Darren Sammy Cricket Ground undergoing upgrades, preparing for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Saint Lucia’s famous Darren Sammy Cricket Ground is undergoing significant renovations and upgrades in order to host the five exciting and thrilling matches of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
10th of May 2024
Castries, Saint Lucia: Saint Lucia’s famous Darren Sammy Cricket Ground is undergoing significant renovations and upgrades in order to host the five exciting and thrilling matches of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
The Management team working on the preparations has promised to offer a plethora of experiences to all the players as well as the spectators. The workers are making every stringent effort to offer an unforgettable and world class experience to all the attendees.
With the installation of high-tech amenities and features, upgraded seatings, advanced audio systems, VIP suites, the authorities aim on providing a memorable and comfortable experience to all the attendees who visits the island nation.
As per the details, the cricket ground is due to be handed over to the International Cricket Council on 15th May 2024.
The island nation is co-hosting the tournament along with five other Caribbean nations and USA. The Caribbean nations that will be hosting the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 matches include, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados. The fans and lovers of Cricket will also get a chance to experience the vibrant culture and traditions of the island nation.
Darren Sammy Cricket Ground
Darren Sammy Cricket Ground is located near the Gros Islet, Saint Lucia which holds a seating capacity of 15,000. The stadium is named after the renowned player of West Indies, Darren Sammy in order to acknowledge his invaluable contribution in the field of cricket. The cricket ground is very well known for its advanced facilities.
This year also, the stadium will host five entertaining matches; the games that will be played in the stadium include,
On 15th June 2024: Match 35, Australia vs Scotland
On 18th June 2024: Match 42, England vs South Africa
On 22nd June 2024: Match 49, India vs New Zealand
On 25th June 2024: Match 55, Pakistan vs West Indies
On 5th July 2024: Match 64, Semi-final match
Moreover, three players of Saint Lucia have been selected for the West Indies T20 World Cup 2024 squad. The Saint Lucians include, Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles and Roston Chase are all set to showcase their brilliant performance for their team and to win the world cup trophy in their home-soil.
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