ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022: Schedule, groups, teams, time and venue

International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be played in Australia from next month. This is the eighth edition of the Twenty20 World Cup series. The seventh edition of the T20 World Cup was played in Dubai, where Australia defeated New Zealand in the finals by 7 wickets to bag their first T20 International World Cup. Also read | NZ vs AUS final highlights: Marsh, Warner win Australia their first T20 WC

As Australia would be defending their title against the likes of India, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka, it would be interesting to see how they manage their journey to the second world cup Twenty20 trophy.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022: Schedule

Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to start on October 16, 2022, and will end on November 13, 2022. India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand, South Africa, England and Australia will be the key participants in the super 12. On the other hand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ireland, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zimbabwe, Scotland and the Netherlands will have to fight for the super 12 berths.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022: Teams and groups

There will be two groups that will be formed with 6 teams each, which will be named group 1 and group 2. While 8 teams have already qualified for the super 12s, 8 teams will have to fight for a place in group 1 and group 2.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022: Venues

ICC has shortlisted seven Australian cities which will host the event in October. While most details are confirmed, the unpredictability of COVID-19 could be a game-changing factor.

Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide will be the seven cities, which will host 45 matches of the T20 World Cup 2022. According to the ICC media release, the list of venues include- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Gabba, Perth Stadium, Adelaide Oval, Bellerive Oval and Kardinia Park stadium.

While the semifinal 1 and semifinal 2 will be held in Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Adelaide Oval on 9th and 10th November, respectively. Apart from that, the final will be played at Australia’s historic MCG Stadium on November 13, 2022.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022: Where to watch the matches?

Star Sports Network will be the official broadcasters of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. You can watch the live telecast on specific Star Sports Channels or you can live stream on the Disney+ Hostar app.

ICC T20 International Team Rankings table

(Written by Zuhair Zaidi)

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