The European Cricket Championship 2024 will start in Cartama, Spain on September 23.
ECC 2024, which is organised by the European Cricket Network, will have a new format this year with the teams split into two divisions, the Challenger Division and Premier Division.
ECC 2024 will have a total of 127 matches of 10-overs a side that will be played in both Divisions with the final slated on October 20. All the matches will be played at the Cartama Oval in Cartama.
The ECC 2024 will start with the Challenger Division first with 11 teams divided further into two groups. Isle of Man, Estonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkiye and Slovenia will be part of Group 1 whereas Greece, Czechia, Luxembourg, Cyprus and Serbia round off Group 2 in the Challenger Division.
The group matches in the Challenger Division are scheduled from September 23 to September 29. The playoffs will follow the next day and will run till October 2.
The Premier Division, meanwhile, will have 20 teams split into four groups of five each with the defending champions England XI coming into the fray in the Premier Division Finals later in the tournament.
Group A in the Premier Division of ECC 2024 will have Ireland XI, Scotland XI, France, Portugal and Guernsey while Germany, Hungary, Denmark, Austria and Romania are part of Group B. Host Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Malta and Finland are in Group C with Netherlands XI, Jersey, Italy, Sweden and Norway rounding off Group D.
The Premier Division group stage matches will run from October 3 to October 14. England XI, the defending champions, will feature in the final week of the ECC 2024 when they will play against the group toppers from all four groups.
The winner and the runner-up of the ECC 2024 Challenger Division will be promoted to the ECC 2025 Premier Division. The bottom two teams in the Premier Division after the tournament will get relegated to the Challenger Division in ECC 2025.
England XI won the previous edition of the ECC as they beat Netherlands XI in the final.
Where to watch European Cricket Championship 2024 live in India
Live streaming of the European Cricket Championship 2024 will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.
There will be no live telecast of ECC 2024 on any TV channels in India.
European Cricket Championship 2024 schedule and live match start times
All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)
Monday, September 23
Turkiye vs Estonia - 3:15 PM
Bulgaria vs Croatia - 5:15 PM
Slovenia vs Turkiye - 8:00 PM
Estonia vs Bulgaria - 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 24
Croatia vs Isle of Man - 12:00 AM
Bulgaria vs Isle of Man - 03:15 PM
Estonia vs Croatia - 5:15 PM
Bulgaria vs Slovenia - 8:00 PM
Isle of Man vs Turkiye - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 25
Estonia vs Slovenia - 12:00 AM
Croatia vs Slovenia - 03:15 PM
Estonia vs Isle of Man - 5:15 PM
Turkiye vs Croatia - 8:00 PM
Slovenia vs Isle of Man - 10:00 PM
Thursday, September 26
Turkiye vs Bulgaria - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 04:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 6:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 9:00 PM
Friday, September 27
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
Czechia vs Serbia - 03:15 PM
Luxembourg vs Greece - 5:15 PM
Cyprus vs Czechia - 8:00 PM
Greece vs Serbia - 10:00 PM
Saturday, September 28
Luxembourg vs Cyprus - 12:00 AM
Cyprus vs Serbia - 03:15 PM
Czechia vs Luxembourg - 5:15 PM
Greece vs Cyprus - 8:00 PM
Luxembourg vs Serbia - 10:00 PM
Sunday, September 29
Czechia vs Greece - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 04:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 6:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 9:00 PM
Monday, September 30
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 03:15 PM
TBC vs TBC - 5:15 PM
TBC vs TBC - 8:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 1
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 03:15 PM
TBC vs TBC - 5:15 PM
TBC vs TBC - 8:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 2
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 04:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 6:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 9:00 PM
Thursday, October 3
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
Scotland XI vs France - 03:15 PM
Ireland XI vs Portugal - 5:15 PM
Guernsey vs Scotland XI - 8:00 PM
Portugal vs France - 10:00 PM
Friday, October 4
Ireland XI vs Guernsey - 12:00 AM
Guernsey vs France - 03:15 PM
Scotland XI vs Ireland XI - 5:15 PM
Portugal vs Guernsey - 8:00 PM
Ireland XI vs France - 10:00 PM
Saturday, October 5
Scotland XI vs Portugal - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 04:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 6:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 9:00 PM
Sunday, October 6
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
Austria vs Romania - 03:15 PM
Germany vs Denmark - 5:15 PM
Hungary vs Austria - 8:00 PM
Denmark vs Romania - 10:00 PM
Monday, October 7
Germany vs Hungary - 12:00 AM
Hungary vs Romania - 03:15 PM
Austria vs Germany - 5:15 PM
Denmark vs Hungary - 8:00 PM
Germany vs Romania - 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 8
Austria vs Denmark - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 04:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 6:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 9:00 PM
Wednesday, October 9
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
Finland vs Belgium - 03:15 PM
Spain vs Malta - 5:15 PM
Switzerland vs Finland - 8:00 PM
Malta vs Belgium - 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 10
Spain vs Switzerland - 12:00 AM
Switzerland vs Belgium - 03:15 PM
Finland vs Spain - 5:15 PM
Malta vs Switzerland - 8:00 PM
Spain vs Belgium - 10:00 PM
Friday, October 11
Finland vs Malta - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 04:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 6:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 9:00 PM
Saturday, October 12
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
Norway vs Sweden - 03:15 PM
Italy vs Netherlands XI - 5:15 PM
Jersey vs Norway - 8:00 PM
Netherlands XI vs Sweden - 10:00 PM
Sunday, October 13
Italy vs Jersey - 12:00 AM
Jersey vs Sweden - 03:15 PM
Norway vs Italy - 5:15 PM
Netherlands XI vs Jersey - 8:00 PM
Italy vs Sweden - 10:00 PM
Monday, October 14
Norway vs Netherlands XI - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 04:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 6:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, October 15
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 03:15 PM
TBC vs England XI - 5:15 PM
TBC vs TBC - 8:00 PM
TBC vs England XI - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 16
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
England XI vs TBC - 03:15 PM
TBC vs TBC - 5:15 PM
TBC vs England XI - 8:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 17
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 03:15 PM
England XI vs TBC - 5:15 PM
TBC vs TBC - 8:00 PM
TBC vs England XI - 10:00 PM
Friday, October 18
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 03:15 PM
England XI vs TBC - 5:15 PM
TBC vs TBC - 8:00 PM
England XI vs TBC - 10:00 PM
Saturday, October 19
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
TBC vs TBC - 04:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 6:00 PM
TBC vs TBC - 9:00 PM
Sunday, October 20
TBC vs TBC - 12:00 AM
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