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The complete schedule of the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 has been released by the Los Angeles 2028 (LA 28) Organizing Committee, which will run from July 12 to July 30. While the cricket match will start from July 12, whose medal matches will be played on July 20 and 29. The women's team's final match will be played on the 20th while the men's team's title match will be played on the 29th. This will be the first time since 1900 that cricket will make place to the Olympic Games.
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Cricket at LA 2028 | How many teams will participate?
Earlier, the Olympic Committee had announced that there will be 6 men's and 6 women's cricket teams in the tournament. Each team will have 15 members, but the committee has not yet decided which will be the 6 teams that will qualify for the Olympics.
These matches, played in T20 format, will be held at the Fairgrounds Stadium in Pomona city, about 50 km from Los Angeles. According to the LA28 organizing committee, there will be two matches a day, although no match will be played on July 14 and 21.
Cricket will feature in Olympics after 128 years
Before this, cricket match was played only once in Olympics, when only two teams, Great Britain and France faced each other in a two-day match during the 1900 Paris Olympics. Great Britain won that match and won the gold medal. After which it became the only team that won the gold medal in cricket.
Cricket at LA 2028 | How will the tournament work?
The competition structure for cricket at the Olympics has now been agreed following meetings between the ICC, IOC and LA 2028 organisers. The six participating teams will be divided into two groups of three with each team playing each other once. Teams will then play two sides from the other pool, apart from those who were ranked in the same corresponding position.
For example, the winners of Group A will play the second and third-placed teams in Group B and vice-versa. Results from all four matches will then be used to determine final rankings with the top two sides playing in a final to decide the gold and silver medals.
The teams who finish third and fourth will play off for bronze. Medal matches will be played on 20 and 29 July with the women's and men's tournament set to run in separate slots rather than being played concurrently.
The ICC is set to discuss how teams will qualify for LA 2028 at their Annual General Meeting in Singapore, starting on 17 July. Some members want T20 rankings to determine which teams go to Los Angeles but others have expressed a preference for qualifying tournaments.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Scotland have held talks to form a new entity called GB Cricket to oversee a team for LA.
Cricket at LA 2028 | Schedule and key details
When will the T20 cricket competitions take place at LA28?
The tournaments will run from July 12 to July 29 2028.
When are the medal matches scheduled?
The women’s final is on July 20, while the men’s final will be held on July 29.
Where will the matches be played?
All matches are slated to be held at the Pomona Fairplex, around 50 km from downtown Los Angeles.
How many players can each team field?
Each team can name a 15-member squad, with 90 athlete quotas allotted per tournament.
What’s the match schedule like?
Most days will feature double-headers, with matches starting at 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM (local time).