NASSAU: The out of this world ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Trophy Tour made its first iconic sporting stadium stop as it landed at the Nassau County International Stadium site marking the midway point of the build.
ICC Chief Executive, Geoff Allardice; Nassau County Executive, Bruce Blakeman; two-time champion Men’s T20 World Cup, Chris Gayle and USA men’s player Ali Khan attended a New York inspired ceremony at the stadium site, as the arrival of the trophy was celebrated in spectacular style.
Significant progress has been made to the stadium with the East Stand infrastructure complete and the ongoing installation of the spectator seating. The West Stand development began on 1 March and is progressing rapidly. The North and South premium hospitality and media pavilions have reached the second level of the planned four level complexes, creating the shape of the oval.
Development continues and is on schedule for the world class playing field in Nassau County, and the cricket ground’s drop-in pitches are maturing to ICC standards in South Florida, and under the supervision of the Adelaide Oval’s Damian Hough. They are on schedule to complete the 14,000-mile trip from Adelaide to New York for installation in early May.
In 75 days, the attention of the cricket world will fall on Nassau County, New York as it hosts Sri Lanka against South Africa, the start of a nine-day festival of T20 World Cup cricket with eight matches set to be played between 3 and 12 June. The venue will host one of cricket’s biggest rivalries India against Pakistan taking place on Sunday, 9 June as an ICC World Cup comes to USA shores for the very first time.
Following huge demand of more than 3 million ticket applications in the public ballot, additional tickets have been released to 51 of 55 matches, including to fixtures where allocations were previously exhausted, ensuring as many fans as possible can attend.
