ICC T20 World Cup 2021
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The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is all set to take place from October 17 to November 15 in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The qualification round of the tournament will take place from October 17-November 22 followed by the Super12 stage from November 23.
A total of 8 teams have already qualified for the tournament based on the ICC T20I team rankings as of March 20, 2021. 4 teams will come to the Super12 stage through the qualifiers of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
The 8 teams that have already qualified have been divided into two groups of 4 teams each. They will be joined by two teams in each group.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule:
| Group A | Group B | |
| Sri Lanka National Cricket Team | Bangladesh National Cricket Team | |
| Round 1 | 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 |
*Top two teams from each group advance to Super 12s
| England National Cricket Team | India National Cricket Team | |||
| Australia National Cricket Team | New Zealand National Cricket Team | |||
| Super 12s | South Africa National Cricket Team | Pakistan National Cricket Team | ||
| West Indies National Cricket Team | Afghanistan National Cricket Team | |||
| A1 | A2 | |||
| B2 | B1 |
| Tournament | T20 World Cup |
| Year | 2021 |
| Format | Twenty- Twenty |
| Hosts | UAE |
| Organizer | ICC |
| Start Date | 17-10-21 |
| Final Date | 14-11-21 |
*The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals
Below is the complete ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule:
| Match No | Date | Fixture | Time (IST) | Venue | Stage |
| 1 | 17-Oct | Oman vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 2 | 17-Oct | Bangladesh vs Scotland | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 3 | 18-Oct | Ireland vs the Netherlands | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 4 | 18-Oct | Sri Lanka vs Namibia | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 5 | 19-Oct | Scotland vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 6 | 19-Oct | Oman vs Bangladesh | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 7 | 20-Oct | Namibia vs the Netherlands | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 8 | 20-Oct | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 9 | 21-Oct | Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 10 | 21-Oct | Oman vs Scotland | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 11 | 22-Oct | Namibia vs Ireland | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 12 | 22-Oct | Sri Lanka vs the Netherlands | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 13 | 23-Oct | Australia vs South Africa | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 14 | 23-Oct | England vs West Indies | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 15 | 24-Oct | A1 vs B2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 16 | 24-Oct | India vs Pakistan | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 17 | 25-Oct | Afghanistan vs B1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 18 | 26-Oct | South Africa vs West Indies | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 19 | 26-Oct | Pakistan vs New Zealand | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 20 | 27-Oct | England vs B2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 21 | 27-Oct | B1 vs A2 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 22 | 28-Oct | Australia vs A1 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 23 | 29-Oct | West Indies vs B2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 24 | 29-Oct | Afghanistan vs Pakistan | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 25 | 30-Oct | South Africa vs A1 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 26 | 30-Oct | England vs Australia | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 27 | 31-Oct | Afghanistan vs A2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 28 | 31-Oct | India vs New Zealand | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 29 | 1-Nov | England vs A1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 30 | 2-Nov | South Africa vs B2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 31 | 2-Nov | Pakistan vs A2 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 32 | 3-Nov | New Zealand vs B1 | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 33 | 3-Nov | India vs Afghanistan | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 34 | 4-Nov | Australia vs B2 | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 35 | 4-Nov | West Indies vs A1 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 36 | 5-Nov | New Zealand vs A2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 37 | 5-Nov | India vs B1 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 38 | 6-Nov | Australia vs West Indies | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 39 | 6-Nov | England vs South Africa | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 40 | 7-Nov | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 41 | 7-Nov | Pakistan vs B1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 42 | 8-Nov | India vs A2 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 43 | 10-Nov | Semi-Final 1 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Playoff |
| 44 | 11-Nov | Semi-Final 2 | 19:30 | Dubai | Playoff |
| 45 | 14-Nov | Final | 19:30 | Dubai | Final |
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ICC T20 World Cup 2021 India Squad And Schedule
India Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami. Standby players: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
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Below is the complete schedule of India for ICC T20 World Cup 2021:
24th October 2021: India vs Pakistan, 7:30 PM, Dubai
31st October 2021 India vs New Zealand, 7:30 PM, Dubai
3rd November 2021 India vs Afghanistan, 7:30 PM, Abu Dhabi
5th November 2021 India vs B1, 7:30 PM, Dubai
8th November 2021 India vs A2, 7:30 PM Dubai
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 All Team Squad
Australia Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Aaron Finch (C), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (VC), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa. Travelling reserves: Dan Christian, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Sams.
New Zealand Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee; Injury cover: Adam Milne
India Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami. Standby players: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
Pakistan Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim,Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood. Traveling reserves – Fakhar Zaman , Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir
England Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood; Reserves: Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, James Vince
West Indies Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr. Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein
South Africa Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Temba Bavuma (c), Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, W Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen; Reserves: George Linde, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams
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Afghanistan Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Mohammad Nabi ( C ), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Karim Janat, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Usman Ghani, Naveen ul Haq, Asghar Afghan, Hamid Hassan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Najibullah Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shapoor Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Qais Ahmad. Reserves: Afsar Zazai, Fareed Ahmad
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Time Table (All Times In IST)
Round 1 qualifiers
Oct. 17 — Oman v Papua New Guinea, Muscat (3:30 pm); Bangladesh v Scotland, Muscat (7:30 pm)
Oct. 18 –Ireland v Netherlands, Abu Dhabi (3:30 pm); Sri Lanka v Namibia, Abu Dhabi (7:30 pm)
Oct. 19 –Scotland v Papua New Guinea, Muscat (3:30 pm); Oman v Bangladesh, Muscat (7:30 pm)
Oct. 20 –Namibia v Netherlands, Abu Dhabi (3:30 pm); Sri Lanka v Ireland, Abu Dhabi (7:30 pm)
Oct. 21 –Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, Muscat (3:30 pm); Oman v Scotland, Muscat (7:30 pm)
Oct. 22 — Namibia v Ireland, Sharjah (3:30 pm); Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Sharjah (7:30 pm)
Super 12
Group 1 fixtures
Oct. 23 – Australia vs South Africa 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Oct. 23 – England vs West Indies 7:30 pm Dubai
Oct. 24 – A1 vs B2 3:30 pm Sharjah
Oct. 26 – South Africa vs West Indies – 3:30 pm Dubai
Oct. 27 – England vs B2 – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Oct. 28 – Australia vs A1 – 7:30 pm Dubai
Oct. 29 – West Indies vs B2 – 3:30 pm Sharjah
Oct. 30 – South Africa vs A1 – 3:30 pm Sharjah
Oct. 30 – England vs Australia – 7:30 pm Dubai
Nov. 1 – England vs A1 – 7:30 pm Sharjah
Nov. 2 – South Africa vs B2 – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Nov. 4 – Australia vs B2 – 3:30 pm Dubai
Nov. 4 – West Indies vs A1 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Nov. 6 – Australia vs West Indies – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Nov. 6 – England vs South Africa – 7:30 pm Sharjah
Group 2 fixtures
Oct. 24 – India vs Pakistan 7:30 pm Dubai
Oct. 25 – Afghanistan vs B1 7:30 pm Sharjah
Oct. 26 – Pakistan vs New Zealand 7:30 pm Sharjah
Oct. 27 – B1 vs A2 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Oct. 29 – Afghanistan vs Pakistan – 7:30 pm Dubai
Oct. 31 – Afghanistan vs A2 – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Oct. 31 – India vs New Zealand – 7:30 pm Dubai
Nov. 2 – Pakistan vs A2 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Nov. 3 – New Zealand vs B1 – 3:30 pm Dubai
Nov. 3 – India vs Afghanistan – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Nov. 5 – New Zealand vs A2 – 3:30 pm Sharjah
Nov. 5 – India vs B1 – 7:30 pm Dubai
Nov. 7 – New Zealand vs Afghanistan – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Nov. 7 – Pakistan vs B1 – 7:30 pm Sharjah
Nov. 8 – India vs A2 – 7:30 pm Dubai
