The T20 World Cup fixtures for the 2022 tournament, to be held in Australia, have been confirmed.
Australia hosting the tournament was originally supposed to occur in 2020, however, was postponed owing to the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic.
The tournament, shifted to 2022, will now see seven venues around the country host matches, ranging from the first initial qualification round, to the Super 12 and on to the knockout rounds.
Eight teams have automatically qualified for the Super 12 round, while eight more teams will have the chance to fight for the four remaining spots.
Of those eight teams, England, New Zealand, Australia and Afghanistan have been drawn in Group 1, while India, Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh make up the other.
The qualification round sees eight teams split into two groups, with Sri Lanka and Namibia in Group A to be joined by two qualifiers, while the West Indies and Scotland are in Group B and will also be joined by two qualifiers. The winners and runners-up of each group will then be drawn into the Super 12 round, with a winner and runner-up added to each group.
The qualification round will be hosted at Kardinia Park in Geelong, and Bellerive Oval in Hobart, with the Hobart venue then to host a handful of Super 12 matches. The Gabba, Perth Stadium, Adelaide Oval, Sydney Cricket Ground and Melbourne Cricket Ground will then be brought online for the Super 12 stages.
The opening weekend of the Super 12 sees Australia take on New Zealand and India play Pakistan at the SCG and MCG respectively, while England will also play Afghanistan, and two qualifiers will face off in Perth and Hobart.
The knockout rounds, which are a straight semi-final and final format, will see the semi-finals played at the SCG and Adelaide Oval, before the final teams head to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the tournament to conclude on Sunday, November 13.
First round
Group A
- Sri Lanka
- Namibia
- Qualifier
- Qualifier
Group B
- West Indies
- Scotland
- Qualifier
- Qualifier
Super 12
Group 1
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- England
- New Zealand
- Group A winner
- Group B runner-up
Group 2
- Bangladesh
- India
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- Group B winner
- Group A runner-up
Full tournament fixtures
All times AEDT.
Group | Date | Time | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue |
A | Sun Oct 16 | 3:00pm | Sri Lanka | Namibia | Kardinia Park |
A | Sun Oct 16 | 7:00pm | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 3 | Kardinia Park |
B | Mon Oct 17 | 3:00pm | West Indies | Scotland | Bellerive Oval |
B | Mon Oct 17 | 7:00pm | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 4 | Bellerive Oval |
A | Tue Oct 18 | 3:00pm | Namibia | Qualifier 3 | Kardinia Park |
A | Tue Oct 18 | 7:00pm | Sri Lanka | Qualifier 2 | Kardinia Park |
B | Wed Oct 19 | 3:00pm | Scotland | Qualifier 4 | Bellerive Oval |
B | Wed Oct 19 | 7:00pm | West Indies | Qualifier 1 | Bellerive Oval |
A | Thu Oct 20 | 3:00pm | Sri Lanka | Qualifier 3 | Kardinia Park |
A | Thu Oct 20 | 7:00pm | Namibia | Qualifier 2 | Kardinia Park |
B | Fri Oct 21 | 3:00pm | West Indies | Qualifier 4 | Bellerive Oval |
B | Fri Oct 21 | 7:00pm | Scotland | Qualifier 1 | Bellerive Oval |
1 | Sat Oct 22 | 6:00pm | New Zealand | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground |
1 | Sat Oct 22 | 10:00pm | England | Afghanistan | Perth Stadium |
1 | Sun Oct 23 | 3:00pm | Group A winner | Group B runner up | Bellerive Oval |
2 | Sun Oct 23 | 7:00pm | India | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
2 | Mon Oct 24 | 3:00pm | Bangladesh | Group A runner up | Bellerive Oval |
2 | Mon Oct 24 | 7:00pm | South Africa | Group B winner | Bellerive Oval |
1 | Tue Oct 25 | 10:00pm | Australia | Group A winner | Perth Stadium |
1 | Wed Oct 26 | 3:00pm | England | Group B runner up | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
1 | Wed Oct 26 | 7:00pm | New Zealand | Afghanistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
2 | Thu Oct 27 | 2:00pm | South Africa | Bangladesh | Sydney Cricket Ground |
2 | Thu Oct 27 | 6:00pm | India | Group A runner up | Sydney Cricket Ground |
2 | Thu Oct 27 | 10:00pm | Pakistan | Group B winner | Perth Stadium |
1 | Fri Oct 28 | 3:00pm | Afghanistan | Group B runner up | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
1 | Fri Oct 28 | 7:00pm | England | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
1 | Sat Oct 29 | 7:00pm | New Zealand | Group A winner | Sydney Cricket Ground |
2 | Sun Oct 30 | 2:00pm | Bangladesh | Group B winner | Gabba |
2 | Sun Oct 30 | 6:00pm | Pakistan | Group A runner up | Gabba |
2 | Sun Oct 30 | 10:00pm | India | South Africa | Perth Stadium |
1 | Mon Oct 31 | 7:00pm | Australia | Group B runner up | Gabba |
1 | Tue Nov 1 | 3:00pm | Afghanistan | Group A winner | Gabba |
1 | Tue Nov 1 | 7:00pm | England | New Zealand | Gabba |
2 | Wed Nov 2 | 3:00pm | Group B winner | Group A runner up | Adelaide Oval |
2 | Wed Nov 2 | 7:00pm | India | Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval |
2 | Thu Nov 3 | 7:00pm | Pakistan | South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground |
1 | Fri Nov 4 | 3:00pm | New Zealand | Group B runner up | Adelaide Oval |
1 | Fri Nov 4 | 7:00pm | Australia | Afghanistan | Adelaide Oval |
1 | Sat Nov 5 | 7:00pm | England | Group A winner | Sydney Cricket Ground |
2 | Sun Nov 6 | 11:00am | South Africa | Group A runner up | Adelaide Oval |
2 | Sun Nov 6 | 3:00pm | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval |
2 | Sun Nov 6 | 7:00pm | India | Group B winner | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
SF 1 | Wed Nov 9 | 7:00pm | TBC | TBC | Sydney Cricket Ground |
SF 2 | Thu Nov 10 | 7:00pm | TBC | TBC | Adelaide Oval |
FINAL | Sun Nov 13 | 7:00pm | SF 1 Winner | SF 2 Winner | Melbourne Cricket Ground |