Olympic cricket: Los Angeles 2028 event guide, venue, how to watch, daily schedule

Cricket’s lone appearance at the Summer Olympics came in 1900, the second ever modern iteration of the Games. 128 years later, the sport will officially return to the world stage.

Contested on an oval, grass-covered field, cricket features two teams of 11 players each switching off “batting” and “bowling” (throwing), ultimately — like baseball — attempting to score more runs than their opponent.

Only the batting team can put runs on the board, which they do by hitting a ball (that was bowled) and successfully running between the wickets (wooden stumps). The bowling squad, meanwhile, tries to get batters out (aka dismissed) through a number of different methods, which includes inducing swings and misses and catching the ball on the fly.

Australia is considered a dominant cricket nation, while England and New Zealand are also countries to watch out for in L.A.

Olympic cricket is set to begin Wednesday, July 12, and end Saturday, July 29.

2028 Olympics: Cricket Competition Schedule

(all times Eastern, subject to change) DATE/TIME (ET) EVENT Wed, 7/12

12-3:30p Women's Group Stage First Round Wed, 7/12

9p-12:30a Women's Group Stage First Round Thurs, 7/13

12-3:30p Women's Group Stage First Round Thurs, 7/13

9p-12:30a Women's Group Stage First Round Sat, 7/15

12-3:30p Women's Group Stage First Round Sat, 7/15

9p-12:30a Women's Group Stage First Round Sun, 7/16

12-3:30p Women's Group Stage Second Round Sun, 7/16

9p-12:30a Women's Group Stage Second Round Mon, 7/17

12-3:30p Women's Group Stage Second Round Mon, 7/17

9p-12:30a Women's Group Stage Second Round Tues, 7/18

12-3:30p Women's Group Stage Second Round Tues, 7/18

9p-12:30a Women's Group Stage Second Round Wed, 7/19

12-3:30p Women's Bronze Medal Match 🥉 Thurs, 7/20

12-4p Women's Gold Medal Match 🥇 Sat, 7/22

12-3:30p Men's Group Stage First Round Sat, 7/22

9p-12:30a Men's Group Stage First Round Sun, 7/23

12-3:30p Men's Group Stage First Round Sun, 7/23

9p-12:30a Men's Group Stage First Round Mon, 7/24

12-3:30p Men's Group Stage First Round Mon, 7/24

9p-12:30a Men's Group Stage First Round Tues, 7/25

12-3:30p Men's Group Stage Second Round Tues, 7/25

9p-12:30a Men's Group Stage Second Round Wed, 7/26

12-3:30p Men's Group Stage Second Round Wed, 7/26

9p-12:30a Men's Group Stage Second Round Thurs, 7/27

12-3:30p Men's Group Stage Second Round Thurs, 7/27

9p-12:30a Men's Group Stage Second Round Fri, 7/28

12-3:30p Men's Bronze Medal Match 🥉 Sat, 7/29

12-4p Men's Gold Medal Match 🥇

These dates are subject to change. Check the NBC Olympics schedule page closer to the Games for more detailed viewing information.

You can watch every event at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics LIVE by subscribing to Peacock. Users can also authenticate with their cable subscription, which allows them to watch live streams of every Olympic event on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app or the NBC Sports app.

All streams can be viewed in web browsers or on your phones, tablets or connected TV devices.

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