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Australia and New Zealand to Co-Host T20 World Cup: Schedule Update

Australia and New Zealand to Co-Host T20 World Cup, Scheduled Announced

Australia and New Zealand will co-host the T20 World Cup 2021. The ICC has announced the T20 World Cup schedule 2021 with a full list of fixtures including the time and venue of each match.

Competition to Start on 18 October and End on 15 November

The competition will have 45 matches beginning on 18 October with the final set to be played on 15 November. After the completion of group stage matches, the tournament will enter the Super 12’s stage. Four teams from the group stage will qualify to join the ICC’s eight top-ranked teams in the Super 12. Group A includes Sri Lanka, Ireland, Papua New Guinea and Oman, while group B consists of Bangladesh, Namibia, the Netherlands and Scotland. The group stage matches will begin with a match between Sri Lanka and Ireland on 18 October at Geelong’s Simonds Stadium. The last of the group stage matches will be played on 23 October between Bangladesh and Scotland at Hobart’s Bellarive Oval.

Schedule of Group A Matches at Simonds Stadium, Geelong, New Zealand
Date Time (GMT) Teams
18 October 2021 3 AM Sri Lanka vs Ireland
18 October 2021 8 AM Papua New Guinea vs Oman
20 October 2021 3 AM Ireland vs Oman
20 October 2021 8 AM Sri Lanka vs Papua New Guinea
22 October 2021 3 AM Papua New Guinea vs Ireland
22 October 2021 8 AM Sri Lanka vs Oman

 

Schedule of Group B Matches at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, New Zealand
Date Time (GMT) Teams
19 October 2021 3 AM Bangladesh vs Namibia
19 October 2021 8 AM The Netherlands vs Scotland
21 October 2021 3 AM Namibia vs Scotland
21 October 2021 8 AM Bangladesh vs the Netherlands
23 October 2021 3 AM The Netherlands vs Namibia
23 October 2021 8 AM Bangladesh vs Scotland

Super 12 Teams Divided into Groups 1 and 2

Teams in the Super 12 will be divided into group 1 and group 2. Apart from two qualifiers from the group stage, group 1 will have Australia, Pakistan, India and South Africa. Likewise, two qualifiers from the group stage will join New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan and England in group 2 of the Super 12 stage. The Super 12 stage is expected to finish on 8 November with a match between India and Afghanistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 Group 1 Schedule
Date Time (GMT) Teams Host City
24 October 8 AM Australia vs Pakistan Sydney
25 October 3 AM TBC vs TBC Hobart
25 October 3 AM New Zealand vs West Indies Hobart
27 October 8 AM New Zealand vs TBC Hobart
28 October 11 AM Australia vs West indies Perth
29 October 3 AM Pakistan vs TBC Sydney
30 October 11 AM West Indies vs TBC Perth
31 October 4 AM New Zealand vs Pakistan Brisbane
31 October 9 AM Australia vs TBC Brisbane
2 November 9 AM New Zealand vs TBC Brisbane
3 November 3:30 AM Pakistan vs West Indies Adelaide
3 November 8:30 AM Australia vs TBC Adelaide
6 November 3 AM Pakistan vs TBC Melbourne
6 November 8 AM Australia vs New Zealand Melbourne
7 November 8 AM West Indies vs TBC Melbourne

 

T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 Group 2 Schedule
Date Time (GMT) Teams Venue
24 October 11 AM India vs South Africa Perth
26 October 6 AM Afghanistan vs TBC Perth
26 October 11 AM England vs TBC Perth
28 October 6 AM Afghanistan vs TBC Perth
29 October 11 AM India vs TBC Perth
30 October 8 AM England vs South Africa Sydney
1 November 3:30 AM Afghanistan vs South Africa Adelaide
1 November 8 AM India vs England Melbourne
2 November 3 AM TBC vs TBC Sydney
4 November 9 AM Afghanistan vs England Brisbane
5 November 3:30 AM South Africa vs TBC Adelaide
5 November 8:30 AM India vs TBC Adelaide
7 November 3:30 AM Afghanistan vs TBC Adelaide
8 November 3 AM South Africa vs TBC Sydney
8 November 8 AM India vs Afghanistan Sydney

Final at MCG on 18 November

The first semifinal is scheduled to be played on 11 November at the SCG in Sydney followed by the second semifinal on 12 November at Adelaide Oval. The final on 15 November will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground.