 6:45 PM
ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A 2024 final - 6:45 PM
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