Excitement builds as Group D gears up for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, with teams from South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Nepal ready to compete for cricket glory.
The tournament, scheduled to commence on June 1, will witness thrilling encounters exclusively held in the United States of America (USA), alongside co-hosts the West Indies.
Sri Lanka and South Africa will feature in the first Group D match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on June 3.
Here’s a look at the complete squads for each team in Group D:
South Africa:
Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.
Sri Lanka:
Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka. Travelling Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage.
Bangladesh:
Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud
Nepal:
Rohit Paudel (captain), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee.
Netherlands:
Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Ryan Klein, Saqib Zulfiqar, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi.
Venues for the matches:
The Group D matches will be held at various venues across the USA, including the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, and the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida.
Here's the schedule for Group D matches:
June 3: Sri Lanka v South Africa in New York
June 4: Netherlands v Nepal in Dallas
June 7: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh in Dallas
June 8: Netherlands v South Africa in New York
June 10: South Africa v Bangladesh in New York
June 11: Sri Lanka v Nepal in Florida
June 13: Bangladesh v Netherlands in St Vincent
June 14: South Africa v Nepal in St Vincent
June 16: Sri Lanka v Netherlands in St Lucia
June 16: Bangladesh v Nepal in St Vincent
Semifinals and Final venues revealed:
The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has announced the venues for the highly anticipated semifinals and final matches.
The semifinals will be held at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy and Providence Stadium in Guyana on June 26 and 27, respectively.
As the tournament reaches its climax, cricket fans can look forward to witnessing the ultimate showdown at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, where the final match will take place on June 29.
