ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Check Schedule, Groups, Venue, Timings, and Host Nation
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: ICC has released the much-awaited T20 World Cup 2022 schedule on its website. The eighth season of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is set to kick off on October 16 and will conclude on November 13, 2022.
The upcoming T20 World Cup will be hosted by Australia who happens to be the defending champions. Australia will begin their campaign on October 22 against New Zealand, a team they defeated in 2021 to lift the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 trophy.
In the inaugural match, Sri Lanka and Namibia will lock horns at Kardinia Park, Geelong while the final is scheduled for November 13 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
| 16 October 2022 Sunday |
Sri Lanka vs Namibia |
9:30 a.m. | Kardinia Park, Geelong |
| Q2 vs Q3 |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 17 October 2022 Monday |
West Indies vs Scotland |
9:30 a.m. | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Q1 vs Q2 |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 18 October 2022 Tuesday |
Namibia vs Q3 |
9:30 a.m. | Kardinia Park, Geelong |
| Sir Lanka vs Q2 |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 19 October 2022 Wednesday |
Scotland vs Q4 |
9:30 a.m. | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| West Indies vs Q1 |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 20 October 2022 Thursday |
Sri Lanka vs Q3 |
9:30 a.m. | Kardinia Park, Geelong |
| Namibia vs Q2 |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 21 October 2022 Friday |
West Indies vs Q4 |
9:30 a.m. | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Scotland vs Q1 |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 22 October 2022 Saturday |
New Zealand vs Australia |
12:30 p.m. | SCG, Sydney |
| England vs Afghanistan |
4:30 p.m. | Perth Stadium, Perth | |
| 23 October 2022 Sunday |
Group A winner vs Group B winner |
9:30 a.m. | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| India vs Pakistan |
1:30 p.m. | MCG, Melbourne | |
| 24 October 2022 Monday |
Bangladesh vs Group A runner up |
9:30 a.m. | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| South Africa vs Group B runner up |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 25 October 2022 Tuesday |
Australia vs Group A winner |
4:30 p.m. | Perth Stadium, Perth |
| 26 October 2022 Wednesday |
England vs Group B runner up |
9:30 a.m. | MCG, Melbourne |
| New Zealand vs Afghanistan |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 27 October 2022 Thursday |
South Africa vs Bangladesh |
8:30 a.m. | SCG, Sydney |
| India vs Group A runner up |
12:30 p.m. | ||
| Pakistan vs Group B winner |
4:30 p.m. | Perth Stadium, Perth | |
| 28 October 2022 Friday |
Afghanistan vs Group B runner up |
9:30 a.m. | MCG, Melbourne |
| England vs Australia |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 29 October 2022 Saturday |
New Zealand vs Group A winner |
1:30 p.m. | SCG, Sydney |
| 30 October 2022 Sunday |
Bangladesh vs Group B winner |
8:30 a.m. | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| Pakistan vs Group A runner up |
12:30 p.m. | Perth Stadium, Perth | |
| India vs South Africa |
4:30 p.m. | ||
| 31 October 2022 Monday |
Australia vs Group B runner up |
1:30 p.m. | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 1 November 2022 Tuesday |
Afghanistan vs Group A winner |
9:30 a.m. | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| England vs New Zealand |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 2 November 2022 Wednesday |
Group B winner vs Group A runner up |
9:30 a.m. | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| India vs Bangladesh |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 3 November 2022 Thursday |
Pakistan vs South Africa |
1:30 p.m. | SCG, Sydney |
| 4 November 2022 Friday |
New Zealand vs Group B runner up |
9:30 a.m. | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Australia vs Afghanistan |
1:30 p.m. | ||
| 5 November 2022 Saturday |
England vs Group A winner |
1:30 p.m. | SCG, Sydney |
| 6 November 2022 Sunday |
South Africa vs Group A runner up |
5:30 a.m. | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh |
9:30 a.m. | ||
| India vs Group B winner |
1:30 p.m. | MCG, Melbourne | |
| 9 November 2022 Wednesday |
TBD 1 vs TBD 2 |
1:30 p.m. | SCG, Sydney |
| 10 November 2022 Thursday |
TBD 1 vs TBD 2 |
1:30 p.m. | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 13 November 2022 Sunday |
TBD 1 vs TBD 2 |
1:30 p.m. | MCG, Melbourne |
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Venue
ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be played across seven venues in Australia. These are mentioned below:
1- MCG, Melbourne
2- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
3- SCG, Sydney
4- The Gabba, Brisbane
5- Perth Stadium, Perth
6- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
7- Kardinia Park, Geelong
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Teams
Australia being the host nation and defending champions qualified for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, England, India, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies are the top 11 teams of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021. Two teams will advance each in Group A and Group B after the global qualifiers in February and July 2022.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Groups
Group A: Namibia, Sri Lanka, Qualifier 2, and Qualifier 3
Group B: Scotland, West Indies, Qualifier 1, and Qualifier 4
Group 1: Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Group A winner, and Group B runner-up
Group 2: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Group B winner, and Group A runner-up
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 India Schedule
Former Champions India and Pakistan will take on each other on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. Check the complete ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 India Schedule below.
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
| 23 October 2022 Sunday |
India vs Pakistan |
1:30 p.m. | MCG, Melbourne |
| 27 October 2022 Thursday |
India vs Group A runner up |
12:30 p.m. | SCG, Sydney |
| 30 October 2022 Sunday |
India vs South Africa |
4:30 p.m. | Perth Stadium, Perth |
| 2 November 2022 Wednesday |
India vs Bangladesh |
1:30 p.m. | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 6 November 2022 Sunday |
India vs Group B winner |
1:30 p.m. | MCG, Melbourne |
ICC CEO Geoff Allardice said, “This schedule offers so much, from the 2014 Champions Sri Lanka opening the event to our defending champions Australia starting with a rematch of the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup Final against New Zealand and of course, India taking on Pakistan at the MCG. We know that hundreds of thousands of passionate cricket fans will turn out to support every single one of the 16 teams across all seven of our host cities which is what makes it so special for the players. You only need to cast your mind back to the brilliant ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia to know that this is going to be a wonderful event for players and fans alike."
Also Read | List of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Winners (2007-2021)
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