Defending champions Australia will kick start the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 against last year’s finalists New Zealand in the opening match of Super 12 on October 22, 2022, at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Like the previous edition, the tournament will have a six-day First Round qualifier played between eight teams to determine the final four spots of Super 12. The likes of Namibia, Sri Lanka, Scotland and West Indies are among the teams playing in the First Round.
Group A: Namibia, Sri Lanka, Qualifier 2, Qualifier 3
Group B: Scotland, West Indies, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 4
Namibia and Sri Lanka will open the proceedings of the First Round fixtures on October 16 at Kardinia Park in Victoria. All the First Round matches of Group A will be played at Kardinia Park while the Group B teams will play their matches at Bellerive Oval.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 First Round fixtures
Sunday, October 16
Sri Lanka vs Namibia
Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3
Monday, October 17
West Indies vs Scotland
Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 4
Tuesday, October 18
Namibia vs Qualifier 3
Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 2
Wednesday, October 19
Scotland vs Qualifier 4
West Indies vs Qualifier 1
Thursday, October 20
Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 3
Namibia vs Qualifier 2
Friday, October 21
West Indies vs Qualifier 4
Scotland vs Qualifier 1
The top two teams from each group of the First Round will join Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa who have already qualified for the Super 12, which will start on October 22.
Teams in the Super 12 are bifurcated in two groups consisting of six teams each. The likes of Afghanistan, Australia, England and New Zealand are in Group 1 while Group 2 has Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and South Africa.
Super 12 Group 1: Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Group A winner, Group B Runner-up
Super 12 Group 2: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Group A Runner-up, Group B winner
Meanwhile, the Super 12 matches will be played across six different venues, namely, The Gabba, Perth Stadium, Adelaide Oval, Sydney Cricket Ground, Bellerive Oval and Melbourne Cricket Ground.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Group schedule, fixtures and India match times
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 fixtures | |||
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| October 22 | New Zealand vs Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 12:30 PM IST |
| October 22 | England vs Afghanistan | Perth Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
| October 23 | Group A winner vs Group B Runner-up | Bellerive Oval | 9:30 AM IST |
| October 25 | Australia vs Group A winner | Perth Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
| October 26 | England vs Group B Runner-up | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9:30 AM IST |
| October 26 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
| October 28 | Afghanistan vs Group B Runner-up | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9:30 AM IST |
| October 28 | England vs Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
| October 29 | New Zealand vs Group A winner | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
| October 31 | Australia vs Group B Runner-up | The Gabba | 1:30 PM IST |
| November 1 | Afghanistan vs Group A winner | The Gabba | 9:30 AM IST |
| November 1 | England vs New Zealand | The Gabba | 1:30 PM IST |
| November 4 | New Zealand vs Group B Runner-up | Adelaide Oval | 9:30 AM IST |
| November 4 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Adelaide Oval | 1:30 PM IST |
| November 5 | England vs Group A winner | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
Like the previous edition, the Group 2 games will begin with the most anticipated clash between India and Pakistan on October 23 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Indian cricket team will next face the Group A Runner-up from the First Round followed by South Africa, and Bangladesh before concluding their group stage matches against the Group B Winner.
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 2 fixtures | |||
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| October 23 | India vs Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
| October 24 | Bangladesh vs Group A Runner-up | Bellerive Oval | 9:30 PM IST |
| October 24 | South Africa vs Group B winner | Perth Stadium | 1:30 PM IST |
| October 27 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Sydney Cricket Ground | 8:30 AM IST |
| October 27 | India vs Group A Runner-up | Sydney Cricket Ground | 12:30 PM IST |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs Group B winner | Perth Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
| October 30 | Bangladesh vs Group B winner | The Gabba | 8:30 AM IST |
| October 30 | Pakistan vs Group A Runner-up | Perth Stadium | 12:30 PM IST |
| October 30 | India vs South Africa | Perth Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
| November 2 | Group B winner vs Group A Runner-up | Adelaide Oval | 9:30 AM IST |
| November 2 | India vs Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval | 1:30 PM IST |
| November 3 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
| November 6 | South Africa vs Group A Runner-up | Adelaide Oval | 5:30 AM IST |
| November 6 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval | 9:30 AM IST |
| November 6 | India vs Group B winner | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
The group stage matches will run until November 6 before the tournament moves to the semi-finals. The top two teams from each group will play the knockout round on November 9 and November 10. The final of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be played on November 13.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| November 9 | T20 World Cup semi-final 1 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
| November 10 | T20 World Cup semi-final 2 | Adelaide Oval | 1:30 PM IST |
| November 13 | T20 World Cup final | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1:30 PM IST |
Featured photo: AFP / Giuseppe Cacace
