Three matches will be played in T20 World Cup 2024 on Monday (17 June) as the tournament inches towards the end of the first round. Two of those three matches will play a role in deciding the last entrant into the Super 8 stage. Monday will start with Group D matches as Bangladesh takes on Nepal at the Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown in St Vincent followed by Sri Lanka’s match against Netherlands at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet in St Lucia and the final game of the day will be New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea from Group C on Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba in Trinidad.
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Here are all the details about the T20 World Cup matches on 17 June:
Bangladesh vs Nepal, Group D
Scenarios: Bangladesh will qualify for Super 8 with a win. Even a washout will see Bangladesh reach the Super 8. Nepal are already out of the tournament.
Date: 17 June
Match time: 5 AM IST (7.30 PM on 16 June in local time)
Venue: Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown in St Vincent
Head-to-head: Bangladesh lead 1-0 against Nepal in T20Is. The Tigers won the only match played against Nepal by eight wickets in 2014.
Squads:
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Litton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam.
Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Anil Sah, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara, Kamal Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sagar Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Pratis GC.
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Scenarios: Netherlands need Bangladesh to lose to have any chance. If Bangladesh win then the Netherlands cannot qualify even if they beat Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka are already out of the tournament.
Date: 17 June
Match time: 6 AM IST (8.30 PM on 16 June in local time)
Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet in St Lucia
Head-to-head: Sri Lanka lead 3-0 against the Netherlands in T20Is. They have always met only in T20 World Cups with Sri Lanka winning by 9 wickets in 2015, by 8 wickets in 2021, and by 16 runs in 2022.
Squads:
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dunith Wellalage, Dilshan Madushanka.
Netherlands: Michael Levitt, Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (wk/c), Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Teja Nidamanuru, Kyle Klein.
New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea, Group C
Scenarios: Both teams are already out of the tournament.
Date: 17 June
Match time: 8 PM IST (10.30 AM local time)
Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba in Trinidad
Head-to-head: This will be the first meeting between the two sides in any format.
Squads:
New Zealand: Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman.
Papua New Guinea: Tony Ura, Assad Vala (c), Lega Siaka, Sese Bau, Hiri Hiri, Chad Soper, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, John Kariko, Semo Kamea, Charles Amini, Kabua Morea, Jack Gardner, Hila Vare.
T20 World Cup LIVE streaming: The T20 World Cup 2024 is being broadcast live in India on Star Sports Network TV channels. The live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
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