After seeing massive action in Asia Cup 2022, now the world is looking forward to the schedule of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. So, there is good news for all cricket fans because ICC has officially announced the schedule of the tournament.
The T20 World Cup will be organised from 16th October 2022 to 13 November 2022. There will be a total of 45 matches between 16 participants teams. Talking of the venue, the tournament will take place in Australia.
Read this article till the end for getting detailed information on the schedule, venues, squads and the winning chance for India.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Venues
via: Sportspari.com
First of all, we will talk about the seven venues in Australia where the matches will take place. Here’s the list.
- Geelong Cricket Stadium, Victoria
- Blundstone Arena, Bellerive
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Optus Stadium, Perth
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria
- The Gabba, Brisbane
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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Highlights and Details
via: India TV News
Total 16 teams are going to participate in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. And as per the schedule of the tournament, the league matches are divided into two levels, Group Stage and Super 12.
A team need to win maximum matches in the Group stage to qualify for Super 12. 8 teams out of 16 are already qualified for Super 12, as per their performance in T20 international. But the remaining 8 still need to qualify.
The Group Stage teams are also divided into two parts and they will compete accordingly. Only the top two teams of every group will qualify Super 12. Here’s the list of those teams.
Group Stage Group 1:
- Sri Lanka
- UAE
- Netherlands
- Namibia
Group Stage Group 2:
- West Indies
- Ireland
- Zimbabwe
- Scotland
The next level Super 12 is also divided into two groups of six-six teams. The top two teams from both groups will play semi-finals. Here’s the list.
Super 12 Group A:
- Australia
- New Zealand
- England
- Afghanistan
- Group 1 Winner
- Group 2 Runner up
Super 12 Group B:
- India
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- Bangladesh
- Group 2 Winner
- Group 1 Runner up
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ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule
via: Cricket Australia
Here’s the official schedule for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
Group Stage Group 1 Matches
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Time IST |
| 16 October 2022 | Sri Lanka | Namibia | Geelong Cricket Stadium, Victoria | 9:30 am |
| 16 October 2022 | UAE | Netherlands | Geelong Cricket Stadium, Victoria | 1:30 pm |
| 18 October 2022 | Namibia | Netherlands | Geelong Cricket Stadium, Victoria | 9:30 am |
| 18 October 2022 | Sri Lanka | UAE | Geelong Cricket Stadium, Victoria | 1:30 pm |
| 20 October 2022 | Sri Lanka | Netherlands | Geelong Cricket Stadium, Victoria | 9:30 am |
| 20 October 2022 | Namibia | UAE | Geelong Cricket Stadium, Victoria | 1:30 pm |
Group Stage Group 2 Matches
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Time IST |
| 17 October 2022 | West Indies | Scotland | Blundstone Arena | 9:30 am |
| 17 October 2022 | Zimbabwe | Ireland | Blundstone Arena | 1:30 pm |
| 19 October 2022 | Scotland | Ireland | Blundstone Arena | 9:30 am |
| 19 October 2022 | West Indies | Zimbabwe | Blundstone Arena | 1:30 pm |
| 21 October 2022 | West Indies | Ireland | Blundstone Arena | 9:30 am |
| 21 October 2022 | Scotland | Zimbabwe | Blundstone Arena | 1:30 pm |
Super 12 Group A Matches
via: Hindustan Times
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Time IST |
| 22 October 2022 | New Zealand | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 12:30 pm |
| 22 October 2022 | England | Afghanistan | Optus Stadium | 4:30 pm |
| 23 October 2022 | Group 1 Winner | Group 2 Runner up | Blundstone Arena | 9:30 am |
| 25 October 2022 | Australia | Group 1 Winner | Optus Stadium | 4:30 pm |
| 26 October 2022 | England | Group 2 Runner up | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9:30 am |
| 26 October 2022 | New Zealand | Afghanistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
| 28 October 2022 | Afghanistan | Group 2 Runner up | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9:30 am |
| 28 October 2022 | Australia | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
| 29 October 2022 | New Zealand | Group 1 Winner | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
| 31 October 2022 | Australia | Group 2 Runner up | The Gabba | 1:30 pm |
| 1 November 2022 | Afghanistan | Group 1 Winner | The Gabba | 9:30 am |
| 1 November 2022 | England | New Zealand | The Gabba | 1:30 pm |
| 4 November 2022 | New Zealand | Group 2 Runner up | Adelaide Oval | 9:30 am |
| 4 November 2022 | Australia | Afghanistan | Adelaide Oval | 1:30 pm |
| 5 November 2022 | England | Group 1 Winner | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
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Super 12 Group B Matches
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Time IST |
| 23 October 2022 | India | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
| 24 October 2022 | Bangladesh | Group 1 Runner up | Blundstone Arena | 9:30 pm |
| 24 October 2022 | South Africa | Group 2 Winner | Blundstone Arena | 1:30 pm |
| 27 October 2022 | Bangladesh | South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground | 8:30 am |
| 27 October 2022 | India | Group 1 Runner up | Sydney Cricket Ground | 12:30 pm |
| 27 October 2022 | Pakistan | Group 2 Winner | Optus Stadium | 4:30 pm |
| 30 October 2022 | Bangladesh | Group 2 Winner | The Gabba | 8:30 am |
| 30 October 2022 | Pakistan | Group 1 Runner up | Optus Stadium | 12:30 pm |
| 30 October 2022 | India | South Africa | Optus Stadium | 4:30 pm |
| 2 November 2022 | Group 2 Winner | Group 1 Runner up | Adelaide Oval | 9:30 am |
| 2 November 2022 | India | Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval | 1:30 pm |
| 3 November 2022 | Pakistan | South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
| 6 November 2022 | South Africa | Group 1 Runner up | Adelaide Oval | 5:30 am |
| 6 November 2022 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval | 9:30 am |
| 6 November 2022 | India | Group 2 Winner | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
Semi-Final 1
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Time IST |
| 9 November 2022 | A1 | B1 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
Semi-Final 2
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Time IST |
| 10 November 2022 | A2 | B2 | Adelaide Oval | 1:30 pm |
Final
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Time IST |
| 13 November 2022 | Semi-final 1 Winner | Semi-final 2 Winner | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 pm |
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ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Squads
via: News18
Total 16 teams will play in this tournament, but only 5 of them have revealed their squads till now and India is one of them. So, check the squads here.
Indian Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Stand-By Players: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Ravi Bishnoi
Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood.
Stand-By Players: Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
Australian Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Steve Smith, David Warner, Matthew Wade (WK), Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Tim David, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson
via: The Telegraph
England Squad: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Philip Salt (wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, David Willey, Chris Jordon, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
New Zealand Squad: Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips (wk), Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner, Mark Chapman, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell.
South African Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton De Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Reeza Hendricks, Rilee Rossouw, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi.
via: Cricket Australia
West Indies Squad: Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles (wk), Yannic Cariah, Brandon King, Obed Mccoy, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith, Shamarh Brooks.
Sri Lankan Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Pramod Madushan, Binura Fernando.
Bangladesh Squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Liton Das (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Nurul Hasan, Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shoriful Islam, Musaddek Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Yasir Ali Chowdhury.
Afghanistan Squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Salim Safi.
via: Indianstartupnews
Ireland Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Lorcan Tucker, Graham Hume.
Zimbabwe Squad: Craig Ervine (c), Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Bradley Evans, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, Wessely Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba, Tony Munyonga.
Scotland Squad: Richard Berrington (c), Chris Greaves, Matthew Cross, George Munsey, Michael Leask, Craig Wallace, Bradley Wheal, Chris Sole, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Calum MacLeod, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullen, Michael Jones, Hamza Tahir.
Netherlands Squad: Scott Edwards (c & wk), Tom Cooper, Stephan Myburgh, Bas De Leede, Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Teja Nidamanuru, Max ODowd, Timm Van Der Gugten, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Tim Pringle, Logan Van Beek, Brandon Glover, Paul Van Meekeren.
Namibia Squad: Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Stephan Baard, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, Divan la Cock, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, David Wiese, Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Helao Ya France, Michael van Lingen.
United Arab Emirates Squad: C P Rizwan (c), Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Chirag Suri, Aryan Lakra, Aayan Khan, Basil Hameed, Zahoor Khan, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Ahmed Raza, Alishan Sharafu, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali.