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Men’s T20 Cricket
World Cup
Sport
World News Daily News 28th May 2024

Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup

The Men's T20 World Cup again. However, to defend their
blasts off this weekend! title, they’ll have to go through
For the first time, the two powerhouses of
competition will be held in the international cricket – Australia
US which is co-hosting the and India.
event with the West Indies. Both teams are ranked
A record number of teams higher than England and both
are taking part in this year’s made it to the final of the One-
tournament and the opening Day Cricket World Cup last
match will see the USA take on year. Australia won that match
Canada in Dallas, Texas. but India is currently ranked as
the best team in the world.
England’s first game is
against Scotland on 4th June in Who will you be rooting
Illustration: Jos Buttler is the captain
Barbados. for? of England’s T20 squad.

England won the last Men's Comprehension Questions

T20 World Cup so will be
Today’s Big Question
tipped to go all the way once
 Glossary
Word Definition
West Indies A group of countries in the
Caribbean and also the
name of the international
cricket team made up of
players from those
countries.
powerhouses Teams that are strong and
successful.
overs A bowler is allowed to
bowl six deliveries at a
batter before another
bowler has a turn. These
six balls are called an
‘over’.
runs Points scored in cricket by
running between the two
wickets.
Did You Know…?
The three main types of international
games are Test, One-Day and T20.
Test games can
last five days and both teams usually get
two turns at batting and bowling. In One-
Day matches, each team gets 50 overs to
get as many runs as they can. The team
with the highest score wins. In T20, the
games are shorter because each team
only gets a maximum of 20 overs to
score as many runs as they can.
The One Day World Cup
and the T20 World Cup are
different competitions.
 Comprehension Questions Click to reveal
each answer

1. Which two countries are hosting this year's Men’s T20 World Cup?
USA and West Indies

2. Which of the following statements are true and which are false?
True False
England won the One Day Cricket World Cup last year. 
England won the last Men's T20 World Cup. 
Teams get the same number of overs in One Day and T20 cricket.

Test cricket is longer than One Day and T20 cricket.


3. Look at the paragraph beginning: England won the… Find a word which means
the same as ‘to say that someone or something is likely to achieve something or
be successful’.
tipped
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