T20 World Cup 2021: Time and Place for the Next T20 World Cup
Currently in progress in the UAE, the 2021 T20 World Cup will end on 14 November with New Zealand and Australia set to clash in the final. India who were considered favourites to win this edition of the World Cup crashed out in the league stage after shock losses to Pakistan and New Zealand. Indian cricket fans are keen to know when and where the next World Cup will take place so that the Men in Blue can make amends.
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Australia Set to Host T20 World Cup 2022
Australia will host the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022. In fact, Australia were originally scheduled to host the eighth edition of the ICC global event in 2021. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the International Cricket Council (ICC) to defer the tournament to 2022. Australia will get to host the T20 World Cup for the first time. The event is scheduled to begin on 16 October and end with the final on 13 November. As in the case of the 2021 tournament, the event will have 16 participating teams. There will be 45 matches played between 16 October and 13 November.
Eight Teams Including India Have Already Qualified
According to a recent announcement by the ICC, eight teams — Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa — have been given direct entry to the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup, by virtue of being the eight top teams in the ICC rankings. These eight teams will be joined by four qualifiers in the Super 12s.
India Fail to Go Past the League Stage of T20 World Cup 2021
India crashed out of this year’s edition of the World Cup after losing three out of five league games. Pakistan, who won all five of their league matches, and New Zealand, who finished with four wins and one loss, entered the semifinals as the top two teams from group 2. They joined England and Australia who finished as the top two teams in group 1.
In their semifinal clash against Pakistan, Australia, like NZ in the first semifinal, won the toss and opted to field. Pakistan set them a challenging target of 177. With Australia needing 22 to win from the last two overs, Babar Azam handed the ball to Shaheen Afridi for the 19th over. Afridi began the over with a dot ball before Hasan Ali spilled a skier from Wade. In an unforgettable finish, Wade hit successive sixes from the last three balls to see Australia home with an over to spare.
Many ex-players including a former captain have been tapped by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to step into head coach Mickey Arthur’s shoes when he leaves the Sri Lankan squad to begin his coaching assignment with English county side Derbyshire in December. According to a report in a Sri Lankan national daily, SLC has approached Mahela […]
On 11 November, Australia and Pakistan are getting ready to battle it out in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup. Pakistan’s fans heave a collective sigh of disappointment after the team have lost the toss. Now, Pakistan have to bat first and give the dew advantage to Australia whom they have never beaten in […]
Cricket will feature for only the second time in the Commonwealth Games. The 22nd edition of the Games will feature cricket along with netball on the opening day of the international event. The 2021 Commonwealth Games will kick off with a women’s T20 clash between traditional rivals Australia and India, recalling their match at the […]
Before the start of the T20 World Cup 2021 tournament, India were considered favourites to win the trophy. However, they did not make it to the semifinal stage. Though they won three of their Super 12 round matches, India paid the price for losing to Pakistan and New Zealand. However, despite failing to become T20 […]
After breaking his hand, New Zealand’s wicket-keeper-batter Devon Conway could not play in the T20 World Cup final versus Australia on 14 November. The injury is also likely to rule Conway out of New Zealand’s tour of India. In Conway’s absence, Tim Seifert kept wickets for New Zealand in the title clash at the World […]
The mega auction for the IPL 2022 is expected to happen in December 2021. In this article, we look at five players who shone in the T20 World Cup and who are yet to play in the IPL. We believe that these young players can expect to monetise their good performances with attractive contracts in […]