In less than a month and a half, one of the biggest cricketing extravaganzas will be unfolding ahead of us as the 2022 T20 World Cup is all set to be played Down Under in late October. Featuring the best cricketing teams of the world in the shortest format, the biennial extravaganza’s latest edition will also stay witness to a curtailed version of the qualifiers that would see four teams making it to the round of elites as the Super 12s will be kicking off.
From thereon, two teams from each group will be making it to the semis and needless to say, the two best teams of the tournament face each other in the grand finale that will be held on November 13th at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. As the tournament kicks off from October 16th, a lot of questions are already doing the unexpected rounds and here are a few important answers that may keep your mind at rest as the wait for the grand cricketing fest is already pulsating.
How are the Groups decided in T20 World Cup?
There will be a total of 16 teams going into the tournament that will be featuring the likes of Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands and Zimbabwe.
Eight out of these 16 teams have made the cut based on their top eight rankings in world cricket in the shortest format of the game. The remaining 6 teams will be duking it out in Round 1 of the tournament out of which only 4 will be making the cut for the top 12 teams.
Based on the current T20 rankings amongst the groups, in Group 1, Afghanistan, Australia, England and New Zealand was clubbed with Winner of Group A and Runner-up of Group B from the qualifiers while Group 2 includes Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa and runner up of Group A and winner from Group B from the qualification stages.
How do T20 World Cup qualifiers work?
The T20 World Cup qualifiers will be played between groups where six teams will be vying for qualification and 4 of them will be moving forward to the Super 12.
Group A of the qualifiers will have Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. Group B will be featuring the likes of Ireland, Scotland, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
All the teams in each groups will be playing three games each and the winner of the Group A and runner of Group B will be joining the others in Group 1 while the runners of Group B and the winners of the same group will be joining Group 2 where they will have to take on India.
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Advertisement— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) July 7, 2022
Indian squad for T20 World Cup:
The Men in Blue will be reprieved to bring their primary power in Jasprit Bumrah back to the side while the return of Harshal Patel will be another crucial uplift.
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
One title 🏆
One goal 🎯
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ICC T20 World Cup Complete Schedule/fixtures
October 16
Sri Lanka vs Namibia — 3:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3 — 7:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 17
West Indies vs Scotland — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 4 — 7:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 18
Namibia vs Qualifier 3 — 3:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 2 — 7:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 19
Scotland vs Qualifier 4 — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
West Indies vs Qualifier 1 — 7:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 20
Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 3 — 3:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Namibia vs Qualifier 2 — 7:00 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 21
West Indies vs Qualifier 4 — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Scotland vs Qualifier 1 — 7:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12
October 22
New Zealand vs Australia — 6:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
England vs Afghanistan — 7:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 23
Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
India vs Pakistan — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 24
Bangladesh vs Group A Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
South Africa vs Group B Winner — 7:00 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 25
Australia vs Group A Winner — 7:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 26
England vs Group B Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
New Zealand vs Afghanistan — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 27
South Africa vs Bangladesh — 2:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India vs Group A Runner-up — 6:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Pakistan vs Group B Winner — 7:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 28
Afghanistan vs Group B Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
England vs Australia — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 29
New Zealand vs Group A Winner — 7:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
October 30
Bangladesh vs Group B Winner — 1:00 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
Pakistan vs Group A Runner-up — 3:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
India vs South Africa — 7:00 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 31
Australia vs Group B Runner-up — 6:00 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1
Afghanistan vs Group A Winner — 2:00 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
England vs New Zealand — 6:00 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 2
Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up — 2:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India vs Bangladesh — 6:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 3
Pakistan vs South Africa — 7:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 4
New Zealand vs Group B Runner-up — 2:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia vs Afghanistan — 6:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 5
England vs Group A Winner — 7:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 6
South Africa vs Group A Runner-up — 10:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Pakistan vs Bangladesh — 2:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India vs Group B Winner — 7:00 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
November 9
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-final 1: TBA VS TBA — 7:00 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 10
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-final 2: TBA VS TBA — 6:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
When is ICC T20 World Cup Finals?
The ICC T20 World Cup finals will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 13th from 7:00 PM IST.
Where will the ICC T20 World Cup matches be shown?
These contests will be shown on ICC.Tv, Star Sports Network and can be live streamed on the Hotstar+Disney app, considering the fact that you have required subscriptions.
