All About New York Cricket Stadium That Is Hosting India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 Match

In just 1 month, the cricketing world is going to witness a never-ending cricket rivalry between the two Asian countries who are having one of the most loyal fan bases in the world. Yes! We are talking about the India and Pakistan cricket teams, who will face each other after 6 months in the upcoming T20 World Cup at the all-new New York Cricket Stadium on June 9, 2024. This time, the hosting responsibility for the marquee event has been to the United States of America (USA) and West Indies, which will start on June 1. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has done the right thing by sharing the hosting responsibility with the USA to promote cricket in the United States of America, where people mostly watch baseball, as it will also help the game to grow in a new territory.

No doubt! This cricketing rivalry will make everyone go crazy in the USA, where most of the people who have migrated from India and Pakistan in search of a better work-life and living a happy life will be eagerly waiting for the clash of two big teams after the at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The New York Cricket will be hosting this much-awaited event. Let’s deep dive and learn about the all-new New York Cricket Stadium in the USA.

New York Cricket Stadium, also known as Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, is a cricket ground constructed on the grounds of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York. You might not know, but it is constructed as a temporary venue for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosting 8 games of the major tournament. Once the game is over, the modular architecture will be removed.

Talking about the design and the ongoing construction of the New York cricket stadium is looked up by some big companies who have worked on projects like Formula One's Las Vegas Grand Prix and York's Citi Field and Yankee Stadium. This newly made stadium will have a 34,000 seating capacity for the spectators to enjoy the game in the heart of the New York City area, which is one of the most populous places in the United States. Around 8 games will be played at this venue from June 3, 2024, to June 12, 2024. 

The stadium will be ready around May 2024, after which, there will be several practice games will be played before the main event between the teams. It will host the first game on June 3, between South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Let's know what happened last time when India faced off against Pakistan in a T20 World Cup

India and Pakistan have played against each other 7 times in the T20 World Cup till now, where the Indian team have emerged victorious on 6 occasions and 1 won by Men in Green in the 2021 T20 World Cup.

The 2022 T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan was one of the most interesting matches of the tournament, where India was against their arch-rival at Second World Biggest Cricket Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. Men in Blue were required 160 runs to win the game and create history. But it was not easy as the Indian team were 4 wickets down on the score of 31- runs while chasing the target and the Indias' backbone, Virat Kohli, was struggling with his form, where he was unable to score runs. 

Virat was just on the way to playing one of the greatest knocks of his career during this game as not only did he stand at the crease absorbing the pressure, also made a crucial partnership of 113 runs with Hardik Pandya to make the Indian team close to the target. 

India needed 48 runs in 3 overs to win the match. All hopes were on King Kohli and he didn't disappoint his fans as he hit 17 runs in the overs of Naseem Shah by hitting 3 boundaries, taking the run chase to 31 runs off 12 balls. It was the cover of Fast Bowler Haris Rauf, who has picked 2 wickets so far of Indian Captain Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav by just conceding 21 runs in 3 overs. Kohli hit him for 15 runs with an unbelievable straight six over his Haed on the last ball of the over, taking the score to 16 off the final over, where the Hard-hitting Padya got caught while hitting the six on the first ball of the over on the ball of Nawaz. India was 6 wickets down on the score of 158 runs, requiring 16 off 5 balls. Kohli hit 14 runs in the over with a six on a no ball before Ashwin took a single on the final ball, making India win by 4 wickets.