ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup 2022 Schedule Announced

India scheduled to face Pakistan on 23rd October

The International Cricket Council has released the fixtures for the men's T20 World Cup 2022, set to be held in Australia.

The eighth edition of the global tournament will begin on October 16 and played across seven venues in Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with the final to be played November 13 at the MCG.

The ICC event will kick off with defending champions and hosts Australia taking on rivals New Zealand on October 22. A total of 16 international teams will clash in 45 matches as the pinnacle global event in men's T20 cricket comes to Australia for the first time.

In the first round, 2014 champions Sri Lanka and Namibia will play the opening match of the tournament at Kardinia Park, Geelong on October 16. 

However, every cricket fan eyes will be on India vs Pakistan match to be held on October 23rd as both the teams were clubbed together in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage. The clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will be India's opening clash of the ICC men's T20 World Cup 2022.

Rohit Sharma will be leading the Indian team after he was named the full-time limited-overs captain of the side last year in December.

In the previous edition of the tournament, the side was knocked out in the group stages after heavy defeats to Pakistan (by 10 wickets) and New Zealand (by 8 wickets) in its opening two matches.

The edition in Australia was planned to take place in 2020; however, the Covid-19 pandemic forced its postponement to 2022. The 2021 T20 World Cup, originally scheduled in India, was played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman between October/November, in which Australia defeated New Zealand in the final to be crowned T20 world champions for the first time.

“T-20 is the global growth format for cricket and the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will play a huge role in inspiring our next generation of players and fans as the world’s best players descend on Australia and showcase the very best of our sport.

The release of fixtures is always a great moment in the delivery of a World Cup as fans start to get excited about opening games, head to heads and knock-out stages," ICC CEO Geoff Allardice said.