International Cricket Council (ICC) is the crickets governing body that organizes international championship of Twenty 20 International cricket. the 7th T20 Cricket World cup has been scheduled between 17th October and 14th November 2021 in the UAE and Oman.The tournament consists of 16 teams and all the matches will be played as Twenty 20 Internationals.
T20 World Cup teams
Twenty 20 cricket also known as T20 cricket tournament was supposed to be held in Australia from 18th October to 15th November 2020 but due to the Covid – 19 epidemic the tournament had to be postponed to 2021,With host change to India.the tournament is generally held every two years. Due to the Covid -19 pandemic in India, the tournament was relocated to UAE and Oman.
There would be consistently two T20 World Cup in 2021 and 2022
India and Pakistan are in the same group, so it would be a very interesting match on 24th October 2021.
No of Tournament | Tournament Year | Winning team | Host Country | Final Match Venue |
1 | 2007 | India – defeated Pakistan | South Africa | Johannesburg |
2 | 2009 | Pakistan – defeated Sri Lanka | England | London |
3 | 2010 | England – defeated Australia | West Indies | Bridgetown |
4 | 2012 | West Indies – defeated Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Colombo |
5 | 2014 | Sri Lanka – defeated India | Bangladesh | Dhaka |
6 | 2016 | West Indies – defeated England | India – Kolkata | |
7 | 2020 | Postponed | Australia – Melbourne | |
8 | 2021 | To be decided | India – |
T20 Teams – World Cup 2021
Round 1 | Teams |
Group A | Sri Lanka, Ireland, The Netherlands and Namibia. |
Group B | Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman. |
Note | Two teams from each Group A & B will get qualified so totally 4 qualified teams will join the existing 8 qualified teams. |
Teams | Super 12 |
Existing Qualified teams | India, England,West Indies,, Australia, New Zealand,South Africa, Pakistan and Afghanistan |
Super 12 – Group A | England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, A1 |
Group B | India,Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2 and B |
World Cup Qualifier | 4 newly qualified teams |
ICC T20 Men’s World Cup – Semi Finals will be played on 10th and 11th November 2021 and Finals on 14th November 2021.
T20 World Cup Match Venue and timings.
Venue:- Dubai, UAE AND Oman
Dubai -The Dubai International Stadium
Abu Dhabi – The Sheikh Zayed
The Sharjah Stadium and Oman Cricket Academy Ground.
Round 1 Fixture:
Match No | Date | Match Centers | Time | Venue |
1 | 17-Oct-21 | Oman Vs Papua New Guinea | 3:30 PM | Muscat |
2 | 17-Oct-21 | Bangladesh Vs Scotland | 7:30 PM | Muscat |
3 | 18-Oct-21 | Ireland Vs Netherlands | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
4 | 18-Oct-21 | Sri Lanka Vs Namibia | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
5 | 19-Oct-21 | Scotland Vs Papua New Guinea | 3:30 PM | Muscat |
6 | 19-Oct-21 | Oman Vs Bangladesh | 7:30 PM | Muscat |
7 | 20-Oct-21 | Namibia Vs Netherlands | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
8 | 20-Oct-21 | Sri Lanka Vs Ireland | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
9 | 21-Oct-21 | Bangladesh Vs Papua New Guinea | 3:30 PM | Muscat |
10 | 21-Oct-21 | Oman Vs Scotland | 7:30 PM | Muscat |
11 | 22-Oct-21 | Namibia Vs Ireland | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
12 | 22-Oct-21 | Sri Lanka Vs Netherlands | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
Super 12 – Group 2 Fixture:
Match No | Date | Match Centers | Time | Venue |
1 | 24-Oct-21 | India Vs Pakistan | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
2 | 25-Oct-21 | Afghanistan Vs B1 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
3 | 26-Oct-21 | Pakistan Vs New Zealand | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
4 | 27-Oct-21 | B1 Vs A2 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
5 | 29-Oct-21 | Afghanistan Vs Pakistan | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
6 | 31-Oct-21 | Afghanistan Vs A2 | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
7 | 31-Oct-21 | India Vs New Zealand | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
8 | 02-Nov-21 | Pakistan Vs A2 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
9 | 03-Nov-21 | New Zealand Vs B1 | 3:30 PM | Dubai |
10 | 03-Nov-21 | India Vs Afghanistan | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
11 | 05-Nov-21 | New Zealand Vs A2 | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
12 | 05-Nov-21 | India Vs 1 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
13 | 07-Nov-21 | New Zealand Vs Afghanistan | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
14 | 07-Nov-21 | Pakistan Vs B1 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
15 | 08-Nov-21 | India Vs A2 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Final & Semifinal Fixture:
Date | Teams | Semi-Final | Final | Time |
10 Nov 2021 | TBC vs TBC | 1st Semi-Final | 7:30 PM |
11 Nov 2021 | TBC vs TBC | 2nd Semi-Final | 7:30 PM |
14 Nov 2021 | TBC vs TBC | Final | 7:30 PM |
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