How to watch cricket matches in Florida for Men's T20 World Cup

South Florida is hosting the cricket World Cup this week, with matches beginning today and running through the weekend.

Why it matters: The widely watched Men's T20 World Cup is being held in the U.S. for the first time ever, with matches taking place in Florida, New York and Texas.

Details: Local T20 matches will be played at the Central Broward Park and Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, which has a long history of hosting major cricket matches .

• There will be four matches played locally, including the U.S. v. Ireland on Friday at 10:30am. (Tickets for U.S. match start at $60.)
• Sri Lanka plays Nepal Tuesday at 7:30pm. ( Tickets )
• India takes on Canada Saturday at 10:30am. ( Tickets )
• Pakistan plays Ireland Sunday at 10:30am. ( Tickets )

How it works: The tournament features 20 national teams competing for the trophy, Axios Dallas' Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi reports .

• Matches will be played in the T20 format, a shorter and more fast-paced form of cricket than test matches and one-day international matches.