T20 World Cup: Co-hosts US and West Indies to face off in Super 8 match on Friday

The U.S. and the West Indies cricket teams, the two host countries of the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2024, will face off against each other in a Super 8 match on Friday in Barbados.

The U.S. cricket team experienced a bit of a setback in their last match against South Africa on Wednesday, as did the West Indies against England on the same day.

While the West Indies has previously won the T20 World Cup twice, one in 2012 and one in 2016, the U.S. cricket team emerged as the underdogs serving hits after hits, especially against Pakistan, which propelled them toward the second stage of the tournament: the Super 8.

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The Super 8 stage of the tournament will see eight teams split into two pools of four, with the top two teams from each to go through to the semi-finals later this month. The U.S. is grouped with England, the West Indies and South Africa.

The U.S. cricket team's progression to the group stage also automatically qualifies them for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The team will also get a boost in prize money, with all teams reaching the Super 8 guaranteed a minimum of $382,500, according to USA Cricket.

USA's Corey Anderson plays a shot during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight cricket match between the United States and South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda on June 19, 2024.

U.S. coach proud of the team's achievements

U.S. cricket team coach Stuart Law said at a news conference on Wednesday that he's proud of what his boys have accomplished, explaining that their loss against South Africa boiled down to the team's inexperience.

"To get to the Super 8s was a phenomenal effort, but to then push South Africa. You can see they got nervous towards the back end of their innings," Law said. "You can tell the inexperience that we do have particularly against the bigger teams and that's OK. You only get experience by playing."

While he said the U.S. team didn't get the result they had hoped for, "we showed we can compete against some of the best players in the world."

The U.S. cricket team also faced setback with the shoulder injury of Captain Monank Patel. Law said that Patel is recovering well but did not comment when the player will be fit to play Friday.

Here's everything you need to know about the Super 8 stage match between the U.S. and West Indies at the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, including the start time, players and how to watch.

When is USA's next Super 8 match?

The U.S. will face the West Indies on Friday, June 20 at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.

How to get ICC T20 World Cup match tickets

Tickets for the match between West Indies and the U.S. are available on the official website of the T20 World Cup. Ticket prices start at $200 for the Party Stand and go up to $650 for the Open-Air Club.

Tickets for the match are also available for purchase on third-party websites such as Stubhub.

USA vs. West Indies: How to watch Super 8 T20 match in the US on TV, streaming

The match can be streamed exclusively on WillowTV, which is also available via streamers like Fubo and Sling.

Fans can also stream the game across devices on the Cricbuzz app, while the live score will be available to view on the Cricbuzz website.

Scorecards, match highlights and behind-the-scenes footage will also be available for fans to view on ICC.tv. Live radio commentary will be available from BBC on the ICC website and app.

Team USA celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's David Miller during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight cricket match between the United States and South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda on June 19, 2024.

USA team for 2024 T20 World Cup

The U.S. squad includes:

• Monank Patel (Captain)
• Aaron Jones
• Andries Gous
• Corey Anderson
• Ali Khan
• Harmeet Singh
• Jessy Singh
• Nitish Kumar
• Saurabh Nethralvakar
• Nosthush Kenjige
• Steven Taylor
• Shayan Jahangir

West Indies squad for 2024 T20 World Cup

West Indies' Akeal Hosein (R) celebrates after dismissing Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai with teammates West Indies' Brandon King (L) and Rovman West Indies' captain Rovman Powell (C) during the T20 cricket match between the West Indies and Afghanistan in St. Lucia, on June 17, 2024.

The West Indies squad includes:

• Rovman Powell (Captain)
• Brandon King
• Johnson Charles
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Shimron Hetmyer
• Andre Russell
• Romario Shepherd
• Roston Chase
• Nicholas Pooran
• Shai Hope
• Akeal Hosein
• Alzarri Joseph
• Gudakesh Motie
• Obed McCoy
• Shamar Joseph

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