The T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to begin on October 17, with the final scheduled for November 14. The T20 World Cup 2021 will include 45 games, and the ICC has grouped countries into four groups: two for the Super 12s and two for the qualification stage.
Here is how the teams have been divided into groups:
GROUP A | GROUP B |
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team | Bangladesh National Cricket Team |
Ireland National Cricket Team | Scotland National Cricket Team |
The Netherlands National Cricket Team | Papua New Guinea National Cricket Team |
Nambia National Cricket Team | Oman National Cricket Team |
The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 12s:
GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 |
England National Cricket Team | India National Cricket Team |
Australia National Cricket Team | New Zealand National Cricket Team |
South Africa National Cricket Team | Pakistan National Cricket Team |
West Indies National Cricket Team | Afghanistan National Cricket Team |
A1 | A2 |
B2 | B1 |
Here is the full schedule for the 2021 T20 World Cup tournament:
DATE | MATCH | TIME | STAGE | VENUE |
October 17 | Oman vs Papua New Guinea | 03:30 PM | Round 1 | Al Almerat, Muscat |
October 17 | Bangladesh vs Scotland | 07:30 PM | Round 1 | Al Almerat, Muscat |
October 18 | Ireland vs the Netherlands | 03:30 PM | Round 1 | Abu Dhabi |
October 18 | Sri Lanka vs Namibia | 07:30 PM | Round 1 | Abu Dhabi |
October 19 | Scotland vs Papua New Guinea | 03:30 PM | Round 1 | Al Almerat, Muscat |
October 19 | Oman vs Bangladesh | 07:30 PM | Round 1 | Al Almerat, Muscat |
October 20 | Namibia vs the Netherlands | 03:30 PM | Round 1 | Abu Dhabi |
October 20 | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | 07:30 PM | Round 1 | Abu Dhabi |
October 21 | Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea | Round 1 | Al Almerat, Muscat | |
October 21 | Oman vs Scotland | Round 1 | Al Almerat, Muscat | |
October 22 | Namibia vs Ireland | Round 1 | Abu Dhabi | |
October 22 | Sri Lanka vs the Netherlands | Round 1 | Abu Dhabi | |
October 23 | Australia vs South Africa | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
October 23 | England vs West Indies | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
October 24 | A1 vs B2 | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
October 24 | India vs Pakistan | Super 12 | Dubai | |
October 25 | Afghanistan vs B1 | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
October 26 | South Africa vs West Indies | Super 12 | Dubai | |
October 26 | Pakistan vs New Zealand | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
October 27 | England vs B2 | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
October 27 | B1 vs A2 | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
October 28 | Australia vs A1 | Super 12 | Dubai | |
October 29 | West Indies vs B2 | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
October 29 | Afghanistan vs Pakistan | Super 12 | Dubai | |
October 30 | South Africa vs A1 | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
October 30 | England vs Australia | Super 12 | Dubai | |
October 31 | Afghanistan vs A2 | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
October 31 | India vs New Zealand | Super 12 | Dubai | |
November 1 | England vs A1 | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
November 2 | South Africa vs B2 | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
November 2 | Pakistan vs A2 | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
November 3 | New Zealand vs B1 | Super 12 | Dubai | |
November 3 | India vs Afghanistan | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
November 4 | Australia vs B2 | Super 12 | Dubai | |
November 4 | West Indies vs A1 | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
November 5 | New Zealand vs A2 | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
November 5 | India vs B1 | Super 12 | Dubai | |
November 6 | Australia vs West Indies | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
November 6 | England vs South Africa | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
November 7 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Super 12 | Abu Dhabi | |
November 7 | Pakistan vs B1 | Super 12 | Sharjah | |
November 8 | India vs A2 | Super 12 | Dubai | |
November 10 | Semi-Final 1 | Playoff | Abu Dhabi | |
November 11 | Semi-Final 2 | Playoff | Dubai | |
November 14 | Final | Final | Dubai |
The Virat Kohli-led Indian team, which is in Group B of the competition, will be one of the favourites to win the T20 World Cup.
Here is the full Indian squad at the 2021 T20 World Cup tournament: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (Vice Captain), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (Wicket Keeper), Ishan Kishan (Wicket Keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami and Shardul Thakur.
Where to watch the 2021 T20 World Cup cricket tournament
The Disney+ Hotstar service, which is accessible on smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and the web, will allow cricket fans to watch all of the action from the 2021 T20 World Cup online.
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