T20 World Cup Schedule live: India face Pakistan in WC opener, follow live

T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule Announced: India vs Pakistan on Oct 24, Dubai to host Final – Virat Kohli’s team India will open their campaign against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup on October 24 in Dubai. The final of mega-event will take place on November 14. Follow all LIVE updates on India’s matches in T20 World Cup on InsideSport.co

Old rivals England and Australia will lock horns in Dubai on 30 October. The group will conclude on 6 November with matches between Australia and West Indies in Abu Dhabi, and England and South Africa in Sharjah.

T20 World Cup Fixtures & Schedule: Big announcement coming from ICC, T20 World Cup to be released at 10:30 AM IST today, Follow LIVE Updates

Oh @darensammy88 your reactions are precious 😂 and look at that tricky curve ball @isaguha throws at me , thought you were a fast bowler ..hmmmmm 🤷🏻‍♂️😁😁😁

All in all it was great fun catching up with you’ll and this T20 world cup is gonna be a cracker . Good luck to all @ICC https://t.co/9Dz2IAgwsQ

— DK (@DineshKarthik) August 17, 2021

10: 45 AM: Fixtures for Group 1:

Fixture for qualifiers:

10:40 AM: India schedule:

Match	Date	Time	Venue
India vs Pakistan	Oct-24	7:30 PM IST	Dubai
India vs New Zealand	Oct-31	7:30 PM IST	Dubai
India vs Afghanistan	Nov-03	7:30 PM IST	Abu Dhabi
India vs B1	Nov-05	7:30 PM IST	Dubai
India vs A2	Nov-08	7:30 PM IST	Dubai
Semifinal 1	Nov-10	7:30 PM IST	Abu Dhabi
Semifinal 2	Nov-10	7:30 PM IST	Dubai
Final	Nov-14	7:30 PM IST	Dubai
Reserve Days for Semifinals and Final

10:35 AM: Australia vs South Africa will be the opener on October 24.

10:30 AM: India will begin their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24. The final will take place on November 14.

10:15 AM: The announcement will be shown live on T20worldcup.com and ICC’s official app.

10:10 AM: Apart from Pakistan and New Zealand, India will also face Afghanistan besides two teams from the qualifying rounds.

@10:05 AM: India, Pakistan and New Zealand are in the same group and will be set for exciting fixtures.

@09:32 AM: Dinesh Karthik all set for big announcement.

Set your ⏲️

Not long left for the ICC Men’s @T20WorldCup 2021 fixtures reveal!

Tune in at 9am Dubai time today (+4 GMT) 👀 pic.twitter.com/CZLNqixh9B

— ICC (@ICC) August 17, 2021

The moment you’ve all been waiting for ⏳

Join Isa Guha, Dinesh Karthik and Daren Sammy as they reveal the fixtures of the ICC Men’s @T20WorldCup at 9 am Dubai time (+4 GMT) tomorrow 📅 pic.twitter.com/9JMNjt5K9s

— ICC (@ICC) August 16, 2021

All three stars have been part of the T20 World Cup-winning teams in the past – Karthik in 2007 with India, Guha in 2009 with England and Daren Sammy twice as captain with West Indies in 2012 and 2016.

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“I have enjoyed watching and commentating on T20 cricket from around the world, and I’m really excited to be part of a show around the schedule announcement of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup,” said Isa Guha. “It will also be a good opportunity to catch up with my friends and colleagues on the circuit – Daren Sammy and Dinesh Karthik, as we look ahead to the tournament and discuss all the match-ups.”

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“The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is a pinnacle event in the T20 format,” said Daren Sammy. “We’ve had the pleasure of lifting the trophy twice and I’m sure the West Indies will be one of the favourites to win once again. I know fans back home and in the rest of the world are waiting with enthusiasm for this event. I look forward to being a part of this show and discussing the schedule.”

“The scheduled announcement takes us one step closer to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and is the point from where teams start chalking out their final plans,” said Dinesh Karthik.

“Players in the T20 format have only gotten more skilful over the past five years since the last edition, and I bet we are in for some scintillating performances and nerve-wracking thrillers.”

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T20 World Cup Fixtures & Schedule – India T20 WC Fixtures: The groups for the T20 World Cup event have already been announced. Eight teams will contest the first round for a spot in the Super 12 – Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia and Sri Lanka will form Group A while Group B consists of Oman, PNG, Scotland and Bangladesh. The top two teams from each group will move to the second round of the event.

T20 World Cup Fixtures & Schedule – India T20 WC Fixtures: In Group 1 of Super 12, West Indies England, Australia and South Africa will be joined by the winner of Group A and runner-up of Group B from Round 1.

Group 2 will comprise India and Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan along with the winner of Group B and runner-up of Group A from Round 1.

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