The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the calendar for the T20 World Cup in 2022. The T20 tournament is set to begin on October 16th, 2022, and finish on November 13th, 2022.
The competition will include 16 teams, with 12 of them advancing for the Super 12 stages. Australia, England, New Zealand, and Afghanistan, are now placed in Group 1, whereas India, Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh are placed in Group 2.
The Super 12 stages will kick off on October 22nd, 2022, with a thriller match between Australia and New Zealand. The next big fight is set for October 23rd, 2022, where India will face arch-rival Pakistan.
The qualifiers will be scheduled from October 16th to October 21st, 2022, to decide the four teams who will represent the 8 other teams that have already qualified for the competition. The Australian team won the T20 World Cup in 2021, defeating New Zealand by 8 wickets.
Schedule of the T20 World Cup 2022:
Qualifying Matches: Round 1
Oct. 16: Sri Lanka vs Namibia – 9:30 am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
Oct. 16: Q2 vs Q3 – 1:30 pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
Oct. 17: West Indies vs Scotland – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Oct. 17: Q1 vs Q4 – 1:30 pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Oct. 18: Namibia vs Q3 – 9:30 am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
Oct. 18: Sri Lanka vs Q2 – 1:30 pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
Oct. 19: Scotland vs Q4 – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Oct. 19: West Indies vs Q1 -1:30 pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Oct. 20: Sri Lanka vs Q3 – 9:30 am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
Oct. 20: Namibia vs Q2 – 1:30 pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
Oct. 21: West Indies vs Q4 – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Oct. 21: Scotland vs Q1 – 1:30 pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Super 12: Group 1 Fixtures
Oct. 22: Australia vs New Zealand – 12:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
Oct. 22: England vs Afghanistan – 4:30 pm – Perth Stadium
Oct. 23: A1 vs B2 – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Oct. 25: Australia vs A1 – 4:30 pm – Perth Stadium
Oct. 26: England vs B2 – 9:30 am – MCG, Melbourne
Oct. 26: New Zealand vs Afghanistan – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
Oct. 28: Afghanistan vs B2 – 9:30 am – MCG, Melbourne
Oct. 28: England vs Australia – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
Oct. 29: New Zealand vs A1 – 1:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
Oct. 31: Australia vs B2 – 1:30 pm – The Gabba, Brisbane
Nov. 1: Afghanistan vs A1 – 9:30 am – The Gabba, Brisbane
Nov. 1: England vs New Zealand- 1:30 pm – The Gabba, Brisbane
Nov. 4: New Zealand vs B2 – 9:30 am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Nov. 4: Australia vs Afghanistan – 1:30 pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Nov. 5: England vs A1 – 1:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
Group 2 Fixtures
Oct. 23: India vs Pakistan – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
Oct. 24: Bangladesh vs A2 – 9:30 am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Oct. 24: South Africa vs B1 – 1:30 pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Oct. 27: South Africa vs Bangladesh – 8:30 am – SCG, Sydney
Oct. 27: India vs A2 – 12:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
Oct. 27: Pakistan vs B1 – 4:30 pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
Oct. 30: Bangladesh vs B1 – 8:30 am – The Gabba, Brisbane
Oct. 30: Pakistan vs A2 – 12:30 pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
Oct. 30: India vs South Africa – 4:30 pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
Nov. 2: B1 vs A2 – 9:30 am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Nov. 2: India vs Bangladesh – 1:30 pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Nov. 3: Pakistan vs South Africa – 1:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
Nov. 6: South Africa vs A2 – 5:30 am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Nov. 6: Pakistan vs Bangladesh – 9:30 am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Nov. 6: India vs B1 – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
Knockouts
Nov 9: Semifinal 1 – 1:30 pm – SCG, Sydney
Nov 10: Semifinal 2 – 1:30 pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Nov 13: Final – 1:30 pm – MCG, Melbourne
