The Kia Oval will host three international fixtures in 2024 with the climax of the Men’s Test series against Sri Lanka and the IT20 series against Pakistan taking place in south London. Once again, England’s women will be playing at the Home of T20 Cricket as they take on New Zealand.
The international summer at The Kia Oval kicks off with a re-run of the 2022 T20 World Cup Final as the men’s side take on Pakistan on Thursday 30 May. Player of the Tournament in that competition Sam Curran will back on home turf and looking to make an impact once again on a global stage.
Heather Knight will lead the her side against New Zealand in a T20 fixture at the greatest venue to watch the format in the world. After a record-breaking fixture in 2023, Surrey fans will be looking forward to seeing home-grown talent like Alice Capsey and Nat Sciver-Brunt back in action in south London on Saturday 13 July.
The Test Match summer with close, as always, with the final match of the series at The Kia Oval. Ben Stokes’ team will take on Sri Lanka Friday 6-Tuesday 10 September in the third of a three match series.
The 2024 home international season will open with England Women and England Men hosting Pakistan in concurrent white-ball series.
Heather Knight’s team will start the international summer at Edgbaston as part of a three-match Women’s IT20 Series against Pakistan Women (May 11-19), concluding at Headingley.
The two sides will then contest three One-Day Internationals (May 23-29). The series takes place at the same time that England Men make their final preparations for their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title defence.
England Men defeated Pakistan Men to win the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title in Melbourne last November, and fans will be treated to a four-match Men’s IT20 Series (May 22-30) between the two teams before Jos Buttler’s team fly out to the Caribbean and United States.
The side-by-side series against Pakistan will follow the success of this summer’s LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Series and Metro Bank Women’s Ashes Series, which have been staged alongside each other and when England Women have attracted record ticket sales.
To build on the growing interest in the women’s game, England Women will play at a selection of high-capacity venues next summer, when they will also host New Zealand in a three-match Women’s ODI Series (June 26 – July 3) and a five-match IT20 Series (July 6-17).
England Women will play across 14 venues in total – including Edgbaston, The Kia Oval, The Ageas Bowl and Headingley – before finishing their schedule with the fifth IT20 against New Zealand Women at Lord’s on July 17.
England Men will begin their Test summer following their return from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, when they host both West Indies Men (July 10-30) and Sri Lanka Men (August 21 – September 10). Each series will be three Tests.
The Australia Men’s team will return next summer for three Men’s IT20s (September 11-15) and five Men’s One-Day Internationals (September 19-29).
The England Physical Disability, England Learning Disability, England Visually Impaired and England Deaf teams will also all be in action in 2024, with fixtures to be announced in due course.
Vitality Blast Finals Day will be staged at Edgbaston with date also due to be confirmed.
Ticket sales activity is set to commence from August 30 with a Public Ballot for England Men’s and England Women’s international fixtures.
2024 ENGLAND WOMEN’S HOME SCHEDULE
Women’s IT20 Series v Pakistan Women
May 11: 1st Women’s IT20 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
May 17: 2nd Women’s IT20 – The County Ground, Northampton
May 19: 3rd Women’s IT20 – Headingley, Leeds
Women’s One-Day International Series v Pakistan Women
May 23: 1st Women’s One-Day International – The Incora County Ground, Derby
May 26: 2nd Women’s One-Day International – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
May 29: 3rd Women’s One-Day International – The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford
Women’s One-Day International Series v New Zealand Women
June 26: 1st Women’s One-Day International – Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street
June 29: 2nd Women’s One-Day International – New Road, Worcester
July 3: 3rd Women’s One-Day International – Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol
Women’s IT20 Series v New Zealand Women
July 6: 1st Women’s IT20 – The Ageas Bowl, Southampton
July 9: 2nd Women’s IT20 – The 1stCentral County Ground, Hove
July 11: 3rd Women’s IT20 – The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence
July 13: 4th Women’s IT20 – The Kia Oval, London
July 17: 5th Women’s IT20, Lord’s, London
2024 ENGLAND MEN’S HOME SCHEDULE
Men’s IT20 Series v Pakistan Men
May 22: 1st Men’s IT20 – Headingley, Leeds
May 25: 2nd Men’s IT20 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
May 28: 3rd Men’s IT20 – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
May 30: 4th Men’s IT20 – The Kia Oval
Men’s Test Series v West Indies Men
July 10-14: 1st Men’s Test – Lord’s, London
July 18-22: 2nd Men’s Test – Trent Bridge, Nottingham
July 26-30: 3rd Men’s Test – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Men’s Test Series v Sri Lanka Men
Aug 21-25: 1st Men’s Test – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Aug 29 – Sept 2: 2nd Men’s Test – Lord’s, London
Sept 6-10: 3rd Men’s Test – The Kia Oval
Men’s IT20 Series v Australia Men
Sept 11: 1st Men’s IT20 – The Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Sept 13: 2nd Men’s IT20 – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Sept 15: 3rd Men’s IT20 – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Men’s One-Day International Series v Australia Men
Sept 19: 1st Men’s One-Day International – Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Sept 21: 2nd Men’s One-Day International – Headingley, Leeds
Sept 24: 3rd Men’s One-Day International – Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street
Sept 27: 4th Men’s One-Day International – Lord’s, London
Sept 29: 5th Men’s One-Day International – Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol
