The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the schedule of matches for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia this year. India has to play its first match in this tournament against Pakistan on 23 October. This match will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. India and Pakistan last played a World Cup match during the 2015 World Cup in Adelaide, Australia. The first 6 days of the tournament i.e. from October 16 to October 21 will be played against the first round of the tournament. After that the matches of Super 12 will start from 22nd October.
The eighth edition of the T20 World Cup will begin on October 16 and will be played at seven venues in Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The final match will be played on November 13 at the MCG. Teams for Super 12 are divided into two groups. Group 1 currently consists of teams from England, Australia, New Zealand and Afghanistan. On the other hand, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh are in Group 2. Apart from these 8 teams, 4 more teams will reach the Super 12 after the result of the first round. Defending champions and hosts Australia will take on New Zealand on 22 October in the first match of Super 12. A total of 16 international teams will play 45 matches in this tournament.
The Indian cricket team will play its first match in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on 23 October. The ICC on Friday released the schedule of this tournament starting from 16 October, whose final will be on 13 November.
Against India in T20 World Cup 2022
• India v Pakistan, 23 October (Melbourne)
• India vs Group A runner-up, 27 October (Sydney)
• India v South Africa, 30 October (Perth)
• India v Bangladesh, 2 November (Adelaide)
• India vs Group B winner, November 6 (Melbourne)
India’s matches in T20 World Cup
India has been placed in Group-2 in the T20 World Cup. Along with India, Bangladesh and South Africa are also included in this group. The Indian team will play its second match against the runners-up of Group I on October 27. After this, on October 30, India has to play its third match against South Africa. The match will be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. India will then take the field against Bangladesh at the Oval in Adelaide on November 2. In the last group stage, they will take on the winning team of Group B at the MCG on 6 November.
India lost to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in Dubai last year
This was India’s first defeat at the hands of Pakistan in a World Cup of any format. India will play their second match of Group II of the Super-12 in Sydney on October 27 from the qualifiers (runners-up of Group A). They will then take on South Africa in Perth on October 30 and Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval on November 2.
The Indian team will play its last Super-12 match against the Group B-K winners at the MCG on November 6. The opening match of the first round will be played between 2014 champions Sri Lanka and Namibia at Cardinia Park Jilang on 16 October. Two other teams from Group A will qualify. Two-time champions West Indies will also play in the first round. They are placed in Group B along with Scotland and two qualifiers. The matches of this group will be held in Hobart. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super-12. The second round i.e. Super-12 will begin on October 22 with a match between defending champions and hosts Australia and last time runners-up New Zealand in Sydney. The semi-finals will be played at the Sydney and Adelaide Ovals on 9 and 10 November respectively. This will be the first time that the Adelaide Oval will host the World Cup semi-finals. The final match will be played on November 13 at the MCG.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Full Schedule
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Round 1 qualifiers
- Oct. 16 — Sri Lanka vs Namibia – 9:30am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
- Oct. 16 – Q2 vs Q3 – 1:30pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
- Oct. 17 — West Indies vs Scotland – 9:30am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Oct. 17 — Q1 vs Q4 – 1:30pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Oct. 18 — Namibia vs Q3 – 9:30am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
- Oct. 18 — Sri Lanka vs Q2 – 1:30pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
- Oct. 19 — Scotland vs Q4 – 9:30am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Oct. 19 — West Indies vs Q1 -1:30pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Oct. 20 — Sri Lanka vs Q3 – 9:30am – Kardinia Park, Geelong
- Oct. 20 — Namibia vs Q2 – 1:30 -pm – Kardinia Park, Geelong
- Oct. 21 — West Indies vs Q4 – 9:30am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Oct. 21 — Scotland vs Q1 – 1:30pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Super 12
Group 1 fixtures
- Oct. 22 – Australia vs New Zealand – 12:30pm – SCG, Sydney
- Oct. 22 – England vs Afghanistan – 4:30pm – Perth Stadium
- Oct. 23 – A1 vs B2 – 9:30am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Oct. 25 – Australia vs A1 – 4:30pm – Perth Stadium
- Oct. 26 – England vs B2 – 9:30am – MCG, Melbourne
- Oct. 26 – New Zealand vs Afghanistan – 1:30pm – MCG, Melbourne
- Oct. 28 – Afghanistan vs B2 – 9:30am – MCG, Melbourne
- Oct. 28 – England vs Australia – 1:30pm – MCG, Melbourne
- Oct. 29 – New Zealand vs A1 – 1:30pm – SCG, Sydney
- Oct. 31 – Australia vs B2 – 1:30pm – The Gabba, Brisbane
- Nov. 1 – Afghanistan vs A1 – 9:30am – The Gabba, Brisbane
- Nov. 1 – England vs New Zealand- 1:30pm – The Gabba, Brisbane
- Nov. 4 – New Zealand vs B2 – 9:30am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Nov. 4 – Australia vs Afghanistan – 1:30pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Nov. 5 – England vs A1 – 1:30pm – SCG, Sydney
Group 2 fixtures
- Oct. 23 – India vs Pakistan – 1:30pm – MCG, Melbourne
- Oct. 24 – Bangladesh vs A2 – 9:30am – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Oct. 24 – South Africa vs B1 – 1:30pm – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Oct. 27 – South Africa vs Bangladesh – 8:30am – SCG, Sydney
- Oct. 27 – India vs A2 – 12:30pm – SCG, Sydney
- Oct. 27 – Pakistan vs B1 – 4:30pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
- Oct. 30 – Bangladesh vs B1 – 8:30am – The Gabba, Brisbane
- Oct. 30 – Pakistan vs A2 – 12:30pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
- Oct. 30 – India vs South Africa – 4:30pm – Perth Stadium, Perth
- Nov. 2 – B1 vs A2 – 9:30am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Nov. 2 – India vs Bangladesh – 1:30pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Nov. 3 – Pakistan vs South Africa – 1:30pm – SCG, Sydney
- Nov. 6 – South Africa vs A2 – 5:30am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Nov. 6 – Pakistan vs Bangladesh – 9:30am – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Nov. 6 – India vs B1 – 1:30pm – MCG, Melbourne
Knockouts
- Nov 9 – Semifinal 1 – 1:30pm – SCG, Sydney
- Nov 10 – Semifinal 2 – 1:30pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Nov 13 – Final – 1:30pm – MCG, Melbourne
Ticket sales will start from February 7
The sale of tickets for the World Cup matches will start from February 7. During this, the guidelines of Corona will have to be followed. This will be the eighth edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, starting in 2007. This time this tournament will be played in Australia. The Australian team, which wins this tournament in 2021, will be a strong contender to win the title this time as well. However, apart from West Indies, no team has been able to win this trophy for the second time.
