Ten cricket pitches have completed their journey up the East Coast of the United States from Florida to New York state and are being installed in a new stadium built for next month's T20 World Cup.Chris Tetley, head of events for the International Cricket Council -- organizers of the World Cup that will be co-hosted by the United States and several Caribbean nations -- said the pitch production had been a huge logistical challenge for the companies involved.
Key knocks by Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw helped Punjab Kings to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the IPL on Wednesday.Punjab are the second team to defeat Chennai in five successive IPL matches.
The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – formerly, simply the World T20 – is the ninth edition of the tournament in only 17 years and the biggest ever with 20 teams taking part. It is taking place jointly in the Caribbean, for the second time, and the United States which is hosting its first matches in either limited-overs World Cups.