ICC T20 World Cup 2022 schedule announced, India to face Pakistan on October 23

In what comes as big news, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the T20 World Cup 2022. The tournament is all set to commence on 16th October 2022, and shall end on 13th November 2022.

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16 teams will be participating in this tournament, with 12 of them qualifying for the Super 12 stages. While there will be two groups, i.e. Group 1 and 2, the teams in Group 1 are Australia, Afghanistan, England, and New Zealand as of now. On the other hand, the current teams in Group 2 are India, South Africa, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The Super 12 stages will start on October 22, with Australia and New Zealand locking horns against each other. It is to be noted that these two teams were the finalists of the previous edition in 2021. On October 23, the mega clash between India and Pakistan is lined up.

However, the first round of the tournament, which is the qualifiers, is slated to start from 16th October to 21st October 2022. This will determine the four teams which join the eight other teams, which have already qualified for the Super 12 stages of the tournament. The eighth edition of the T20 WC comes just a year after the seventh edition, which was conducted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Australia had won the previous edition after defeating New Zealand in the final clash.

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ICC T20 WC 2022 Schedule:

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First Round, Qualifying Matches

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 Schedule

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

Knockout Fixtures

Nov 9: Semifinal 1 – 1:30pm – SCG, Sydney

Nov 10: Semifinal 2 – 1:30pm – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Nov 13: Final – 1:30pm – MCG, Melbourne