India to start their ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 campaign against Pakistan at MCG on October 23. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 20222 complete schedule, fixtures, dates and venue out.
The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Friday, January 21, announced the schedule of the eighth edition of the T20 World Cup on Friday, slated to be played in Australia later this year.
This is the very first time that Australia has been given the opportunity to host the mega event. India will open their ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 campaign with a mega clash against Pakistan at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23.
Here it is worth noting that it will be the first World Cup match between the two Asian teams at the MCG. Both nations last played a World Cup match in Australia in the 2015 edition of the 50-over event at the Adelaide Oval.
The mega event will witness the participation of 12 teams in the finals of the tournament. India with teams like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and South Africa are fused in Group 2 while Group 1 consists of teams like Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan, England; two more teams will be joining each of the groups from the qualifiers.
Group 1: Australia, England, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Qualifier A1, Qualifier B2.
Group 2: India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, Qualifier B1, Qualifier A2.
Defending champions Australia will kick-off their tournament campaign against the previous edition finalists New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on October 22.
ICC CEO Geoff Allardice said: “T20 is the global growth format for cricket and the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will play a huge role in inspiring our next generation of players and fans as the world’s best players descend on Australia and showcase the very best of our sport."
ICC T20 World Cup Local Organising Committee CEO, Michelle Enright said, "The release of the fixtures gives fans the opportunity to start planning their T20 World Cup experience, which is now just 268 days away."
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Full Schedule
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 - Qualifiers
October 16: Sri Lanka vs Namibia - 9:30 am - Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 16: Q2 vs Q3 - 1:30 pm - Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 17: West Indies vs Scotland - 9:30 am - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 17: Q1 vs Q4 - 1:30 pm - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 18: Namibia vs Q3 - 9:30 am - Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 18: Sri Lanka vs Q2 - 1:30 pm - Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 19: Scotland vs Q4 - 9:30 am - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 19: West Indies vs Q1 -1:30 pm - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 20: Sri Lanka vs Q3 - 9:30 am - Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 20: Namibia vs Q2 - 1:30 pm - Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 21: West Indies vs Q4 - 9:30 am - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 21: Scotland vs Q1 - 1:30 pm - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 - Super 12
Group 1 fixtures
October 22: Australia vs New Zealand – 12:30 pm - SCG, Sydney
October 22: England vs Afghanistan - 4:30 pm - Perth Stadium
October 23: A1 vs B2 - 9:30 am - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 25: Australia vs A1 - 4:30 pm - Perth Stadium
October 26: England vs B2 - 9:30 am - MCG, Melbourne
October 26: New Zealand vs Afghanistan - 1:30 pm - MCG, Melbourne
October 28: Afghanistan vs B2 - 9:30 am - MCG, Melbourne
October 28: England vs Australia - 1:30 pm - MCG, Melbourne
October 29: New Zealand vs A1 - 1:30 pm - SCG, Sydney
October 31: Australia vs B2 - 1:30 pm - The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1: Afghanistan vs A1 - 9:30 am - The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1: England vs New Zealand- 1:30 pm - The Gabba, Brisbane
November 4: New Zealand vs B2 - 9:30 am - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 4: Australia vs Afghanistan - 1:30 pm - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 5: England vs A1 - 1:30 pm - SCG, Sydney
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 - Group 2 fixtures
October 23: India vs Pakistan - 1:30 pm - MCG, Melbourne
October 24: Bangladesh vs A2 - 9:30 am - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 24: South Africa vs B1 - 1:30 pm - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 27: South Africa vs Bangladesh - 8:30 am - SCG, Sydney
October 27: India vs A2 - 12:30 pm - SCG, Sydney
October 27: Pakistan vs B1 - 4:30 pm - Perth Stadium, Perth
October 30: Bangladesh vs B1 - 8:30 am - The Gabba, Brisbane
October 30: Pakistan vs A2 - 12:30 pm - Perth Stadium, Perth
October 30: India vs South Africa - 4:30 pm - Perth Stadium, Perth
November 2: B1 vs A2 - 9:30 am - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 2: India vs Bangladesh - 1:30 pm - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 3: Pakistan vs South Africa - 1:30 pm - SCG, Sydney
November 6: South Africa vs A2 - 5:30 am - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 6: Pakistan vs Bangladesh - 9:30 am - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 6: India vs B1 - 1:30 pm - MCG, Melbourne
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 - Knockouts
November 9: Semifinal 1 - 1:30 pm - SCG, Sydney
November 10: Semifinal 2 - 1:30 pm - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 13: Final - 1:30 pm - MCG, Melbourne