T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup trophy. (Photograph Supply: Twitter)

The eighth version of the T20 World Cup is within the reckoning with 16 nations set to take part within the ICC showcase occasion, commencing in October. The event will get underway with Sri Lanka going through Namibia on October 16 and can conclude with the ultimate on November 13, operating practically for a month.

Reigning champions Australia who gained the earlier version of the event by defeating bitter rivals New Zealand within the last lower than a 12 months in the past will defend their crown in entrance of their residence crowd. The matches will happen throughout Australia on the MCG, The SCG, the Gabba, the Adelaide Oval, the Perth Stadium, the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, and Kardina Park in Geelong.

What’s the format of the T20 World Cup 2022?

The extremely anticipated event is split into two phases. The primary stage will characteristic eight groups: Namibia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates,  Netherlands, Eire, Scotland, Zimbabwe, and West Indies. Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, and West Indies had been the ninth to twelfth ranked groups within the earlier version of the event, whereas the opposite 4 certified after collaborating within the International Qualifiers.

The eight groups are divided into two teams, and the winner and runner-up from every group transfer ahead to the subsequent group stage, becoming a member of the groups already certified. They may be part of the top-ranked eight groups from the earlier version of the event within the Tremendous 12 stage of the event.

Spherical 1
Group A Group B
UAE West Indies
Netherlands Eire
Namibia Scotland
Sri Lanka Zimbabwe

Listed below are the teams for the Tremendous 12 stage:

Tremendous 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

Every group will play the opposite group within the group as soon as, with the highest two groups qualifying for the knockout phases from every group. 

When will the T20 World Cup begin and finish?

The curtain-raiser fixture of the T20 World Cup will probably be performed between Namibia and the Asia Cup 2022 champions Sri Lanka on the sixteenth of October. Whereas the event will probably be concluded with the showstopping finale on the thirteenth of November.

Spherical Date Match Time(IST) Venue
Spherical 1 16 October, Sunday Sri Lanka vs Namibia 3:00 PM Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Spherical 1 16 October, Sunday Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3 7:00 PM Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Spherical 1 17 October, Monday West Indies vs Scotland 3:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Spherical 1 17 October, Monday Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 4 7:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Spherical 1 18 October, Tuesday Namibia vs Qualifier 3 3:00 PM Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Spherical 1 18 October, Tuesday Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 2 7:00 PM Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Spherical 1 19 October, Wednesday Scotland vs Qualifier 4 3:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Spherical 1 19 October, Wednesday West Indies vs Qualifier 1 7:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Spherical 1 20 October, Thursday Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 3 3:00 PM Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Spherical 1 20 October, Thursday Namibia vs Qualifier 2 7:00 PM Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Spherical 1 21 October, Friday West Indies vs Qualifier 4 3:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Spherical 1 21 October, Friday Scotland vs Qualifier 1 7:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Tremendous 12 22 October, Saturday New Zealand vs Australia 6:00 PM Sydney Cricket Floor, Sydney
Tremendous 12 22 October, Saturday England vs Afghanistan 7:00 PM Perth Stadium.

Perth

Tremendous 12 23 October, Sunday Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up 3:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Tremendous 12 23 October, Sunday India vs Pakistan 7:00 PM Melbourne Cricket Floor, Melbourne
Tremendous 12 24 October, Monday Bangladesh vs Group A Runner-up 3:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Tremendous 12 24 October, Monday South Africa vs Group B Winner 7:00 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Tremendous 12 25 October, Tuesday Australia vs Group A Winner 7:00 PM Perth Stadium, Perth
Tremendous 12 26 October, Wednesday England vs Group B Runner-up 3:00 PM Melbourne Cricket Floor, Melbourne
Tremendous 12 26 October, Wednesday New Zealand vs Afghanistan 7:00 PM Melbourne Cricket Floor, Melbourne
Tremendous 12 27 October, Thursday South Africa vs Bangladesh 2:00 PM Sydney Cricket Floor, Sydney
Tremendous 12 27 October, Thursday India vs Group A Runner-up 6:00 PM Sydney Cricket Floor, Sydney
Tremendous 12 27 October, Thursday