The eighth edition of ICC Men's T20 World Cup starts on October 16 with a first round match between Sri Lanka and Namibia at Simonds Stadium, Geelong, Australia. The tournament will feature 16 teams. Hosts Australia are also the defending champions. (More Cricket News)
In the first round, eight teams will fight for four spots available to qualify for the tournament proper, the Super 12. The eight teams are divided into two groups. The Super 12 teams are also divided into two groups.
In India, the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Live streaming of the ICC T20 World Cup in India will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
The teams competing at ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022:
First Round, Group A: Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates;
First Round, Group B: Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe.
Each team will name a squad of 15 players before October 10, 2022. Hosts Australia were the first to announce the squad.
Squads (as of September 15) and fixtures:
First Round, Group A
Namibia (announced on September 13) squad for T20 world Cup: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephan Baard, Karl Birkenstock, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green (wk), Divan la Cock, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Lo-handre Louwrens (wk), Tangeni Lungameni, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Michael van Lingen, David Wiese, Pikky Ya France.
Head coach: Pierre de Bruyn (South Africa)
Namibia's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 1: Sri Lanka vs Namibia at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 16 (Sunday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local;
Match 5: Namibia vs Netherlands at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 18 (Tuesday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local;
Match 10: Namibia vs UAE at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 20 (Thursday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local.
Netherlands (announced on September 6) squad for T20 world Cup: Scott Edwards (c & wk), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Tom Cooper, Bas de Leede, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O'Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikramjit Singh, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren.
Head coach: Ryan Campbell (Australia)
Netherlands' T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 2: UAE vs Netherlands at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 16 (Sunday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local;
Match 5: Namibia vs Netherlands at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 18 (Tuesday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local;
Match 9: Sri Lanka vs Netherlands at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 20 (Thursday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local.
Match 10: Namibia vs UAE at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 20 (Thursday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local.
Sri Lanka squad (announced on September 16) for T20 world Cup: Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera (Subject to fitness), Lahiru Kumara (Subject to fitness), Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan.
Standby players: Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando, Nuwanindu Fernando.
Head coach: Chris Silverwood (England)
Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 1: Sri Lanka vs Namibia at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 16 (Sunday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local;
Match 6: Sri Lanka vs UAE at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 18 (Tuesday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local;
Match 9: Sri Lanka vs Netherlands at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 20 (Thursday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local.
United Arab Emirates squad (announced on September 17) for T20 world Cup: CP Rizwan (c), Vriitya Aravind (vc), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Aryan Lakra, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali, Alishan Sharafu, Aayan Khan.
Standby players: Vishnu Sukumaran, Adithya Shetty, Sanchit Sharma
Head coach: Robin Singh (India)
United Arab Emirates' T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 2: UAE vs Netherlands at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 16 (Sunday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/07:00 PM local;
Match 6: Sri Lanka vs UAE at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 18 (Tuesday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local;
Match 10: Namibia vs UAE at Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 20 (Thursday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local.
First Round, Group B
Ireland squad (announced on September 20) for T20 world Cup: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling (vc), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Craig Young.
Head coach: Heinrich Malan (South Africa)
Ireland's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 4: Zimbabwe vs Ireland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 17 (Monday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/07:00 PM local;
Match 7: Scotland vs Ireland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 19 (Wednesday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local;
Match 11: West Indies vs Ireland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 21 (Friday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local.
Scotland squad (announced on September 22) for T20 world Cup: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (vc, wk), Josh Davey, Chris Greaves, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace (wk), Mark Watt, Brad Wheal.
Head coach: Shane Burger (South Africa)
Scotland's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 3: West Indies vs Scotland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 17 (Monday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local;
Match 7: Scotland vs Ireland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 19 (Wednesday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local;
Match 12: Scotland vs Zimbabwe at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 21 (Friday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local.
West Indies (announced on September 14) squad for T20 world Cup: Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Rovman Powell (vc), Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles (wk), Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith.
Head coach: Phil Simmons (Trinidad and Tobago)
West Indies' T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 3: West Indies vs Scotland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 17 (Monday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local;
Match 8: West Indies vs Zimbabwe at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 19 (Wednesday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local;
Match 11: West Indies vs Ireland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 21 (Friday). Time - 9:30 AM IST/3:00 PM local.
Zimbabwe squad (announced on September 15) for T20 world Cup: Ervine Craig (c), Burl Ryan, Chakabva Regis (wk), Chatara Tendai, Evans Bradley, Jongwe Luke, Clive Madande (wk), Madhevere Wessly, Masakadza Wellington, Munyonga Tony, Muzarabani Blessing, Ngarava Richard, Raza Sikandar, Shumba Milton, Williams Sean.
Standby players: Chivanga Tanaka, Kaia Innocent, Kasuza Kevin, Marumani Tadiwanashe, Nyauchi Victor
Head coach: David Houghton (Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 4: Zimbabwe vs Ireland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 17 (Monday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/07:00 PM local;
Match 8: West Indies vs Zimbabwe at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 19 (Wednesday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local;
Match 12: Scotland vs Zimbabwe at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 21 (Friday). Time - 1:30 PM IST/7:00 PM local.
Super 12
Afghanistan squad (announced on September 15) for T20 world Cup: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujib ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Salim Safi, Usman Ghani.
Standby players: Afsar Zazai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib.
Head coach: Jonathan Trott (England)
Afghanistan's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 14: England vs Afghanistan at Perth Stadium, Perth on October 22 (Saturday). Time - 4:30 PM IST;
Match 21: New Zealand vs Afghanistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on October 26 (Wednesday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 25: Afghanistan vs B2 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on October 28 (Friday). Time - 9:30 AM IST;
Match 32: Afghanistan vs A1 at The Gabba, Brisbane on November 1. Time - 9:30 AM IST;
Match 38: Australia vs Afghanistan at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on November 4 (Friday). Time - 1:30 PM IST.
Australia squad (announced on September 1) for T20 world Cup: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Head coach: Andrew McDonald (Australia)
Australia's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 13: New Zealand vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on October 22 (Saturday). Time - 12:30 PM IST;
Match 19: Australia vs A1 at Perth Stadium, Perth on October 25 (Tuesday). Time - 4:30 PM IST;
Match 26: England vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on October 28 (Friday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 31: Australia vs B2 at The Gabba, Brisbane on October 31 (Monday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 38: Australia vs Afghanistan at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on November 4 (Friday). Time - 1:30 PM IST.
Bangladesh squad (announced on September 14) for T20 world Cup: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan, Nurul Hasan (wk), Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Standby players: Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam and Soumya Sarkar.
Head coach: Sridharan Sriram (India)
Bangladesh's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 17: Bangladesh vs A2 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 24 (Monday). Time - 9:30 AM IST;
Match 22: South Africa vs Bangladesh at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on October 27 (Thursday). Time - 8:30 AM IST;
Match 28: Bangladesh vs B1 at The Gabba, Brisbane on October 30 (Sunday). Time - 8:30 AM IST;
Match 35: India vs Bangladesh at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on November 2 (Wednesday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 41: Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on November 6 (Sunday). Time - 9:30 AM IST.
England squad (announced on September 2) for T20 world Cup: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow (wk) replaced by Alex Hales, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Standby players: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson and Tymal Mills.
Head coach: Matthew Mott (Australia)
England's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 14: England vs Afghanistan at Perth Stadium, Perth on October 22 (Saturday). Time - 4:30 PM IST;
Match 20: England vs B2 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on October 26 (Wednesday). Time - 9:30 AM IST;
Match 26: England vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on October 28 (Friday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 33: England vs New Zealand at The Gabba, Brisbane on November 1 (Tuesday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 39: England vs A1 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on November 5 (Saturday). Time - 1:30 PM IST.
India squad (announced on September 12) for T20 world Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Standby players: Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
Head coach: Rahul Dravid (India)
India's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 16: India vs Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on October 23 (Sunday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 23: India vs A2 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on October 27 (Thursday). Time - 12:30 PM IST;
Match 30: India vs South Africa at Perth Stadium, Perth on October 30 (Sunday). Time - 4:30 PM IST;
Match 35: India vs Bangladesh at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (November 2). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 42: India vs B1 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on November 6 (Sunday). Time - 1:30 PM IST.
New Zealand squad (announced on September 20) for T20 world Cup: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.
Head coach: Gary Stead (New Zealand)
New Zealand's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 13: New Zealand vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on October 22 (Saturday). Time - 12:30 PM IST;
Match 21: New Zealand vs Afghanistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on October 26 (Wednesday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 27: New Zealand vs A1 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on October 29 (Saturday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 33: England vs New Zealand at The Gabba, Brisbane on November 1 (Tuesday).. Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 37: New Zealand vs B2 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on November 4 (Friday). Time - 9:30 AM IST.
Pakistan squad (announced on September 15) for T20 world Cup: Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (vc), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Junior, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usman Qadir.
Standy players: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani.
Head coach: Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
Pakistan's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 16: India vs Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on October 23 (Sunday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 24: Pakistan vs B1 at Perth Stadium, Perth on October 27 (Thursday). Time - 4:30 PM IST;
Match 29: Pakistan vs A2 at Perth Stadium, Perth. Time - 12:30 PM IST;
Match 36: Pakistan vs South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on November 3 (Thursday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 41: Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on November 6 (Sunday). Time - 9:30 AM IST.
South Africa squad (announced on September 6) for T20 world Cup: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.
Standby players: Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen and Andile Phehlukwayo.
Head coach: Mark Boucher (South Africa)
South Africa's T20 World Cup fixtures:
Match 18: South Africa vs B1 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on October 24. Time 1:30 PM IST;
Match 22: South Africa vs Bangladesh at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on October 27 (Thursday). Time - 8:30 AM IST;
Match 30: India vs South Africa at Perth Stadium, Perth on October 30 (Sunday). Time - 4:30 PM IST;
Match 36: Pakistan vs South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on November 3 (Thursday). Time - 1:30 PM IST;
Match 40: South Africa vs A2 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on November 6 (Sunday). Time - 5:30 AM IST.
