ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Schedule, Timings, Teams, Groups, Fixtures, Dates, Format, How to watch, Live Streaming - all you need to know
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule, Timings, Teams, Groups, Fixtures and Dates: The ICC Men's T20 cricket world cup 2022 is scheduled to be held from 16 October- 13 November 2022 in Australia. Get more Sports News and Business News on Zee Business.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule, Timings, Teams, Groups, Fixtures, Dates, Format: The T20 World Cup in Australia will be the marquee event in the 2022 cricket calendar. The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 starts on October 16 and ends on November 13 with the final.
The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Final will be held at the MCG - Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on November 13.
Defending champions Australia will have the home advantage as they vie for the ICC T20 World 2022 champions crown against strong contenders like India, England, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, among others. On their day, dark horses like Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh can upset any title contender. On the other hand, Scotland and Ireland have upset many an applecart in the past, and teams that take them lightly will do so at their own peril.
The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Venues
The ICC T20 World Cup matches will be played at Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Teams & Groups
A total of 16 teams — Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands and Zimbabwe, will play the ICC world T20 2022 tournament.
Ten out of these 16 are the top 10 teams from the ICC rankings.
The remaining six teams are chosen through the T20 World Cup Qualifier. Four out of these 6 teams will be eliminated in Round 1.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Format
Eight of the Top 10 teams in the ICC Rankings are part of Group 1 and 2 — Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and South Africa.
Of the eight teams left — Sri Lanka, West Indies, alongwith the other 6 teams— Namibia, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Scotland, and Zimbabwe — will be a part of the qualifier groups that will vie for the four slots in the Super 12 pool.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Qualifier Groups
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Group A - Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Group B - Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Final Groups post qualification
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Group 1 - Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Winner Group A and Runner Up Group B
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Group 2 - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Runner Up Group A and Winner Group B
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Final Groups
The top two teams from Group A and Group B will qualify and be a part of the top 12 teams which have been bifurcated into Group 1 and Group 2.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Schedule
Here are the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Fixtures —
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Round 1
October 16
Sri Lanka vs Namibia — 3:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3 — 7:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 17
West Indies vs Scotland — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 4 — 7:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 18
Namibia vs Qualifier 3 — 3:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 2 — 7:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 19
Scotland vs Qualifier 4 — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
West Indies vs Qualifier 1 — 7:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 20
Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 3 — 3:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Namibia vs Qualifier 2 — 7:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 21
West Indies vs Qualifier 4 — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Scotland vs Qualifier 1 — 7:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12
October 22
New Zealand vs Australia — 6:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
England vs Afghanistan — 7:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 23
Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
India vs Pakistan — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 24
Bangladesh vs Group A Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
South Africa vs Group B Winner — 7:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 25
Australia vs Group A Winner — 7:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 26
England vs Group B Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
New Zealand vs Afghanistan — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 27
South Africa vs Bangladesh — 2:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India vs Group A Runner-up — 6:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Pakistan vs Group B Winner — 7:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 28
Afghanistan vs Group B Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
England vs Australia — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 29
New Zealand vs Group A Winner — 7:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
October 30
Bangladesh vs Group B Winner — 1:00 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
Pakistan vs Group A Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
India vs South Africa — 7:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 31
Australia vs Group B Runner-up — 6:00 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1
Afghanistan vs Group A Winner — 2:00 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
England vs New Zealand — 6:00 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 2
Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up — 2:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India vs Bangladesh — 6:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 3
Pakistan vs South Africa — 7:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 4
New Zealand vs Group B Runner-up — 2:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia vs Afghanistan — 6:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 5
England vs Group A Winner — 7:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 6
South Africa vs Group A Runner-up — 10:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Pakistan vs Bangladesh — 2:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India vs Group B Winner — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-finals
November 9
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-final 1: TBA VS TBA — 7:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 10
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-final 2: TBA VS TBA — 6:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Final
November 13
TBA VS TBA — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Where to watch LIVE streaming
These matches will be telecast on — ICC.tv, Star Sports network, DD sports, Hotstar+Disney.
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