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Defending champions England have been grouped with Australia for the Men’s T20 World Cup in June, while India will face Pakistan in New York.

The 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup is being co-hosted by America and West Indies, with USA facing Canada in the opening game on June 1 and the final to take place in Barbados on June 29.

England – who won the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia after beating Pakistan in the final – have also been paired with Namibia, Scotland and Oman.

Jos Buttler’s side begin their title defence against Scotland in Barbados on June 4, before playing Australia at the same venue on June 8.

The hotly-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan will be staged in New York on June 9.

The 20 teams have been divided into five groups of four with the top two in each pool making the Super 8 stage.

First-time qualifiers Uganda will play Afghanistan on June 3 in their maiden T20 World Cup match.

USA and Canada will also be playing in the tournament for the first time, with USA given a place as hosts and Canada coming through the Americas Qualifier.

Existing venues at Grand Prairie in Dallas and Broward County in Florida will be expanded using modular stadium technology, which has been used at previous International Cricket Council events to increase venue capacity.

T20 World Cup groups

• Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and the USA
• Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland and Oman
• Group C: New Zealand, the West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea
• Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Netherlands and Nepal