The Providence Stadium or Guyana National Stadium is a sports stadium in Guyana, replacing Bourda as the national stadium. The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in March and April 2007.
The stadium hosted six World Cup matches between March 28, 2007 and April 9, 2007, most notably the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in which Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. Built primarily for cricket matches, the stadium can be converted into a multi-use facility.
The New Zealand T20 World Cup team represents New Zealand in international men's cricket. Nicknamed the "Black Caps", they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. From 1930, New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for their first Test victory over the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. New Zealand is the first WTC champion which they won in 2021 and also won the ICC CT in 2000. They played in the CWC final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
The T20 World Cup 2024 tournament is set to begin on June 1 and will be hosted in the United States for the first time along with the West Indies.