THE countdown to the start of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s World T20 in the West Indies and the United States of America has commenced after host countries conducted a series of activation events on Thursday to mark 100 days to the tournament.

The festive ceremony was held at the MovieTowne Mall, where Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. said once again hosting an ICC event intricately allows Guyana to be showcased on a global stage.

“When we get an opportunity in this part of the world to show our country on the world stage, cricket gives us a perfect opportunity,” the Minister expressed.

The ICC has themed the event ‘Out of this World’.

Guyana will host group matches from June 2 – 8 and semi-final one on June 26 at the National Stadium, Providence.

This year’s World T20 runs from June 1-29 and will also see matches contested in New York, Dallas, Lauderhill, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.

Meanwhile, Cricket West Indies informed that general ticket sales for the tournament are now on sale at tickets.t20worldcup.com.

During the ballot period, over three million ticket applications from over 161 countries were received for the pinnacle global event for T20 cricket.

Ticket allocations are currently unavailable to nine T20 World Cup matches scheduled in the USA, with the India v Pakistan fixture on 9 June in New York oversubscribed more than 200 times.

Both semi-finals in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, along with the final in Barbados, were oversubscribed in the ballot, as were two Super Eight matches in Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Tickets to all other fixtures in the West Indies are available, with fans encouraged to purchase their tickets now to be a part of the biggest T20 World Cup ever.