T20 World Cup 2024 Reserve Day rule confirmed by ICC, minimum over to decide match result also announced

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The ICC has confirmed that the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finals and final will have reserve days in case of rain or other unforeseen situations.

ICC's schedule was updated to include reserve days for the semi-finals. The first semi-final will be played at 6:00 AM IST on Thursday, June 27 in Guyana, while the second semi-final will be held in Trinidad at 8:00 PM IST on the same date. Barbados will host the mega final on Saturday, June 29.

Further, during the league and the Super Eight stages, a minimum of five overs will have to be bowled to the team batting second to constitute a full game. However, in the knockout matches, a minimum of 10 overs needed to be bowled in the second innings to constitute a match.

India have been placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and the USA. A total of 20 teams divided in four groups will take part in the group stage. Defending champions England are placed in Group B alongside Australia. Co-hosts West Indies are in Group C with New Zealand.

India will play their first match against Ireland on June 5. The India vs Pakistan marquee event will be held on June 9 in New York. They will face co-hosts USA on June 12 and Canada on June 15 to conclude the group stage campaign.

The global governing body also approved the qualification process for the T20 World Cup 2026, to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The tournament will feature 20 teams and will have 12 automatic qualifiers.

The top eight teams in the 2024 World Cup will join India and Sri Lanka as automatic qualifiers, with the remaining spots taken up by the next best-ranked sides in the ICC T20I rankings as of June 30, 2024. The remaining eight positions will be filled through the ICC Regional Qualifiers.