T20 World Cup: Full schedule, date, start time and venue of all matches
The 7th stage of the T20 World Cup and the first in 5 years will begin on October 17 with the 1st round, which will be attended by 8 teams that will compete for places at the Super 12 stage.
The International Cricket Council on Tuesday announced the fixtures for the tournament, which will be played in the UAE and Oman.
The Round 1 stage will get underway on October 17 and continue until October 22 while the Super 12 stage will kick start when South Africa and Australia go head to head in Abu Dhabi on October 23. 2016 finalists West Indies and England will then meet later in the day in Dubai. Group 2 action of the Super 12 gets underway with the marquee clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on October 24 in Dubai.
Overview of teams for T20 World Cup
Round 1 (Top 2 teams from each group qualify for Super 12)
Group A: Ireland, Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Namibia
Group B: Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland Bangladesh
Super 12 (Top 4 teams qualify for semi-final)
Group 1: Australia, South Africa, England, West Indies, A 1, B2
Group 2: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2, B1
Tournament format
Round 1
Round 1 will feature 8 teams drawn into two groups of 4 each. The winner and runner-up of each group will make it to the Super 12 round.
Each team in Round 1 will play 3 matches. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will also be part of Round 1 action.
Super12
The second round of the tournament – the Super12 stage – will get underway in Abu Dhabi on 23 October, with the Group 1 contest between Australia and South Africa. This will be followed up with an evening clash between England and West Indies in Dubai.
Group 2 will commence with a heavyweight clash between India and Pakistan in Dubai on 24 October at 6pm local time. Pakistan then take on New Zealand in Sharjah on 26 October, in a tough start for the 2009 champions. Afghanistan begin their campaign on 25 October at Sharjah, taking on the winners of Group B from the first round.
Semi-finals
The top 4 teams at the end of the Super 12 stage will progress to the semi-final. The first semi-final will be held in Abu Dhabi on 10 November at 6 pm local time. The second semi-final will be hosted by Dubai on 11 November. Both semi-finals have reserve days.
The final
The marquee clash of the tournament will take place in Dubai at 6 pm local time on 14 November, Sunday, with Monday acting as the reserve day for the final.
Full schedule
Round 1
October 17
Oman vs PNG in Oman
Bangladesh vs Scotland in Oman
October 18
Ireland vs Netherlands in Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka vs Namibia in Abu Dhabi
October 19
Scotland vs PNG in Oman
Oman vs Bangladesh in Oman
October 20
Namibia vs Netherlands in Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka vs Ireland in Abu Dhabi
October 21
Bangladesh vs PNG in Oman
Oman vs Scotland in Oman
October 22
Namibia vs Ireland in Sharjah
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands in Sharjah
Super 12
Group 1
Date Fixture Time Venue
- October 23 Australia vs South Africa 2 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- October 23 England vs West Indies 6 pm local time Dubai
- October 24 A1 vs B2 2 pm local time Sharjah
- October 26 South Africa vs West Indies 2 pm local time Dubai
- October 27 England vs B2 2 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- October 28 Australia vs A1 6 pm local time Dubai
- October 29 West Indies vs B2 2 pm local time Sharjah
- October 30 South Africa vs A1 2 pm local time Sharjah
- October 30 England vs Australia 6 pm local time Dubai
- November 1 England vs A1 6 pm local time Sharjah
- November 2 South Africa vs B2 2 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- November 4 Australia vs B2 2 pm local time Dubai
- November 4 West Indies vs A 1 6 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- November 6 Australia vs West Indies 2 pm local time Abu Dhabi
Group 2
Date Fixture Time Venue
- October 24 India vs Pakistan 6 pm local time Dubai
- October 25 Afghanistan vs B1 6 pm local time Sharjah
- October 26 Pakistan vs New Zealand 6 pm local time Sharjah
- October 27 B1 vs A2 6 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- October 29 Afghanistan vs Pakistan 6 pm local time Dubai
- October 31 Afghanistan vs A2 2 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- October 31 India vs New Zealand 6 pm local time Dubai
- November 2 Pakistan vs A2 6 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- November 3 New Zealand vs B1 2 pm local time Dubai
- November 3 India vs Afghanistan 6 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- November 5 New Zealand vs A2 2 pm local time Sharjah
- November 5 India vs B1 6 pm local time Dubai
- November 7 New Zealand vs Afghanistan 2 pm local time Abu Dhabi
- November 7 Pakistan vs B1 6 pm local time Sharjah
- November 8 India vs A2 6 pm local time Dubai
The semi-finals of the T20 World Cup will be played on November 10 and 11 while the final will be hosted by Dubai on November 14.
