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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Current Affairs
The T20 World Cup, officially known as the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup, debuted in 2007. The International Cricket Council (ICC) launched this tournament to capitalize on the rising popularity of the T20 format, which provides a fast-paced and thrilling version of cricket.
The ICC T20 Men’s World Cup is typically conducted every two years. However, there may be occasional adjustments to the schedule based on various factors, including global cricketing calendars and other international events.
The global governing body of Cricket is the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is responsible for organizing the T20 World Cup, setting the rules and regulations, and overseeing the tournament’s operations including developing sport globally and managing anti-corruption measures. It was established in 1909.
Format
Group Stage: The tournament starts with a group stage, where teams are split into groups and engage in round-robin matches, competing against every other team in their respective group.
Super 8: Teams progressing from the group stage join pre-qualified teams in the Super 8 stage, which also uses a round-robin format and is divided into two groups.
Knockout Stage: The best teams from the Super 8 stage advance to the semi-finals, with the winners of the semi-finals battling in the final to determine the champion.
Tie-breakers: In the event of a tie, a Super Over is employed to decide the winner.
Players and Teams
The number of teams that take part usually ranges from 16, including both ICC Full Member nations and qualifiers from different cricketing regions around the world. Each team has a group of 15 players, including batsmen, bowlers, all-rounders, and wicketkeepers. Teams often include both experienced players and rising stars.
Medals and Trophy
Trophy: The ICC T20 World Cup trophy is awarded to the winning team. It is a silver trophy designed to symbolize the pinnacle of success in the T20 format.
Medals: Players and officials from both the winning and runner-up teams are awarded medals to honor their contributions and commemorate their achievements in the tournament.
Previous Match (ICC Men’s 2022)
In the Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, 16 teams participated which were: India, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, West Indies, Zimbabwe, New Zealand.
England became champions by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia. They made history as the first team to hold both the ODI and T20 World Cups simultaneously, following their memorable victory over New Zealand in the 2019 50-over final at Lord’s.
Here’s a look at the list of T20 World Cup winners by country from 2007 to 2024.
| Country Name | No. of times Winner | Year |
| West Indies | 2 | 2012, 2016 |
| England | 2 | 2010, 2022 |
| India | 2 | 2007, 2024 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 2009 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 2014 |
| Australia | 1 | 2021 |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup commenced on June 2nd, with the USA making their debut against Canada in their maiden World Cup match hosted on home ground. This event is significant as it marks the return of a senior men’s ICC tournament to the Caribbean, with the West Indies serving as co-hosts. This marks the first time since the 2010 edition of the T20 World Cup that a major ICC event is being held in the region.
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Final India squad
Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj.
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Schedule and Match Winning status
ICC T20 World Cup Group Stages held from June 2-June 18, 2024
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table
T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table – Find team rankings, points, matches won, net run rate, and updated team standings here. Check out the latest ranking points chart.
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Tied | Net RR | Points |
| Q1 | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.137 | 7 |
| Q2 | USA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.127 | 5 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.294 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.493 | 3 |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1.293 | 1 |
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Tied | Net RR | Points |
| Q1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.791 | 8 |
| Q2 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3.611 | 5 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.255 | 5 |
| 4 | Namibia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.585 | 2 |
| 5 | Oman | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -3.062 | 0 |
Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Tied | Net RR | Points |
| 1 | West Indies | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.257 | 8 |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.835 | 6 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.415 | 4 |
| 4 | Uganda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4.510 | 2 |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.268 | 0 |
Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Tied | Net RR | Points |
| Q1 | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.470 | 8 |
| Q2 | Bangladesh | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.616 | 6 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.863 | 3 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.358 | 2 |
| 5 | Nepal | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -0.542 | 1 |
June 19-25, 2024: Super Eight
The Super Eight stage: with top two teams from the four groups playing. The teams divided in two groups of four sides each.
Super 8- Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Tied | Net RR | Points |
| Q1 India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.017 | 6 |
| Q2 Afghanistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.305 | 4 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.331 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.709 | 0 |
Super 8- Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Tied | Net RR | Points |
| Q1 South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.599 | 6 |
| Q2 England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.992 | 4 |
| West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.963 | 2 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.906 | 0 |
June 27, 2024: First Semi-final
AFGHANISTAN 56 (11.5)
SOUTH AFRICA 60/1 (8.5)
South Africa beat Afghanistan by 9 wickets
June 27, 2024: Second Semi-final
INDIA 171/7 (20.0)
ENGLAND 103 (16.4)
India beat England by 68 runs
June 29, 2024: Final
INDIA 176/7 (20.0)
SOUTH AFRICA 169/8 (19.6)
India beat South Africa by 7 runs
T20 World Cup Complete Winners List
Below is a detailed summary of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, featuring the champions, runners-up, host venues, leading run-scorers, top wicket-takers, and Players of the Series.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Venue | Top Run Scorer | Highest Wicket Taker | Player of the Series |
| 2007 | India | Pakistan | South Africa | Matthew Hayden | Umar Gul | Shahid Afridi |
| 2009 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | England | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Umar Gul | Tillakaratne Dilshan |
| 2010 | England | Australia | West Indies | Mahela Jayawardene | Dirk Nannes | Kevin Pietersen |
| 2012 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Shane Watson | Ajantha Mendis | Shane Watson |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | India | Bangladesh | Virat Kohli | Ajantha Mendis | Virat Kohli |
| 2016 | West Indies | England | India | Tamim Iqbal | Mustafizur Rahman | Virat Kohli |
| 2021 | Australia | New Zealand | UAE/Oman | Babar Azam | Adam Zampa | Mitchell Marsh |
| 2022 | England | Pakistan | Australia | Virat Kohli | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sam Curran |
| 2024 | India | South Africa | West Indies | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Fazalhaq Farooqi, Arshdeep Singh | Jaspreet Bumrah |
Summary and some important points to remember
- Event Date- 1st June to 29th June.
- Venue- West Indies and USA
- Edition-9
- Administrator- International Cricket Council
- Cricket Format-T20
- Teams involved-20
- Total Matches-55
- Official Song- Out of This World
- First time team involved- USA, Canada and Uganda
- In Final match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs and clinched the title. At the same time, India has won the T20 World Cup after 17 Years. India Last won the ICCT20 World Cup in 2007.
- In Final of the T20 World Cup2024, India won the toss and decided to bat against South Africa. India scored 176 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target, South Africa could only score 169 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.
- After 11 years, ICC trophy has been won by India. Earlier India has won the Champianship trophy in 2013.
- After 13 years, India won the World Cup. In 2011, India won the ODI World Cup.
- Winner- India (Captain -Rohit Sharma)
- Runner-up- South Africa (Captain- Aiden Markram)
- Man of the Series (Player of the Tournament)- Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah.
- Man of the Match- Indian batsman Virat Kohli
- Most runs- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) 281 Runs
- Most wickets- Arshdeep Singh (India) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) 17 wickets.
- Venues of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
- West Indies- Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, St Vincent, St Grenadines.
- USA- Dallas, Florida, New York
- ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Winning Amount–
- Winner- Rs. 20.40 crore (USD 2.45 million)
- Runner-up- Rs. 10.67 crore ($ 1.28 million)
- Semi finalists- Rs. 6.48 crore ($ 787,500 each)
- Records made in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
- ICC announces record-breaking prize money of USD 11.25 million for Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
- Estonian player Sahil Chauhan made a record by scoring the fastest century in 27 balls and he broke Chris Gayle’s 30 ball record.
- Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins made history in the T20 World Cup 2024. Pat Cummins became the first bowler to take two consecutive hattricks in the World Cup.
- New Zealand’s Star bowler Lockie Ferguson has set a world record by bowling four over maidens in four during his spell
- Rohit Sharma became the first Indian player to play all ICC Men’s T20 World Cups and with this both World Cups (2007, 2024)
- Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over during the match against England in the T20 World Cup 2007. Yuvraj became the first such batsman.
- Tentative venue of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is India and Sri Lanka, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 is Australia and New Zealand and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2030 is England, Ireland and Sri Lanka.
- Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have announced their retirement from T20 International Cricket ).
All 20 teams and captains of ICC T20 World Cup 2024
| Series | Team | Captain |
| 1 | India | Rohit Sharma |
| 2 | South Africa | Aiden Markram |
| 3 | America | Monank Patel |
| 4 | West Indies | Rovman Powell |
| 5 | Afghanistan | Rashid Khan |
| 6 | Australia | Mitchell Marsh |
| 7 | Bangladesh | Najmul Hussain Shanto |
| 8 | Ireland | Paul Stirling |
| 9 | Canada | Saad Zafar |
| 10 | England | Jos Buttler |
| 11 | Namibia | Gerard Erasmus |
| 12 | Nepal | Rohit Paudel |
| 13 | New Zealand | Kane Williams |
| 14 | Netherlands | Scott Edwards |
| 15 | Oman | Aqib Ilyas |
| 16 | Pakistan | Babar Azam |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | Asadullah Wala |
| 18 | Scotland | Richie Barrington |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 20 | Uganda | Brian Masaba |
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