16 teams will battle it out for the ultimate glory as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup begins later this year.
One of the greatest competitions in T20 cricket will be renewed once again as Australia play hosts for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup later this year. The inaugural edition of the competition was held in 2007 and this is now going to be the eighth edition of the tournament.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Dates
October 16 will mark the beginning of the tournament and it will conclude with the final on November 13. The semi-finals are slated to take place on November 9 and 10.
Venues
Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney have been finalized as the venues for hosting the mega event. The Sydney Cricket Ground and the Adelaide Oval have been decided as the venues to host the semi-finals. To make things bigger and better, the final will be played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Teams
The tournament will be played in two stages — the Group Stage and the Super 12s. Eight teams have already booked their berths for the Super 12 phase. Eight more teams will lock horns in the Group stage to claim the remaining four places in the Super 12s.
Here are the teams that will be seen competing in the tournament.
Group stage: Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Scotland, UAE, Netherlands and Ireland.
Super 12: Australia, India, Pakistan, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Among all these teams, West Indies are the most successful with two T20 World Cup titles to their name. But the decline in the quality of their cricket over the years didn’t allow them to qualify directly for the Super 12s. Instead, they will need to fight it out and prove their mettle in the group stage to make their way into the Super 12s this time.
India and Pakistan have been formidable forces as well. They dominated the tournament during its formative years. Although they haven’t won any title after 2010, both the teams have been very competitive and have made it to the knock-out stages many times.
England, Sri Lanka and Australia also have one title to each of their names but they haven’t been consistent enough like the other teams mentioned before. South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, on the other hand, are the only teams among the top 10 sides in the ICC rankings to never win a T20 World Cup.
Groups
Group Stage:
The eight teams will be seen competing in two groups of four teams each.
Group A | Group B |
Sri Lanka | West Indies |
Namibia | Scotland |
Zimbabwe | Netherlands |
UAE | Ireland |
Super 12 Phase:
Teams in the Super 12 phase have also been split into two groups. The teams finishing at the top of Group A and second in Group B during the group stage will be placed in Group 1 of the Super 12 phase. In the same way, the team finishing second in Group A and the side finishing at the top of Group B will be placed in the second group of the Super 12s.
Group 1 | Group 2 |
Australia | India |
New Zealand | Pakistan |
England | Bangladesh |
Afghanistan | South Africa |
A1 | B1 |
B2 | A2 |
Who are the defending T20 World Cup Champions?
Australia will enter ICC T20 World Cup 2022 as the defending champions. They beat New Zealand in the final in the UAE last year to claim their first ever T20 World Cup title. They have another chance of making it two in a row as the tournament will be played in their familiar home conditions this time.
ICC T20 World Cup Champions over the years:
- 2007: India
- 2009: Pakistan
- 2010: England
- 2012: West Indies
- 2014: Sri Lanka
- 2016: West Indies
- 2021: Australia
T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule and Fixtures
Date | Group | Match | Venue | Time(GMT) | Time (IST) |
Oct 16, Sun | Group A | Sri Lanka vs Namibia | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 16, Sun | Group A | United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 17, Mon | Group B | West Indies vs Scotland | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 17, Mon | Group B | Zimbabwe vs Ireland | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 18, Tue | Group A | Namibia vs Netherlands | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 18, Tue | Group A | Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 19, Wed | Group B | Scotland vs Ireland | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 19, Wed | Group B | West Indies vs Zimbabwe | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 20, Thu | Group A | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 20, Thu | Group A | Namibia vs United Arab Emirates | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 21, Fri | Group B | West Indies vs Ireland | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 21, Fri | Group B | Scotland vs Zimbabwe | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 22, Sat | Super 12 Group 1 | New Zealand vs Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 07:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
Oct 22, Sat | Super 12 Group 1 | England vs Afghanistan | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
Oct 23, Sun | Super 12 Group 1 | A1 vs B2 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 23, Sun | Super 12 Group 2 | India vs Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 24, Mon | Super 12 Group 2 | Bangladesh vs A2 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 24, Mon | Super 12 Group 2 | South Africa vs B1 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 25, Tue | Super 12 Group 1 | Australia vs A1 | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
Oct 26, Wed | Super 12 Group 1 | England vs B2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 26, Wed | Super 12 Group 1 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 27, Thu | Super 12 Group 2 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 03:00 AM | 8:30 AM |
Oct 27, Thu | Super 12 Group 2 | India vs A2 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 07:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
Oct 27, Thu | Super 12 Group 2 | Pakistan vs B1 | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
Oct 28, Fri | Super 12 Group 1 | Afghanistan vs B2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Oct 28, Fri | Super 12 Group 1 | England vs Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 29, Sat | Super 12 Group 1 | New Zealand vs A1 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Oct 30, Sun | Super 12 Group 2 | Bangladesh vs B1 | The Gabba, Brisbane | 03:00 AM | 8:30 AM |
Oct 30, Sun | Super 12 Group 2 | Pakistan vs A2 | Perth Stadium, Perth | 07:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
Oct 30, Sun | Super 12 Group 2 | India vs South Africa | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
Oct 31, Mon | Super 12 Group 1 | Australia vs B2 | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 01, Tue | Super 12 Group 1 | Afghanistan vs A1 | The Gabba, Brisbane | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Nov 01, Tue | Super 12 Group 1 | England vs New Zealand | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 02, Wed | Super 12 Group 2 | B1 vs A2 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Nov 02, Wed | Super 12 Group 2 | India vs Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 03, Thu | Super 12 Group 2 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 04, Fri | Super 12 Group 1 | New Zealand vs B2 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Nov 04, Fri | Super 12 Group 1 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 05, Sat | Super 12 Group 1 | England vs A1 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 06, Sun | Super 12 Group 2 | South Africa vs A2 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 12:00 AM | 5:30 AM |
Nov 06, Sun | Super 12 Group 2 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 04:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Nov 06, Sun | Super 12 Group 2 | India vs B1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 09, Wed | 1st Semi-Final | TBC vs TBC | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 10, Thu | 2nd Semi-Final | TBC vs TBC | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
Nov 13, Sun | Final | TBC vs TBC | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 08:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
