GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE – Go to Lauderdale, the official vacation spot advertising and marketing group for Larger Fort Lauderdale, is happy to welcome the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Males’s World Cup to Broward County Stadium this summer season.
To have fun the countdown to the beginning of cricket season, a 400-pound, 8-foot tall reproduction of the ICC T20 World Cup cricket ball can be on show at Las Olas Oceanside Park, 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, beginning Friday, February 23, 2024.
The cricket ball will cease at numerous places all through Larger Fort Lauderdale earlier than it heads to its house on the Broward County Stadium, 3700 NW eleventh Place, Lauderhill, the place the cricket matches can be performed in June. As the enormous cricket ball excursions the town, persons are inspired to work together with the cricket ball’s augmented actuality.
“I’m so excited to see the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup come to Broward County,” mentioned Broward County Mayor Nan Wealthy. “I’m so proud that our cricket stadium will host an occasion of this measurement and significance, the primary of its sort in the USA.”
That is the primary time the world’s second most watched sport can be holding World Cup matches within the U.S. The matches are anticipated to convey over 45,000 guests to the Larger Fort Lauderdale space.
“In Broward County, we proudly embrace our motto of ‘Everybody Underneath the Solar.’ The World Cup cricket match presents a singular alternative for us to showcase this spirit of inclusivity and variety, as we warmly welcome groups from throughout the globe,” mentioned Broward County Commissioner, Hazelle Rogers. “By this occasion, we have fun our shared humanity, cultural alternate, and the joys of competitors. We look ahead to internet hosting an unforgettable expertise for gamers and spectators alike.”
ICC T20 World Cup Matches in Broward County
The ICC T20 World Cup will encompass 55 matches, with 16 performed within the U.S. 4 matches can be performed at Broward County Stadium:
- Tuesday, June 11, 2024: Sri Lanka vs. Nepal
- Friday, June 14, 2024: USA vs. Eire
- Saturday, June 15, 2024: India vs. Canada
- Sunday, June 16, 2024: Pakistan vs. Eire
“It’s an honor to be chosen as one of many places in the USA to host the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup which can welcome groups from Africa, the Americas, Asia, East Asia, the Pacific, and Europe. For the reason that Broward County Stadium was the primary ICC-sanctioned stadium within the U.S., we’re proud to see it thrive as a spot the place champions follow and play to win,” mentioned Stacy Ritter, president and CEO of Go to Lauderdale.
For extra info on the upcoming ICC Cricket T20 Males’s World Cup or to buy tickets on-line, go to VisitLauderdale.com.
