Digital Desk: The International Cricket Council announced the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 schedule. On a trend note, India will start the campaign against Pakistan on October 23, 2022, at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
There will be 12 teams that will participate in the finals (Super12s) of the tournament. These teams have been categorized into two groups of six each.
Group 1 comprises teams like Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan and England, while two more teams from the qualifiers will also join them later.
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Africa fell in Group 2. India will square off against Bangladesh on November 2 at the Adelaide Oval before facing Group B champions on November 6 at the MCG. Two other teams from the qualifiers will further join these four teams.
Group 1: Australia, New Zealand, England, Afghanistan, A1, B2
Group 2: India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, B1, A2
The 8th edition of the international competition will start on October 16, 2022. It will be played across seven venues in Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The final match is to be played on November 13 at the MCG.
The Indian team will be led by Rohit Sharma, who was designated as the captain last December.
"T20 is the international development design for cricket. The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will further play an enormous role in encouraging our successive generation of players and fans as the world's best players to descend on Australia and showcase the very finest of our sport. The release of fixtures is always a significant point in the delivery of a World Cup as fans start to get enthusiastic regarding opening matches, also on head heads, and knockout phases," ICC CEO Geoff Allardice conveyed.
Check the complete schedule for T20 World Cup 2022:
First Round, Qualifying Matches
October 16: Sri Lanka vs Namibia – 9:30 am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 16: Q2 vs Q3 – 1:30 pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 17: West Indies vs Scotland – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 17: Q1 vs Q4 – 1:30 pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 18: Namibia vs Q3 – 9:30 am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 18: Sri Lanka vs Q2 – 1:30 pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 19: Scotland vs Q4 – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 19: West Indies vs Q1 -1:30pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 20: Sri Lanka vs Q3 – 9:30 am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 20: Namibia vs Q2 – 1:30 -pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 21: West Indies vs Q4 – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 21: Scotland vs Q1 – 1:30 pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Super 12 Schedule
Group 1 Events
October 22: Australia vs New Zealand – 12:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
October 22: England vs Afghanistan – 4:30 pm – Perth Stadium
October 23: A1 vs B2 – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 25: Australia vs A1 – 4:30 pm – Perth Stadium
October 26: England vs B2 – 9:30 am – MCG, Melbourne
October 26: New Zealand vs Afghanistan – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
October 28: Afghanistan vs B2 – 9:30 am – MCG, Melbourne
October 28: England vs Australia – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
October 29: New Zealand vs A1 – 1:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
October 31: Australia vs B2 – 1:30 pm – The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1: Afghanistan vs A1 – 9:30 am – The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1: England vs New Zealand- 1:30 pm – The Gabba, Brisbane
November 4: New Zealand vs B2 – 9:30 am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 4: Australia vs Afghanistan – 1:30 pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 5: England vs A1 – 1:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
Group 2 Events
October 23: India vs Pakistan – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
October 24: Bangladesh vs A2 – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 24: South Africa vs B1 – 1:30 pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 27: South Africa vs Bangladesh – 8:30 am – SCG, Sydney
October 27: India vs A2 – 12:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
October 27: Pakistan vs B1 – 4:30 pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
October 30: Bangladesh vs B1 – 8:30 am – The Gabba, Brisbane
October 30: Pakistan vs A2 – 12:30 pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
October 30: India vs South Africa – 4:30 pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
November 2: B1 vs A2 – 9:30 am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 2: India vs Bangladesh – 1:30 pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 3: Pakistan vs South Africa – 1:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
November 6: South Africa vs A2 – 5:30 am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 6: Pakistan vs Bangladesh – 9:30 am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 6: India vs B1 – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
Knockout Events
Nov 9: Semifinal 1 – 1:30pm – SCG, Sydney
Nov 10: Semifinal 2 – 1:30pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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