ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule, Teams & Venues

Prakhar Sood
17 Sep 2021
15:00
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule, Teams & Venues

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be the second major ICC tournament in 2021 after the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship, which was held in June. This will be the 7th T20 World Cup, which began in 2007 in South Africa. The tournament will have 16 participants out of which 10 teams are top ten teams in the ICC rankings and six teams qualified through the T20 World Cup Qualifiers. Forty-five matches will be played in total, including preliminary round, super 12, and knockouts.

About The Tournament

The T20 World Cup will be held in the UAE and Oman from 17th October 2021 to 14th November 2021. The tournament was originally scheduled from 18th October 2020 to 15th November 2020 last year in Australia, but it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ICC made a decision to host the T20 Men’s World Cup 2022 in Australia instead. The T20 World Cup 2021 was originally supposed to be held in India, but it was shifted to the UAE and Oman due to the Covid-19 pandemic in India. However, ICC has announced that the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) will retain the hosting rights regardless of the venues. ICC has finalized 4 venues for the tournament which are Dubai (Dubai International Stadium), Abu Dhabi (Zayed Cricket Stadium), Sharjah (Sharjah Cricket Stadium), and Muscat (Oman Cricket Academy Ground).

  • The first match will be played between Oman and Papua New Guinea at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Ground, Abu Dhabi.

Schedule and Teams

16 teams will be competing in the tournament. The top 8 teams in the ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings have been directly drafted for the Super 12 which will be the second round of the tournament.

The other 8 teams will have to play in Round 1 in order to qualify for the Super 12 stage. These eight teams are further divided into 2 groups - Group A and B, four in each group.

Round 1 (Preliminary Round)

Group A comprises four teams which are Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, and Namibia. The teams which finish 1st and 2nd from Group A will qualify for the Super 12 stage. The team in the first position will be drafted in Group 1 whereas the team in 2nd position will be drafted in Group 2 of the Super 12.

Group B comprises four teams which are Bangladesh, Oman, Papua New Guinea, and Scotland. The teams which finish 1st and 2nd from Group B will qualify for the Super 12 groups. The team in the first position will be drafted in Group 2 whereas the team in 2nd position will be drafted in Group 1 of the Super 12.

ICC Men World T20 Round 1 Fixtures
ICC Men World T20 Round 1 Fixtures

Round 1 Fixtures

DateFixtureVenue
17-Oct-21Oman vs Papua New GuineaMuscat
17-Oct-21Bangladesh vs ScotlandMuscat
18-Oct-21Ireland vs NetherlandsAbu Dhabi
18-Oct-21Sri Lanka vs NamibiaAbu Dhabi
19-Oct-21Scotland vs Papua New GuineaMuscat
19-Oct-21Oman vs BangladeshMuscat
20-Oct-21Namibia vs NetherlandsAbu Dhabi
20-Oct-21Sri Lanka vs IrelandAbu Dhabi
21-Oct-21Bangladesh vs Papua New GuineaMuscat
21-Oct-21Oman vs ScotlandMuscat
22-Oct-21Namibia vs IrelandSharjah
22-Oct-21Sri Lanka vs NetherlandsSharjah

Round 2

This round will be kicked off with Australia vs South Africa on 23rd October in Abu Dhabi.

The Super 12 stage is further divided into two groups - Group 1 and Group 2.

Group 1 already has Australia, South Africa, England, and West Indies. The first-place team from Group A and the 2nd placed team from Group B will enter this Super 12 group.

Group 2 comprises India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and New Zealand. Two teams qualifying from round 1 will join them. The winner of Group B from round 1 and the 2nd placed team from Group A will enter this Super 12 group.

ICC Men World T20 Super 12 Fixtures
ICC Men World T20 Super 12 Fixtures

Schedule for Super 12 Group A

DateFixtureVenue
23-Oct-21Australia vs South AfricaAbu Dhabi
23-Oct-21England vs West IndiesDubai
24-Oct-21A1 vs B2Sharjah
26-Oct-21South Africa vs West IndiesDubai
27-Oct-21England vs B2Abu Dhabi
28-Oct-21Australia vs A1Dubai
29-Oct-21West Indies vs B2Sharjah
30-Oct-21South Africa vs A1Sharjah
30-Oct-21England vs AustraliaDubai
01-Nov-21England vs A1Sharjah
02-Nov-21South Africa vs B2
Abu Dhabi
04-Nov-21Australia vs B2Dubai
04-Nov-21West Indies vs A1Abu Dhabi
06-Nov-21Australia vs West IndiesAbu Dhabi
06-Nov-21England vs South AfricaSharjah

Schedule for Super 12 Group B

DateFixtureVenue
24-Oct-21India vs PakistanDubai
25-Oct-21
Afghanistan vs B1Sharjah
26-Oct-21Pakistan vs New ZealandSharjah
27-Oct-21B1 vs A2Abu Dhabi
29-Oct-21Afghanistan vs PakistanDubai
31-Oct-21Afghanistan vs A2Abu Dhabi
31-Oct-21India vs New ZealandDubai
02-Nov-21Pakistan vs A2Abu Dhabi
03-Nov-21New Zealand vs B1Dubai
03-Nov-21India vs AfghanistanAbu Dhabi
05-Nov-21New Zealand vs A2Sharjah
05-Nov-21India vs B1Dubai
07-Nov-21New Zealand vs AfghanistanAbu Dhabi
07-Nov-21Pakistan vs B1Sharjah
08-Nov-21India vs A2Dubai
  • The teams which finish 1st and 2nd in each group will qualify for the semi-finals matches, to be played on 10th November and 11th November;
  • The final will be played at the Dubai Cricket Stadium on 14th November between the winners of the semi-finals.

Semi-Final and Final Fixtures

DateFixtureTypeVenue
10 Nov 2021TBC vs TBC1st Semi-FinalAbu Dhabi
11 Nov 2021TBC vs TBC2nd Semi-FinalDubai
14 Nov 2021TBC vs TBCFinalDubai

*TBC stands for To Be Confirmed

ICC Men World T20 Knockout Fixtures
ICC Men World T20 Knockout Fixtures

All in all, it promises to be an exciting show for the fans. ICC are expected to allow limited spectators in the stadium if everything goes well with the IPL (Indian Premier League) which will finish just before the beginning of the T20 world cup.

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