ICC Men’s cricket T20 World Cup 2022 will be the 8th season of the T20 cricket world cup. The event is scheduled from 16 October 2022 to 13 November 2022. It will get hosted in Australia.
Earlier, the tournament was planned in India in October and November 2021. But, in July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided that this tournament will get postponed to 2022. The decision was taken because of COVID-19.
In August 2020, the ICC took the final call for the venue. Australia was picked to host the 2022 tournament.
The BCCI announced the schedule for the T20 World cup 2022 & qualification pathway.
· 11 Teams will be from T20 World Cup 2021 in India
· 2 teams will be from Global qualifier A
· 2 teams will be from Global qualifier B.
It’s time to be ready for the upcoming T 20 world cup
Schedule of ICC Cricket T20 World Cup 2022
The T20 World Cup Finals will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 13, 2022
The semi-final will be played:
· The Sydney Cricket Ground on November 9th.
· Adelaide Oval on November 10.
India will be playing the first match against Pakistan on Oct’23.
Round 1 qualifier– ICC Cricket T20 World Cup 2022
| Match dates | Team Playing | Match Venue | City Of Match | Match Time In IST |
| 16-Oct-22 | Sri Lanka VS Namibia | Kardinia Park | Geelong | 9:30 AM |
| 16-Oct-22 | United Arab Emirates VS Qualifier 3 | Kardinia Park | Geelong | 1:30 PM |
| 17-Oct-22 | West Indies VS Scotland | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 9:30 AM |
| 17-Oct-22 | Qualifier 1 VS Ireland | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 1:30 PM |
| 18-Oct-22 | Namibia VS Qualifier 3 | Kardinia Park | Geelong | 9:30 AM |
| 18-Oct-22 | Sri Lanka VS the United Arab Emirates | Kardinia Park | Geelong | 1:30 PM |
| 19-Oct-22 | Scotland VS Ireland | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 9:30 AM |
| 19-Oct-22 | West Indies VS Qualifier 1 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 1:30 PM |
| 20-Oct-22 | Sri Lanka VS Qualifier 3 | Kardinia Park | Geelong | 9:30 AM |
| 20-Oct-22 | Namibia VS the United Arab Emirates | Kardinia Park | Geelong | 1:30 PM |
| 21-Oct-22 | West Indies VS Ireland | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 9:30 AM |
| 21-Oct-22 | Scotland VS Qualifier 1 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 1:30 PM |
T20 World Cup 2022 –Group 1 fixtures- Super 12:
| Match dates | Team Playing | Match Venue | City Of Match | Match Time In IST |
| 22-Oct-22 | Australia vs New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 12:30 PM |
| 22-Oct-22 | England vs Afghanistan | Perth Stadium | Burswood | 4:30 PM |
| 23-Oct-22 | A1 vs B2 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 9:30 AM |
| 25-Oct-22 | Australia vs A1 | Perth Stadium | Burswood | 4:30 PM |
| 26-Oct-22 | England vs B2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| 26-Oct-22 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| 28-Oct-22 | Afghanistan vs B2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| 28-Oct-22 | England vs Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| 29-Oct-22 | New Zealand vs A1 | Sydney Cricket ground | Sydney | 1:30 PM |
| 31-Oct-22 | Australia vs B2 | The Gabba | Brisbane | 1:30 PM |
| 01-Nov-22 | Afghanistan vs A1 | The Gabba | Brisbane | 9:30 AM |
| 01-Nov-22 | England vs New Zealand | The Gabba | Brisbane | 1:30 PM |
| 04-Nov-22 | New Zealand vs B2 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 9:30 AM |
| 04-Nov-22 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 1:30 PM |
| 05-Nov-22 | England vs A1 | Sydney Cricket ground | Sydney | 1:30 PM |
Here A1 and B1 indicates the winners and A2 and B2 as the runner-up teams from round 1 qualifier matches.
T20 World Cup 2022 –Group 2 fixtures- The Super 12
| Match dates | Team Playing | Match Venue | City Of Match | Match Time In IST |
| 22-Oct-22 | Australia vs New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 12:30 PM |
| 22-Oct-22 | England vs Afghanistan | Perth Stadium | Burswood | 4:30 PM |
| 23-Oct-22 | A1 vs B2 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 9:30 AM |
| 25-Oct-22 | Australia vs A1 | Perth Stadium | Burswood | 4:30 PM |
| 26-Oct-22 | England vs B2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| 26-Oct-22 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| 28-Oct-22 | Afghanistan vs B2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| 23-Oct-22 | India vs Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| 24-Oct-22 | Bangladesh vs A2 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 9:30 AM |
| 24-Oct-22 | South Africa vs B1 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 1:30 PM |
| 27-Oct-22 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 8:30 AM |
| 27-Oct-22 | India vs A2 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 12:30 PM |
| 27-Oct-22 | Pakistan vs B1 | Perth Stadium | Perth | 4:30 PM |
| 30-Oct-22 | Bangladesh vs B1 | The Gabba | Brisbane | 8:30 AM |
| 30-Oct-22 | Pakistan vs A2 | Perth Stadium | Perth | 12:30 PM |
| 30-Oct-22 | India vs South Africa | Perth Stadium | Perth | 4:30 PM |
| 02-Nov-22 | B1 vs A2 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 9:30 AM |
| 02-Nov-22 | India vs Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 1:30 PM |
| 03-Nov-22 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 1:30 PM |
| 06-Nov-22 | South Africa vs A2 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 5:30 AM |
| 06-Nov-22 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 9:30 AM |
| 06-Nov-22 | India vs B1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
Knockouts and Final Matches of T20 World Cup 2022
| Match dates | Team Playing | Match Venue | City Of Match | Match Time In IST |
| 22-Oct-22 | Australia vs New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 12:30 PM |
| 22-Oct-22 | England vs Afghanistan | Perth Stadium | Burswood | 4:30 PM |
| 23-Oct-22 | A1 vs B2 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 9:30 AM |
| 25-Oct-22 | Australia vs A1 | Perth Stadium | Burswood | 4:30 PM |
| 26-Oct-22 | England vs B2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| 26-Oct-22 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| 28-Oct-22 | Afghanistan vs B2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| 09-Nov-22 | Semifinal 1 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 1:30 PM |
| 10-Nov-22 | Semifinal 2 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 1:30 PM |
| 13-Nov-22 | Final | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourn | 1:30 PM |
Teams of T20 World Cup 2022
So far 15 spots available. In total 86 teams are there in the race. The hosts Australia already captured one position,
In total 16 teams, the top 8 teams will be from the 2021 T20 world cup. They are automatic qualifier for the T20 world cup 2022.
The next 4 teams are pocked from the earlier tournament. The remaining 4 teams will be decided via qualifier matches and ICC tournament across the year.
List for Super 12: Qualified Team
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- England
- India
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Africa
List for First round group stage: Qualified Team
- Namibia
- Scotland
- Sri Lanka
- West Indies
Groups Of T20 World Cup 2022
Round 1 Groups: of T20 World Cup 2022
| Group A |
| Namibia |
| Sri Lanka |
| UAE |
| Netherlands/Zimbabwe |
| Group B |
| Ireland |
| Scotland |
| West Indies |
| Netherlands/Zimbabwe |
T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 Groups:
| Group A |
| England |
| New Zealand |
| Australia |
| Afghanistan |
| Group B |
| India |
| Pakistan |
| South Africa |
| Bangladesh |
Venue of T20 World Cup 2022
| Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Adelaide Oval | 53,583 | Adelaide |
| The Gabba | 42,000 | Brisbane |
| Kardinia Park | 34,000 | Geelong |
| Bellerive Oval | 20,000 | Hobart |
| Perth Stadium | 60,000 | Perth |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 1,00,024 | Sydney |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 48,000 | Melbourne |
