The Caribbean and the United States of America will be hosting the upcoming edition of the biennial ICC tournament, the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, which is less than three weeks away from kicking off.
For the first time ever in cricket history, the USA will be hosting a major ICC tournament, which has only added to the already unprecedented levels of anticipation for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
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The 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup was a successful event, which saw England being crowned as the new T20 champions of the world, 12 years after they first won it.
This time around, 20 teams will contest for the T20 crown in what is expected to be an extraordinary tournament. But where is the final going to be played, what is the venue, and on which date will we see the champions being crowned? The Sporting News answers those questions for you below.
When is the 2024 T20 World Cup final?
The final of the 2024 T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place on June 29, on a Saturday. It will begin at 2:30 PM GMT (8:00 PM IST, 12:30 PM EST, 3:30 PM UK time, 12:30 AM AEST).
Where will the 2024 T20 World Cup final be played?
The Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados will host the 2024 T20 World Cup final.
Kensington Oval pitch report
The boundary lengths at the Kensington Oval are not that long. The straight boundaries are around 65 metres long, and the square boundaries are around 67-68 metres long.
Those boundary lengths might lead anyone into thinking that games in Barbados usually produces high-scoring affairs. However, that isn't true.
In 24 T20Is that have taken place at the Kensington Oval, the average first innings score is just 156. What's more, teams that have batted first have won 16 games, while teams chasing have won just 7 times.
The pitch in Barbados has been a typical Caribbean pitch throughout its history; it assists spinners a lot and gets unfavourable for the batsmen as the game progresses. The team that wins the toss in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup is likely to opt to bat first and make the most of the conditions on offer.