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• ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Warm-Up matches confirmed

  The official warm-up match fixtures for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 have been announced. Matches are scheduled to be played from Monday 27 May to Saturday 1 June across the USA and at two venues in Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies.

  The venues to host the 16 warm up matches are the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas; Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida and Queen’s Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago.

  Warm-up fixtures will be 20 overs per side and will not carry international T20 status as teams will be allowed to field all members of their 15-player squad. In a change from the previous rights cycle, teams will now have the option of playing up to two warm-up matches depending on arrival time at the event.

  The West Indies against Australia fixture at Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday 30 May will be open to fans, tickets will be available at tickets.t20worldcup.com or box offices located at the National Cricket Centre and Queen’s Park Oval from 16 May.

  Warm-up match schedule:

  Monday 27 May

  Canada v Nepal, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas 10h30

  Oman v Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 15h00

  Namibia v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 19h00

  Tuesday 28 May

  Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida 10h30

  Bangladesh v USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas 10h30

  Australia v Namibia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 19h00

  Wednesday 29 May

  South Africa intra-squad, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida 10h30

  Afghanistan v Oman, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 13h00

  Thursday 30 May

  Nepal v USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas 10h30

  Scotland v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 10h30

  Netherlands v Canada, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas 15h00

  Namibia v Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 15h00

  West Indies v Australia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 19h00

  Friday 31 May

  Ireland v Sri Lanka, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida 10h30

  Scotland v Afghanistan, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 10h30

  Saturday 1 June

  Bangladesh v India, Venue TBC USA

   

• IPL: Washout confirms SRH play-off place

  Sunrisers Hyderabad are into the Indian Premier League play-offs despite their game against Gujarat Titans being abandoned without even doing the toss due to rain.

  SRH move onto 15 points, with one game remaining, but are now ensured a top-four finish for the first time since 2020.

  Their top-two hopes have taken a hit though – they have to beat Punjab Kings in their final game and hope Rajasthan Royals lose to Kolkata Knights Riders to finish second.

  The Titans were already out of play-off contention after their previous game against KKR was also called off due to a heavy storm without hitting a ball. They finish their season currently third from bottom, though that could change depending on results in the final few matches.

• JPL finalists Mount Pleasant, Cavalier join teams from T&T, Dom Rep as early qualifiers for Concacaf Caribbean Cup

  Reigning Jamaica Premier League champions Mount Pleasant FA and Cavalier FC have booked spots in this year’s Concacaf Caribbean Cup where they will again challenge for a berth in next year’s Concacaf Champions Cup.

  By virtue of setting up a repeat of last year’s final, Mount Pleasant, hunting their second local top-flight title, and Cavalier, seeking redemption from last season’s defeat, joined three other clubs from Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago as early confirmations.

  This will be Mount Pleasant’s debut in the Caribbean Cup and first appearance in a Concacaf tournament, while Cavalier makes a return after an unbeaten run in the group stage, before finishing as runner-up to Suriname’s Robinhood FC. It also and earned them a debut appearance in the Concacaf Champions Cup.

  From Dominican Republic, Cibao FC, will make its second appearance in the Caribbean Cup as the 2023 league champion from the Dominican Republic. Cibao has become a regular to Concacaf competitions, appearing in the 2018 Champions League and the 2020 and 2022 Concacaf League.

  Based in Santiago de los Caballeros, Cibao became the first team in the history of the Dominican Republic to secure an official international title when they won the 2017 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship.

  Meanwhile, Moca FC, also out of Dominican Republic, returns for a second crack at the Caribbean Cup due to their standing in the 2023 season. Moca reached the semifinals in the previous edition and won the third-place match to qualify for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup, making its debut earlier this year. Gustavo Ascona is the club’s all-time leader with four goals in the competition.

  Trinidad and Tobago’s AC Port of Spain will make a second appearance in the Caribbean Cup. The club will be aiming to achieved new milestones by getting their first win in the tournament and, by extension, secure a first Concacaf Champions Cup participation.

  The remaining clubs in the annual 10-team tournament –that crowns a Caribbean champion and determine participants from the region for the Concacaf Champions Cup –will be determined as their respective nations wrap up their domestic seasons.

  A draw will be held on June 6 to divide the teams into two groups of five.