Men's ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Schedule announcedÂ
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the complete fixtures for the 2020Â edition of the T20 World Cup. In what will be a historic occasion, both men's and women's T20 World Cups will take place in Australia in the same year.
While the women's tournament begins on 21 February and ends on 8 March, the men's tournament will run from 18 October to 15 November. Both finals will be held at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The men's T20 World Cup in 2020 will see 2014 champions Sri Lanka kicking off the tournament with a First Round match against a yet to be determined qualifying team at South Geelong. Hosts Australia will begin the Super 12 stage against current top-ranked Pakistan at the famous Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
2007 champions India and 2009 champions Pakistan have been slotted in different groups in the Super 12 stage as they occupy the top two spots in the current T20I rankings.
Apart from these two Asian giants and hosts Australia, two-time champions West Indies, 2010 champions England, New Zealand, South Africa and Afghanistan have earned direct spots for the Super 12 stage. They will be joined by four qualifying teams from the First Round.
For the First Round, Sri Lanka will be joined by three qualifiers in Group A and Bangladesh will compete alongside three qualifiers in Group B. These six qualifiers will be decided by the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in 2019.
First Round
Group A - Sri Lanka and three qualifiers
Group B - Bangladesh and three qualifiers
Super 12
Group 1 - Pakistan, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand, A1 and B2
Group 2 - India, England, South Africa, Afghanistan, B1 and A2
Full Schedule for 2020 Men's T20 World Cup
18th October: Sri Lanka vs Qualifier A3
18th October: Qualifier A2 vs Qualifier A4
19th October: Bangladesh vs Qualifier B3
19th October: Qualifier B2 vs Qualifier B4
20th October: Qualifier A3 vs Qualifier A4
20th October: Sri Lanka vs Qualifier A2
21st October: Qualifier B3 vs Qualifier B4
21st October: Bangladesh vs Qualifier B2
22nd October: Qualifier A2 vs Qualifier A3
22nd October: Sri Lanka vs Qualifier A4
23rd October: Qualifier B2 vs Qualifier B3
23rd October: Bangladesh vs Qualifier B4
24th October: Australia vs Pakistan
24th October: India vs South Africa
25th October: A1 vs B2
25th October: New Zealand vs West Indies
26th October: Afghanistan vs A2
26th October: England vs B1
27th October: New Zealand vs B2
28th October: Afghanistan vs B1
28th October: Australia vs West Indies
29th October: Pakistan vs A1
29th October: India vs A2
30th October: England vs South Africa
30th October: West Indies vs B2
31st October: Pakistan vs New Zealand
31st October: Australia vs A1
1st November: South Africa vs Afghanistan
1st November: India vs England
2nd November: A2 vs B1
2nd November: New Zealand vs A1
3rd November: Pakistan vs West Indies
3rd November: Australia vs B2
4th November: England vs Afghanistan
5th November: South Africa vs A2
5th November: India vs B1
6th November: Pakistan vs B2
6th November: Australia vs New Zealand
7th November: England vs A2
7th November: West Indies vs A1
8th November: South Africa vs B1
8th November: India vs Afghanistan
11th November: Semifinal 1
12th November: Semifinal 2
15th November: Final