ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Schedule, groups, teams, time and venue

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Countdown begins for T20 world cup 2022 as Aussie defend their first-ever T20 world cup. Read this detailed article to know about groups, venues, teams and schedule

International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup 2022 will be played in Australia from next month. This is the eighth edition of the Twenty20 World Cup series. The seventh edition of the T20 World Cup was played in Dubai, where Australia defeated New Zealand in the finals by 7 wickets to bag their first T20 International World Cup.

Also read | NZ vs AUS final highlights: Marsh, Warner win Australia their first T20 WC

As Australia would be defending their title against the likes of India, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka, it would be interesting to see how they manage their journey to the second world cup Twenty20 trophy.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Schedule

Men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to start on October 16, 2022, and will end on November 13, 2022. India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand, South Africa, England and Australia will be the key participants in the super 12. On the other hand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ireland, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zimbabwe, Scotland and the Netherlands will have to fight for the super 12 berths.

Round	Date	Match	Time(IST)	Venue
Round 1	16 October, Sunday	Sri Lanka vs Namibia	3:00 PM	Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Round 1	16 October, Sunday	Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3	7:00 PM	Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Round 1	17 October, Monday	West Indies vs Scotland	3:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Round 1	17 October, Monday	Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 4	7:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Round 1	18 October, Tuesday	Namibia vs Qualifier 3	3:00 PM	Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Round 1	18 October, Tuesday	Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 2	7:00 PM	Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Round 1	19 October, Wednesday	Scotland vs Qualifier 4	3:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Round 1	19 October, Wednesday	West Indies vs Qualifier 1	7:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Round 1	20 October, Thursday	Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 3	3:00 PM	Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Round 1	20 October, Thursday	Namibia vs Qualifier 2	7:00 PM	Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Round 1	21 October, Friday	West Indies vs Qualifier 4	3:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Round 1	21 October, Friday	Scotland vs Qualifier 1	7:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Super 12	22 October, Saturday	New Zealand vs Australia	6:00 PM	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Super 12	22 October, Saturday	England vs Afghanistan	7:00 PM	Perth Stadium. Perth
Super 12	23 October, Sunday	Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up	3:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Super 12	23 October, Sunday	India vs Pakistan	7:00 PM	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Super 12	24 October, Monday	Bangladesh vs Group A Runner-up	3:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Super 12	24 October, Monday	South Africa vs Group B Winner	7:00 PM	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Super 12	25 October, Tuesday	Australia vs Group A Winner	7:00 PM	Perth Stadium, Perth
Super 12	26 October, Wednesday	England vs Group B Runner-up	3:00 PM	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Super 12	26 October, Wednesday	New Zealand vs Afghanistan	7:00 PM	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Super 12	27 October, Thursday	South Africa vs Bangladesh	2:00 PM	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Super 12	27 October, Thursday	India vs Group A Runner-up	6:00 PM	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Super 12	27 October, Thursday	Pakistan vs Group B Winner	7:00 PM	Perth Stadium, Perth
Super 12	28 October, Friday	Afghanistan vs Group B Runner-up	3:00 PM	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Super 12	28 October, Friday	England vs Australia	7:00 PM	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Super 12	29 October, Saturday	New Zealand vs Group A Winner	7:00 PM	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Super 12	30 October, Sunday	Bangladesh vs Group B Winner	1:00 PM	The Gabba, Brisbane
Super 12	30 October, Sunday	Pakistan vs Group A Runner-up	3:00 PM	Perth Stadium, Perth
Super 12	30 October, Sunday	India vs South Africa	7:00 PM	Perth Stadium, Perth
Super 12	31 October, Monday	Australia vs Group B Runner-up	6:00 PM	The Gabba, Brisbane
Super 12	1 November, Tuesday	Afghanistan vs Group A Winner	2:00 PM	The Gabba, Brisbane
Super 12	1 November, Tuesday	England vs New Zealand	6:00 PM	The Gabba, Brisbane
Super 12	2 November, Wednesday	Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up	2:30 PM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Super 12	2 November, Wednesday	India vs Bangladesh	6:30 PM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Super 12	3 November, Thursday	Pakistan vs South Africa	7:00 PM	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Super 12	4 November, Friday	New Zealand vs Group B Runner-up	2:30 PM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Super 12	4 November, Friday	Australia vs Afghanistan	6:30 PM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Super 12	5 November, Saturday	England vs Group A Winner	7:00 PM	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Super 12	6 November, Sunday	South Africa vs Group A Runner-up	10:30 AM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Super 12	6 November, Sunday	Pakistan vs Bangladesh	2:30 PM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Super 12	6 November, Sunday	India vs Group B Winner	7:00 PM	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Semi-finals	9 November, Wednesday	TBA VS TBA	7:00 PM	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Semi-finals	10 November, Thursday	TBA VS TBA	6:30 PM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Final	13 November, Sunday	TBA VS TBA	7:00 PM	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Teams and groups

There will be two groups that will be formed with 6 teams each, which will be named group 1 and group 2. While 8 teams have already qualified for the super 12s, 8 teams will have to fight for a place in group 1 and group 2.

Super 12
Group 1	Group 2
England	India
New Zealand	Pakistan
Australia	Bangladesh
Afghanistan	South Africa
Group A Winner	Group A Runner Up
Group B Runner Up	Group B Winner
Round 1
Group A	Group B
UAE	West Indies
Netherlands	Ireland
Namibia	Scotland
Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe

 

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Venues

ICC has shortlisted seven Australian cities which will host the event in October. While most details are confirmed, the unpredictability of COVID-19 could be a game-changing factor. 

Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide will be the seven cities, which will host 45 matches of the T20 World Cup 2022. According to the ICC media release, the list of venues include- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Gabba, Perth Stadium, Adelaide Oval, Bellerive Oval and Kardinia Park stadium.

While the semifinal 1 and semifinal 2 will be held in Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Adelaide Oval on 9th and 10th November, respectively. Apart from that, the final will be played at Australia's historic MCG Stadium on November 13, 2022.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Where to watch the matches?

Star Sports Network will be the official broadcasters of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. You can watch the live telecast on specific Star Sports Channels or you can live stream on the Disney+ Hostar app.

ICC T20 International Team Rankings table

Position	Team	Points	Matches
1	India	271	45
2	England	262	34
3	Pakistan	260	31
4	South Africa	258	34
5	New Zealand	252	38
6	Australia	250	36
7	West Indies	241	46
8	Sri Lanka	229	37
9	Bangladesh	224	39
10	Afghanistan	222	24
11	Zimbabwe	194	39
12	Ireland	187	47

(Written by Zuhair Zaidi)