A total of 55 matches will be played between 20 teams, who are divided equally into four groups for the first phase, to be held in the USA and the West Indies. The first round will be hosted by nine cities, making it the largest T20 World Cup in history in this aspect.

The tournament will begin with hosts USA locking horns against Canada in Dallas on June 1, while the final will be played in Barbados on June 29. Co-hosts West Indies will start the campaign a day later against Papua New Guinea.

New Zealand will start their tournament on June 7 in Guyana against Afghanistan. They will also play West Indies, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea in Group C on June 12, 14 and 17, respectively, in Trinidad and Tobago.

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The Black Caps have announced a 15-member squad with Kane Williamson as their captain. The squad features plenty of experience in Trent Boult and Tim Southee, who is set to play his seventh T20 World Cup.

Here’s the full New Zealand squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup

Having played the finals in 2021, they bowed out in the semi-finals in the 2022 edition after losing to titleholders England by 20 runs.

New Zealand schedule for ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Full fixtures list, match timings and venues for NZ

All timings are local

Friday, June 7, 2024: New Zealand vs Afghanistan in Guyana at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2024: New Zealand vs West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago at 8:30 PM
Friday, June 14, 2024: New Zealand vs Uganda in Trinidad and Tobago at 8:30 PM
Monday, June 17, 2024: New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea in Trinidad and Tobago at 10:30 AM