- July 16, 2025
Cricket supporters, prepare for a memorable experience! Cricket returns to the Olympics, and it’s a genuine return – not a token appearance, it’s hard-hitting, six-hitting, T20 cricket. The men’s and women’s cricket tournament will take place at the LA 2028 Olympics, and we have a schedule! From July 12-29, one of the sports that has united billions will be taking Los Angeles into its stride. So, how does this reshape cricket’s role on the global stage? Let’s unpack all.
Cricket Goes Hollywood: What the Schedule Tells Us
The Olympic cricket matches will be played at The Fairgrounds Stadium in Pomona, which is roughly 50 km from downtown LA. The games begin on July 12 and will be played over a 15-day, fully action-packed tournament. The tournament will be played in T20 format – perfect for the Olympics because it is quick, has thrilling moments, and spectators will have a good time.
No matches on July 14 and July 21 means that every other day will be game day. Most days will have doubleheaders. We give the athletes a bit of time between matches, but it also gives the fan base some days of straight runs to keep them excited. As far as medal matches, July 20 for one and July 29 for the other. We don’t know which is going to be men’s and which is women’s, but the result for each will be nailbiters.
In both the men’s and women’s competitions, six teams will compete for the IOC gold medal. That’s a total of 180 athletes playing for Olympic gold across the 12 national federations, with an even larger roster of 15 players per baseball team! The field may be less than the World Cup, but the championship title? Huge.
The Significance of Cricket’s Olympic Return
Why is this important? Because the last time cricket was at the Olympics was 1900, that’s right, and for reference, that was 128 years ago, when Great Britain and France played the only Olympic cricket match, let’s be frank about it, it wasn’t amazing. Now here we are in 2028, and cricket is coming back, but on its terms: colorful, fast, global.
The Olympics provide an opportunity that the ICC has long desired: mainstream consolidation as a global sport. Cricket may take a dominant position in India, Australia, England, and Pakistan, but it is still relatively obscure in large parts of the Americas, Europe, and most of East Asia. The opportunity for cricket to move into the mainstream is there in the LA Olympics, especially if cricket can offer a sensational six over extra cover or a last-ball thriller to encourage a brand-new generation of support.
The T20 Format: A Match Made for the Olympics
Simply put, there is no other type of cricket that fits the Olympic motif like T20. The tempo, the intrigue, and the neat closing of less than four hours all make T20 a natural fit for an Olympic audience, short attention spans that are fading somewhere tighter than a death-over field.
T20 also neutralizes the playing field. It’s no longer those with the biggest budgets versus those with no budgets. Teams like the USA, UAE, or fellow European nations can pull off the occasional upset (hence why we have the World Cup). T20 enjoys some level of upset, and that unpredictability is the real Olympic gold (pun intended) for it.
And for fans? It means action, action, and more action. With games scheduled for most days, plus double-headers at certain points, it promises a summer of cricket in LA like has never been seen before, just with the added benefit of palm trees and Hollywood lights.
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