Is there a reserve day for T20 World Cup 2024 finals?

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the semi-finals and final of the T20 World Cup 2024 will have reserve days. This decision aims to mitigate any disruptions due to adverse weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances.

The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup is set to feature 20 teams and will be hosted in the Caribbean and the United States of America. The tournament is scheduled to take place from June 1 to June 29.

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The group stage will run from June 1 to June 18, with teams divided into four groups of five teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8 stage, scheduled from June 19 to June 24. The semi-finals will be held on June 26 and June 27, followed by the final on June 29.

What did the ICC say?

"The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will have reserve days scheduled for the semi-finals and final," ICC said in a statement released on Friday after the board meeting. "And in the group stage and Super Eight series, a minimum of five overs have to be bowled to the team batting second to constitute a game," whilst in the knock-out stages, a minimum of ten overs will need to be bowled."

MORE: Stop-clock in cricket: What is the ICC's new rule for the 2024 T20 World Cup?

T20 World Cup 2026 Qualification Process:

1. Automatic Qualification: The ICC has approved the qualification process for the T20 World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The tournament will also feature 20 teams.

2. Automatic Qualifiers: The top eight teams from the 2024 World Cup will receive automatic qualification for the 2026 edition. India and Sri Lanka will also qualify as co-hosts.

3. Remaining Qualifiers: The remaining spots will be filled by the next best-ranked teams in the ICC T20I rankings as of June 30, 2024. Additionally, eight spots will be allocated through the ICC Regional Qualifiers.

These changes reflect the ICC's commitment to enhancing the competitiveness and integrity of the T20 World Cup, ensuring a fair and inclusive qualification process for participating teams.

MORE: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024: Groups, fixtures and schedule detailed - India and Pakistan grouped together

Will the stop-clock be used in the 2024 T20 World Cup?

On March 15, the ICC announced that the use of a stop-clock on a trial basis had been successful. Despite the initial plan for the trial to run until April 2024, the ICC observed by March that approximately 20 minutes had been saved per ODI match due to the measure.

As a result, it has now become a mandatory playing condition in all full member ODI and T20I matches from June 1, 2024. As a result, the 2024 T20 World Cup will be the first set of matches in which the stop-clock will be compulsory.

Teams and groups

Group A: Canada, India, Ireland, Pakistan and the United States

Group B: Australia, England, Namibia, Oman and Scotland

Group C: Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda and West Indies

Group D: Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024: Official fixtures and schedule

The official schedule was released by ICC on Friday, January 5.

After the completion of the group stage, top two teams from each group will make it to the Super 8, where they will be clubbed in two groups of four teams each.

Super 8 and knockouts schedule:

The winners of Group A and C will be grouped with the runners-up of Group B and D. Meanwhile, the winners of Group B and D will be grouped with the runners-up of Group A and C. 

Here are the dates and venues for the Super 8 games - where the groups will be called Group 1 and Group 2 -  and the knockout stages:

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