ICC T20 World Cup 2022 has already commenced on October 16 and fans are too enthralled to witness the matches. The tournament begins on October 16 with the qualifier round matches. In the opening game, Sri Lanka and Namibia will take on each other.
The super 12 round of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 begins on October 22 with the first match between Australia and New Zealand- the finalists of last year’s 2021 T20 World Cup. The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final will be played on November 13.
Australia is the host and venue of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Hence, all the matches will take place at different stadiums spread across Australia. Australia is also the defending champions of the T20 World Cup tournament as they defeated New Zealand in the last year’s T20 World Cup final at UAE to win their maiden T20 World Cup title.
A total of 45 matches will take place during ICC T20 World Cup 2022. A total of 16 teams are part of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 tournament. They are Sri Lanka, Namibia, UAE, West Indies, Netherlands, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Scotland, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, England, New Zealand, Afghanistan, and Australia.
There are 4 groups in the tournament. In the qualifier round, there are two groups- A and B. In the super 12 round, there are 2 groups- 1 and 2. In group A, there is Sri Lanka, Namibia, UAE, and the Netherlands. In Group B, there is West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland, and Scotland.
In Group 1, there is England, New Zealand, Australia, and Afghanistan. In Group 2, there is India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and South Africa. After the qualifier round, 2 teams will join each group 1 and 2.
Group A
Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates
Group B
Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe
Super 12
Group 1
Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland
Group 2
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Netherlands, Zimbabwe
Seven venues across Australia will be used in total during the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, with the Melbourne Cricket Ground hosting the final and the semi-finals set to be played at Adelaide Oval and the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Gabba in Brisbane, Kardinia Park in Geelong, Bellerive Oval in Hobart, and Perth Stadium are the other host venues.
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue | Winner |
| 22 October, Saturday | New Zealand vs Australia | 18:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand |
| 22 October, Saturday | England vs Afghanistan | 19:00 | Perth Stadium, Perth | England |
| 23 October, Sunday | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | 15:00 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Sri Lanka |
| 23 October, Sunday | India vs Pakistan | 19:00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India |
| 24 October, Monday | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | 15:00 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Bangladesh |
| 24 October, Monday | South Africa vs Zimbabwe | 19:00 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | NR |
| 25 October, Tuesday | Australia vs Sri Lanka | 19:00 | Perth Stadium, Perth | Australia |
| 26 October, Wednesday | England vs Ireland | 15:00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Ireland (DL) |
| 26 October, Wednesday | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 19:00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |
| 27 October, Thursday | South Africa vs Bangladesh | 14:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 27 October, Thursday | India vs Netherlands | 18:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 27 October, Thursday | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe | 19:00 | Perth Stadium, Perth | |
| 28 October, Friday | Afghanistan vs Ireland | 15:00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |
| 28 October, Friday | England vs Australia | 19:00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |
| 29 October, Saturday | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 19:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 30 October, Sunday | Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe | 13:00 | The Gabba, Brisbane | |
| 30 October, Sunday | Pakistan vs Netherlands | 15:00 | Perth Stadium, Perth | |
| 30 October, Sunday | India vs South Africa | 19:00 | Perth Stadium, Perth | |
| 31 October, Monday | Australia vs Ireland | 18:00 | The Gabba, Brisbane | |
| 1 November, Tuesday | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | 14:00 | The Gabba, Brisbane | |
| 1 November, Tuesday | England vs New Zealand | 18:00 | The Gabba, Brisbane | |
| 2 November, Wednesday | Zimbabwe vs Netherlands | 14:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 2 November, Wednesday | India vs Bangladesh | 18:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 3 November, Thursday | Pakistan vs South Africa | 19:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 4 November, Friday | New Zealand vs Ireland | 14:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 4 November, Friday | Australia vs Afghanistan | 18:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 5 November, Saturday | England vs Sri Lanka | 19:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 6 November, Sunday | South Africa vs Netherlands | 10:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 6 November, Sunday | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | 14:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 6 November, Sunday | India vs Zimbabwe | 19:00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 9 November, Wednesday | TBA VS TBA | 19:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 10 November, Thursday | TBA VS TBA | 18:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 13 November, Sunday | TBA VS TBA | 19:00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Helao Ya France.
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh.
Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Ashen Bandara, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan. Standby Players: Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanidu Fernando.
United Arab Emirates: C P Rizwan (c), Vriitya Aravind, Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Aryan Lakra, Fahad Nawaz, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali, Alishan Sharafu, Aayan Khan. Standby Players: Sultan Ahmed, Vishnu Sukumaran, Adithya Shetty, Sanchit Sharma.
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Graham Hume.
Scotland: Richard Berrington (c), George Munsey, Michael Leask, Bradley Wheal, Chris Sole, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Matthew Cross, Calum MacLeod, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullen, Michael Jones, Craig Wallace.
West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith, Shamarh Brooks.
Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (c), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Sean Williams. Standby Players: Tanaka Chivanga, Innocent Kaia, Kevin Kasuza, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Victor Nyauchi.
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Salim Safi, Usman Ghani. Standby Players: Afsar Zazai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib.
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Alex Hales. Standby Players: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Martin Guptill, Lachlan Ferguson, Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Trent Boult, Finn Allen.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Nurul Hasan, Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Litton Das, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shoriful Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Musaddek Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali Chowdhury.Reserves: Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami. Standby Players: Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood. Standby Players: Usman Qadir, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Rillee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen. Standby Players: Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 –
List of Replacements for Injured Players
India- Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar – Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain before the start of the India vs South Africa T20I series earlier this month. He was ruled out of the series, and later from the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The Indian selectors have named pacer Mohammed Shami as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in the team for the marquee tournament.
Standby player Deepak Chahar was also ruled out due to an injury and Shardul Thakur was named as his replacement in the reserves.
England-Jonny Bairstow, Reece Topley- England’s preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 were dealt with a severe blow as in form Jonny Bairstow got ruled out of the tournament, due to an injury. The wicket-keeper batter broke his leg in an accident while playing golf.
Reece Topley rolled his left ankle during a fielding session in Brisbane ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match against Pakistan. He will no longer be a part of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Tymal Mills replaced him.
South Africa-Dwaine Pretorius- Dwaine Pretorius was ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 after he sustained an injury to his left thumb. The injury took place during the recent T20I series against India earlier this month. South Africa has brought in Marco Jansen as Dwaine Pretorius’ replacement for the tournament.
Sri Lanka-Dushmantha Chameera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dilshan Madushanka- Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera got ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2022. He is down with a calf injury, which occurred during the last over of his spell against UAE in the Qualifiers leg.
Kasun Rajitha will replace the injured pacer in the tournament. Danushka Gunathilaka has also been ruled out of the tournament. He suffered a hamstring tear and will be replaced by Ashen Bandara.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 has approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad. Binura Fernando who has played nine T20Is was named as a replacement after Dilshan Madushanka was ruled out due to a torn quad muscle.
Australia- Josh Inglis- The Event Technical Committee of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 has approved Cameron Green as a replacement for Josh Inglis in the Australia squad. Cameron Green who has played seven T20Is was named as a replacement after Josh Inglis was ruled out due to a right-hand injury that has required surgery.
Pakistan- Usman Qadir- Fakhar Zaman was originally named in the traveling reserves but swapped places with Usman Qadir after the leg-spinner needed more time to recover from a hairline fracture on his right thumb. Spinner Usman Qadir was injured during the seven-match T20I series against England last month.
| Group 1 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.45 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.45 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.239 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.169 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.555 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.62 |
| Group 2 | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.45 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.45 |
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