The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group stage was played in four groups of five teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage.
On 12 June 2024, West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super 8 from Group C after defeating New Zealand at Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Afghanistan became the second team to qualify from Group C after defeating Papua New Guinea at Brian Lara Cricket Academy on 13 June 2024. West Indies progressed to their pre-seeded position C2, while Afghanistan took position C1 which was originally pre-seeded to New Zealand.
Participating teams
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| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Venues
Further information: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup § Venues West Indies
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| Guyana | Trinidad & Tobago | Saint Lucia |
| Providence Stadium | Brian Lara Cricket Academy | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 4 | Match: 1 |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Indies (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.257 | Advanced to the Super 8 |
| 2 |  Afghanistan
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.835 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.415 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Uganda
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −4.510 | |
| 5 |  Papua New Guinea
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.268 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams
(H) Hosts
Group progression
| Team | Group matches | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Afghanistan
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2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Papua New Guinea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uganda
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0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| West Indies
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2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.
Group stage summary
| Vertical team → | AFG | NZ | PNG | UGA | WIN |
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| Afghanistan | Afghanistan 84 runs | Afghanistan 7 wickets | Afghanistan 125 runs | West Indies 114 runs | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand 7 wickets | New Zealand 9 wickets | West Indies 13 runs | ||
| Papua New Guinea | Uganda 3 wickets | West Indies 5 wickets | |||
| Uganda | West Indies 134 runs | ||||
| West Indies |
| Horizontal team won | Vertical team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the first encounter (top-right) and second encounter (bottom-left).
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Fixtures
Papua New Guinea vs West Indies
| 2 June 2024 10:30 UTC−4 Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 136/8 (20 overs) |
v | West Indies 137/5 (19 overs) |
| Sese Bau 50 (43) Andre Russell 2/19 (3 overs) |
Roston Chase 42* (27) Assad Vala 2/28 (4 overs) |
| West Indies won by 5 wickets Providence Stadium, Guyana Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Roston Chase (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
Afghanistan vs Uganda
| 3 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard |
| Afghanistan 183/5 (20 overs) |
v | Uganda 58 (16 overs) |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz 76 (45) Brian Masaba 2/21 (4 overs) |
Robinson Obuya 14 (25) Fazalhaq Farooqi 5/9 (4 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 125 runs Providence Stadium, Guyana Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afg) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afg) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is.
Papua New Guinea vs Uganda
| 5 June 2024 19:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 77 (19.1 overs) |
v | Uganda 78/7 (18.2 overs) |
| Hiri Hiri 15 (19) Frank Nsubuga 2/4 (4 overs) |
Riazat Ali Shah 33 (56) Alei Nao 2/16 (4 overs) |
| Uganda won by 3 wickets Providence Stadium, Guyana Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Riazat Ali Shah (Uga) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first World Cup match victory for Uganda across all formats.
Afghanistan vs New Zealand
| 7 June 2024 19:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard |
| Afghanistan 159/6 (20 overs) |
v | New Zealand 75 (15.2 overs) |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz 80 (56) Trent Boult 2/22 (4 overs) |
Glenn Phillips 18 (18) Fazalhaq Farooqi 4/17 (3.2 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 84 runs Providence Stadium, Guyana Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- This was Afghanistan's first win against New Zealand in T20Is.
Uganda vs West Indies
| 8 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard |
| West Indies 173/5 (20 overs) |
v | Uganda 39 (12 overs) |
| Johnson Charles 44 (42) Brian Masaba 2/31 (4 overs) |
Juma Miyagi 13* (20) Akeal Hosein 5/11 (4 overs) |
| West Indies won by 134 runs Providence Stadium, Guyana Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Akeal Hosein (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akeal Hosein (WI) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is.
- This was West Indies highest winning margin by runs in T20I cricket.
New Zealand vs West Indies
| 12 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard |
| West Indies 149/9 (20 overs) |
v | New Zealand 136/9 (20 overs) |
| Sherfane Rutherford 68* (39) Trent Boult 3/16 (4 overs) |
Glenn Phillips 40 (33) Alzarri Joseph 4/19 (4 overs) |
| West Indies won by 13 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (WI) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicholas Pooran became the leading run-scorer for West Indies in T20Is, passing the previous record of 1,899 runs set by Chris Gayle.
- West Indies qualified for the Super 8 as a result of this match.
Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea
| 13 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 95 (19.5 overs) |
v | Afghanistan 101/3 (15.1 overs) |
| Kiplin Doriga 27 (32) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/16 (4 overs) |
Gulbadin Naib 49* (36) Semo Kamea 1/16 (3 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 7 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afg) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Afghanistan qualified for the Super 8 while New Zealand, Uganda and Papua New Guinea were eliminated as a result of this match.
New Zealand vs Uganda
| 14 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard |
| Uganda 40 (18.4 overs) |
v | New Zealand 41/1 (5.2 overs) |
| Kenneth Waiswa 11 (18) Tim Southee 3/4 (4 overs) |
Devon Conway 22* (15) Riazat Ali Shah 1/10 (1 over) |
| New Zealand won by 9 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Tim Southee (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea
| 17 June 2024 10:30 UTC−4 Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea 78 (19.4 overs) |
v | New Zealand 79/3 (12.2 overs) |
| Charles Amini 17 (25) Lockie Ferguson 3/0 (4 overs) |
Devon Conway 35 (32) Kabua Morea 2/4 (2.2 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 7 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Trent Boult (NZ) played in his last T20I.
- Lockie Ferguson (NZ) became the second bowler to bowl four consecutive maiden overs in a T20I match.
Afghanistan vs West Indies
| 17 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard |
| West Indies 218/5 (20 overs) |
v | Afghanistan 114 (16.2 overs) |
| Nicholas Pooran 98 (53) Gulbadin Naib 2/14 (2 overs) |
Ibrahim Zadran 38 (28) Obed McCoy 3/14 (3 overs) |
| West Indies won by 104 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Allahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (WI) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicholas Pooran (WI) scored 36 runs in an over off of Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg), the second such instance in a T20 World Cup match and fifth in T20Is overall.
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