ICC T20 World Cup 2022: The much-anticipated schedule of the T20 WC will be announced on January 21. The tournament is all set to take place in Australia after the previous edition was shifted to UAE after a delay amid the COVID situation & protocols. “The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022 fixture is coming!” T20 World Cup’s official handle wrote on Twitter. Follow InsideSport.IN for more
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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022 fixture is coming! #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/9Z2ASZgaty— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) January 14, 2022
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Men’s T20 WC Australia schedule to be announced on January 21- Follow LIVE updates
The host cities are all locked in and ready for Australia’s biggest Men’s T20 event for 2022 🏟#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/QX3sZjOUGE
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) January 18, 2022
- Australia will look to defend the T20 World Cup crown at home after winning their maiden title in UAE
- India will look to bounce back in T20WC under Rohit Sharma’s leadership. They crashed out in the group stages in the previous edition. India are yet to win T20 WC after the inaugural trophy in 2007.
- Seven host cities have been announced for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia with the final line-up for the event now confirmed.
- The event which is scheduled to take place between 16 October and 13 November next year will see a total of 45 matches hosted across Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
- The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Final will be hosted under lights at the MCG on 13 November 2022.
- The semi-finals will be hosted at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Adelaide Oval on 9 and 10 November, respectively.
Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 champions Australia and runner-up New Zealand plus Afghanistan, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan and South Africa as the next highest ranked teams will gain direct entry into the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.
Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka and the West Indies will play in Round 1. The four remaining spots at Australia 2022 will be filled via the ongoing qualification pathway, culminating in two global qualifying tournaments one to take place in Oman in February and the other in Zimbabwe in June/July.
Head of Events, Chris Tetley said: “We are looking forward to seeing the return of ICC events to Australia and are delighted to announce the seven host cities for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Following the success of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020 and a two year postponement, our sights are now firmly set on planning for the 2022 event in collaboration with the LOC.
“With 12 teams already confirmed in the line-up, we eagerly await the culmination of the qualification process to see which other teams will join them.”
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Men’s T20 WC Australia schedule to be announced on January 21- Follow LIVE updates
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