ICC T20 WC 2022 Schedule Announce

Melbourne: The schedule for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 was announced on Friday. The Men in Blue will be locking horns with Pakistan in their first match of the tournament on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

The Men's T20 World Cup 2022 is slated to be held in Australia between October 16- November 13 and it will be played across seven venues -- Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Geelong, Hobart and Perth.

A total of 45 matches will be played across Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney, ensuring the same national footprint as the postponed 2020 event.

In the First Round, 2014 champions Sri Lanka and Namibia will play the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Sunday, October 16. They’ll be joined by two qualifiers in Group A. Two-time champions West Indies will also start in the First Round, joined in Group B by Scotland, and two qualifiers in Hobart.

In the Super 12, hosts Australia are in Group 1 with world number one England, New Zealand, Afghanistan plus the winner of Group A and the runner-up in Group B from the First Round. Group 2 features India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, plus the winner of Group B and runner-up in Group A from the First Round.

Hosts and defending champions, Australia will play New Zealand in the opening match of the Super 12 at the SCG on Saturday, October 22 in a re-match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Final. The Black Caps will also face England at The Gabba on 1 November in a re-match of their epic semi-final encounter at the 2021 event.

Two of world cricket’s biggest rivals will go head-to-head at the MCG, with India taking on Pakistan on Sunday, October 23. It will be the first World Cup clash between the two nations at the MCG and comes before two more fierce rivals, Australia and England, meet at the same venue on Friday, October 28.

The state-of-the-art Perth Stadium will host a huge Sunday double-header on Sunday, October 30 with South Africa taking on India in the evening match. Earlier in the day, Pakistan will be in action against the runners-up from Group A.

The seven venues to host matches are Adelaide Oval, The Gabba, Kardinia Park Stadium, Bellerive Oval, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Perth Stadium and Sydney Cricket Ground.

The semi-finals will be played at the SCG and Adelaide Oval on November 9 and 10, respectively. The final will be contested under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 13.

Defending champions Australia and runners-up New Zealand plus England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh as the next highest-ranked teams have gained direct entry into the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

Sri Lanka, West Indies, Scotland, and Namibia have qualified but will start the event in the First Round. The four remaining spots at Australia 2022 will be filled via the ongoing qualification pathway, culminating in two global qualifying tournaments in early 2022.

Full schedule

Group A

• 16 October 2022 15:00 - Sri Lanka vs Namibia - Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
• 16 October 2022 19:00 (N) - Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3 - Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
• 18 October 2022 15:00 - Namibia vs Qualifier 3 - Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
• 18 October 2022 19:00 (N) - Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 2 - Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
• 20 October 2022 15:00 - Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 3 - Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
• 20 October 2022 19:00 (N) - Namibia vs Qualifier 2 - Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong

Group B

• 17 October 2022 15:00 - West Indies vs Scotland - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• 17 October 2022 19:00 (N) - Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 4 - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• 19 October 2022 15:00 - Scotland vs Qualifier 4 - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• 19 October 2022 19:00 (N) - West Indies vs Qualifier 1 - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• 21 October 2022 15:00 - West Indies vs Qualifier 4 - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• 21 October 2022 19:00 (N) - Scotland vs Qualifier 1 - Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Super 12 - Group 1

• 22 October 2022 18:00 (D/N) - New Zealand vs Australia - Sydney Cricket Ground
• 22 October 2022 19:00 (N) - England vs Afghanistan - Perth Stadium
• 23 October 2022 15:00 - Group A Winner vs Group B Runner Up - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• 25 October 2022 19:00 (N) - Australia vs Group A Winner - Perth Stadium
• 25 October 2022 15:00 - England vs Group B Runner-up - Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 26 October 2022 19:00 (N) - New Zealand vs Afghanistan - Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 28 October 2022 15:00 - Afghanistan vs Group B Runner-up - Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 28 October 2022 19:00 (N) - England vs Australia - Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 29 October 2022 19:00 (N) - New Zealand vs Group A Winner - Sydney Cricket Ground
• 31 October 2022 19:00 (N) - Australia vs Group B Runner-Up - The Gabba, Brisbane
• 1 November 2022 14:00 - Afghanistan vs Group A Winner - The Gabba, Brisbane
• 1 November 2022 18:00 (N) - England vs New Zealand - The Gabba, Brisbane
• 4 November 2022 14:30 - New Zealand vs Group B Runner-Up - Adelaide Oval
• 4 November 2022 18:30 (N) - Australia vs Afghanistan - Adelaide Oval
• 5 November 2022 14:00 - England vs Group A Winner - Sydney Cricket Ground

Super 12 - Group 2

• 23 October 2022 19:00 (N) - India vs Pakistan - Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 24 October 2022 15:00 - Bangladesh vs Group A Runner-up - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• 24 October 2022 19:00 (N) - South Africa vs Group B Winner - Perth Stadium
• 27 October 2022 14:00 - South Africa vs Bangladesh - Sydney Cricket Ground
• 27 October 2022 19:00 (N) - India vs Group A Runner-up - Sydney Cricket Ground
• 27 October 2022 19:00 (N) - Pakistan vs Group B Winner - Perth Stadium
• 30 October 2022 13:00 - Bangladesh vs Group B Winner - The Gabba, Brisbane
• 30 October 2022 15:00 - Pakistan vs Group A Runner-up - Perth Stadium
• 30 October 2022 19:00 (N) - India vs South Africa - Perth Stadium
• 2 November 2022 14:30 - Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up - Adelaide Oval
• 2 November 2022 18:30 (N) - India vs Bangladesh - Adelaide Oval
• 3 November 2022 19:00 (N) - Pakistan vs South Africa - Sydney Cricket Ground
• 6 November 2022 10:30 - South Africa vs Group A Runner-up - Adelaide Oval
• 6 November 2022 14:30 - Pakistan vs Bangladesh - Adelaide Oval
• 6 November 2022 19:00 (N) - India vs Group B Winner - Melbourne Cricket Ground

Semi-Finals

• 9 November 2022 19:00 (N) - TBD vs TBD - Sydney Cricket Ground
• 10 November 2022 18:30 (N) - TBD vs TBD - Adelaide Oval

Final

• 13 November 2022 19:00 (N) - Winner of Semi-Final 1 vs Winner of Semi-Final 2 Melbourne Cricket Ground