It’s finally here.
The game of bat and ball beloved by over two billion people worldwide has finally arrived in the United States with its 20-team showpiece event.
Hello, welcome and thank you for joining Al Jazeera’s live coverage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024!
We begin by bringing you the opening match between co-hosts USA and Canada.
The first ball of this T20 World Cup is set to be bowled at the Grand Priarie Stadium in Dallas, Texas at 7:30pm local time (00:30 GMT).
I’m Hafsa Adil, and I will keep you across all the main talking points, news and updates from the tournament before handing over to Rohan Sharma for the match commentary.
So stay with Al Jazeera as we take you on a monthlong cricket journey across the US and West Indies!