ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule, Date, Venue, Teams, Groups, Time, and More

Check out the ICC Men’s Cricket T20 World Cup 2021 schedule, date, venue, schedule, team list, winners list and group list here and download the PDF. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 is going to be the 7th edition of the T20 World Cup. Initially, the tournament was scheduled to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020.

However, the International Cricket Council (ICC) was forced to postpone the tournament due to the terrible COVID-19 epidemic that has gathered around the world. And in July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) officially confirmed that the 2020 men’s T20 world cup tournament will be held in 2021.

In August 2020, the ICC further confirmed that India would host the 2021 tournament, and Australia was given the responsibility of hosting the 2022 tournament.

India: 2021 🇮🇳
Australia: 2022 🇦🇺

CONFIRMED: The next edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be held in India, while Australia will stage the tournament in 2022! pic.twitter.com/lcFzo4HK7N

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) August 7, 2020

Considering the current situation in India due to the Covid epidemic, in June 2021 the Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) shifted the 2021 men’s T20 world cup tournament to the United Arab Emirates. However, the BCCI has hosting rights.

Below are the full details of the T20 World Cup such as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 schedule, date, venue, time-table, teams, group list, winner list, etc. So go through it and comment below on how interested you are in this year’s T20 World Cup.

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ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Date:

With the cancellation of the 2020 tournament, cricket fans are eagerly waiting for this year’s tournament. We pray that this year’s tournament is not cancelled due to the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ICC Men’s Cricket T20 World Cup 2021 will start on October 17 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman and the final of this tournament will be on November 14, 2021.

The 2021 T20 World Cup qualifier round will start on 17th October and the main round will start on 23rd October, which will continue till 8th November. The semifinals will be held on November 10 and 11 and the final of the T20 World Cup will be held on 14th November.

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule:

A total of 45 matches will be played in this entire tournament. The T20 World Cup 2021 will be completed in two rounds.

Round 1 will feature 12 matches between eight teams (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Namibia, Oman, Papua New Guinea) in which the first four teams in the points table will take part in the Super 12 round.

The qualified four teams will join the other eight teams (India, Australia, England, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, West Indies, and Afghanistan) that have already qualified. These teams will be divided into two groups of six teams.

Below are the full details of the schedule for the upcoming 2021 T20 World Cup.

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule For The Qualifier Round Matches:

MATCH NO	MATCH	DATE	VENUE
1	Oman vs Papua New Guinea	17-Oct-21	Oman
2	Bangladesh vs Scotland	17-Oct-21	Oman
3	Ireland vs Netherlands	18-Oct-21	Abu Dhabi
4	Sri Lanka vs Namibia	18-Oct-21	Abu Dhabi
5	Scotland vs Papua New Guinea	19-Oct-21	Oman
6	Oman vs Bangladesh	19-Oct-21	Oman
7	Namibia vs Netherlands	20-Oct-21	Abu Dhabi
8	Sri Lanka vs Ireland	20-Oct-21	Abu Dhabi
9	Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea	21-Oct-21	Oman
10	Oman vs Scotland	21-Oct-21	Oman
11	Namibia vs Ireland	22-Oct-21	Sharjah
12	Sri Lanka vs Netherlands	22-Oct-21	Sharjah

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule For The Super – 12, Group – 1 Matches:

MATCH NO	MATCH	DATE	TIME (LOCAL)	VENUE
13	AUS vs SA	23 Oct	14:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
14	ENG vs WI	23 Oct	18:00 hrs	Dubai
15	A1 vs B2	24 Oct	14:00 hrs	Sharjah
16	SA vs WI	26 Oct	14:00 hrs	Dubai
17	ENG vs B2	27 Oct	14:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
18	AUS vs A1	28 Oct	18:00 hrs	Dubai
19	WI vs B2	29 Oct	14:00 hrs	Sharjah
20	SA vs A1	30 Oct	14:00 hrs	Sharjah
21	ENG vs AUS	30 Oct	18:00 hrs	Dubai
22	ENG vs A1	1 Nov	18:00 hrs	Sharjah
23	SA vs B2	2 Nov	14:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
24	AUS vs B2	4 Nov	14:00 hrs	Dubai
25	WI vs A1	4 Nov	18:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
26	AUS vs WI	6 Nov	14:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
27	ENG vs SA	6 Nov	18:00 hrs	Sharjah

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule For The Super – 12, Group – 2 Matches:

MATCH NO	MATCH	DATE	TIME (LOCAL)	VENUE
28	IND vs PAK	24 Oct	18:00 hrs	Dubai
29	AFG vs B1	25 Oct	18:00 hrs	Sharjah
30	PAK vs NZ	26 Oct	18:00 hrs	Sharjah
31	B1 vs A2	27 Oct	18:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
32	AFG vs PAK	29 Oct	18:00 hrs	Dubai
33	AFG vs A2	31 Oct	14:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
34	IND vs NZ	31 Oct	18:00 hrs	Dubai
35	PAK vs A2	2 Nov	18:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
36	NZ vs B1	3 Nov	14:00 hrs	Dubai
37	IND vs AFG	3 Nov	18:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
38	NZ vs A2	5 Nov	14:00 hrs	Sharjah
39	IND vs B1	5 Nov	18:00 hrs	Dubai
40	NZ vs AFG	7 Nov	14:00 hrs	Abu Dhabi
41	PAK vs B1	7 Nov	18:00 hrs	Sharjah
42	IND vs A2	8 Nov	18:00 hrs	Dubai

Semi-Finals and Final of The ICC T20 World Cup 2021:

MATCH NO	DATE	TEAM	MATCH NAME
43	11 November 2021	TBC vs TBC	1st Semi-Final
44	12 November 2021	TBC vs TBC	2nd Semi-Final
45	14 November 2021	TBC vs TBC	Final

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Venue:

The entire ICC T20 World Cup 2021 tournament will be completed in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. The 12 matches of the qualifier round will be in Oman and the matches of the main round of the tournament will be in the UAE.

All matches will be played in a total of four stadiums, the Oman Cricket Academy, Dubai International Stadium, Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

COUNTRY	STADIUMS
Oman	1. Oman Cricket Academy
UAE	1. Dubai International Stadium 2. Sheikh Zayed Stadium 3. Sharjah Cricket Stadium

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Time Table:

All matches of the upcoming ICC T20 world cup will be played from 14:00 hr and 18:00 hr local time. That means it will start at 2 pm and 6 pm. On days when there are double matches, the first match will start at 14:00 hr and the second match will start at 18:00 hr.

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Team List:

The T20 World Cup 2021 is going to start on 17th October. The following teams will take part in the 7th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.

1. Australia
2. India
3. New Zealand
4. England
5. Pakistan
6. South Africa
7. West Indies.
8. Afghanistan
9. Sri Lanka
10. Bangladesh
11. Ireland
12. Namibia
13. Netherlands
14. Oman
15. Papua New Guinea
16. Scotland

Already Qualified Teams:

Below is a list of 8 teams that have already qualified for the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup –

1. India
2. Australia
3. England
4. South Africa
5. Pakistan
6. New Zealand
7. West Indies
8. Afghanistan

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Teams That Will Play Qualifier Matches:

Below is a list of the 8 teams that will play 12 qualifiers for the remaining four spots of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

1. Bangladesh
2. Sri Lanka
3. Netherlands
4. Scotland
5. Ireland
6. Oman
7. Namibia
8. Papua New Guinea

T20 World Cup 2021 Groups list:

First Round (Qualifier Matches)

GROUP LIST	TEAMS
Group – A	Sri Lanka Ireland Netherlands Namibia
Group – B	Bangladesh Scotland Papua New Guinea Oman

For Super 12 (Main Event):

GROUP LIST	TEAMS
Group – 1	England Australia South Africa West Indies Winner Group – A Runner-up Group – B
Group – 2	Bangladesh Scotland Papua New Guinea Oman Winner Group – B Runner-up Group – A

ICC T20 World Cup Winners List:

YEAR	HOST COUNTRY	WINNER	RUNNER-UP
2007	South Africa	India	Pakistan
2009	England	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
2010	West Indies	England	Australia
2012	Sri Lanka	West Indies	Sri Lanka
2014	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	India
2016	India	West Indies	England
2020	Australia	Postponed	Postponed
2021	India (Shift to UAE & Oman)	——-	——-

ICC MEN’S T20 Team Rankings:

ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings as of 8 August 2021.

RANKING	TEAM	MATCHES	POINTS	RATING
1	England	28	7,786	278
2	India	26	7,093	273
3	New Zealand	23	6,048	263
4	Pakistan	34	8,883	261
5	South Africa	27	6,640	246
6	Australia	33	7,923	240
7	Afghanistan	12	2,826	236
8	Sri Lanka	19	4,456	235
9	West Indies	29	6,792	234
10	Bangladesh	21	4,915	234
11	Zimbabwe	22	4,249	193
12	Nepal	19	3,556	187
13	Ireland	21	3,921	187
14	Scotland	11	2,035	185
15	UAE	11	2,023	184
16	Papua New Guinea	14	2,501	179
17	Netherlands	20	3,504	175
18	Oman	10	1,732	173
19	Namibia	14	2,204	157
20	Singapore	12	1,678	140

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Broadcast Channel & Livestream:

The Star Sports Network will broadcast men’s ICC T20 World Cup 2021 matches in multiple languages. The matches will be streamed live online by Disney + Hotstar.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Details:

Tournament Name	ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021
Match Format	Twenty-Twenty
Host	Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI)
Administrator	International Cricket Council (ICC)
Match Venue	UAE and Oman
Starting Date	17th October 2021
Final Match Date	14th November 2021
Participate Teams	1. Australia, 2. India, 3. New Zealand, 4. England, 5. Afghanistan, 6. Bangladesh, 7. Ireland, 8. Namibia, 9. Netherlands, 10. Oman, 11. Pakistan, 12. Papua New Guinea, 13. Scotland, 14. South Africa, 15. Sri Lanka 16. West Indies.

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