Fixtures for ICC T20 World Cup 2020: ICC has announced the complete fixtures for the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup.

ICC (International Cricket Council) has announced the full schedule for the seventh edition of ICC T20 World Cup. Slated to be played next year in Australia for the first time in its history, the world event will start on October 24 and will continue till November 15.

In what will be a 12-team tournament, it will witness teams being split into two groups of six teams each. Each team will play five matches in the league stage. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Semi-finals which will be played on November 11 and November 12 at Sydney and Adelaide respectively. The final will be played on November 15 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Talking about the teams, the current top-eight ranked teams in ICC MRF Tyres T20I rankings have automatically qualified for the tournament. They have been divided into two groups according to their current rankings.

Surprisingly, Sri Lanka (No. 9) and Bangladesh (No. 10) haven’t made it to the league stage at this point in time. Because they are among the Top 10 T20I teams, they will enjoy the privilege walking into the First Stage (Qualifying round) of the tournament.

They will be joined by six other teams who will be selected from the T20I World Cup Qualifiers (to be played later this year). Top four teams from this round will meet the the other teams in the league stage.

India will start their journey by playing the second match of the league stage on the opening day against South Africa at Perth. India will also play England, Afghanistan and two teams from the qualifying rounds during the group stage.

Astonishingly, arch-rivals India and Pakistan won’t play a single game in the group stage for the first time since 2011. Current ranked No. 2 and No. 1 respectively, both the teams are in different groups. The only chance of them playing will arise of both of them qualify for the knockouts.

Overall, the tournament will be across seven cities across Australia and will comprise of 16 teams and 45 matches.

Pool A – Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, Qualifier, Qualifier.

Pool B – India, England, South Africa, Afghanistan, Qualifier, Qualifier.

Fixtures for ICC T20 World Cup 2020 announced

Oct 24: Australia v Pakistan at SCG

Oct 24: India v South Africa at Perth Stadium

Oct 25: New Zealand v West Indies at MCG

Oct 25: QA1 v QB2 at Bellerive Oval

Oct 26: Afghanistan v QA2 at Perth Stadium

Oct 26: England v QB1 at Perth Stadium

Oct 27: New Zealand v QB2 at Bellerive Oval

Oct 28: Afghanistan v QB1 at Perth Stadium

Oct 28: Australia v West Indies at Perth Stadium

Oct 29: India v QA2 at MCG

Oct 29: Pakistan v QA1 at SCG

Oct 30: England v South Africa at SCG

Oct 30: West Indies v QB2 at Perth Stadium

Oct 31: Pakistan v New Zealand at The Gabba

Oct 31: Australia v QA1 at The Gabba

Nov 1: India v England at MCG

Nov 1: South Africa v Afghanistan at Adelaide Oval

Nov 2: QA2 v QB1 at SCG

Nov 2: New Zealand v QA1 at The Gabba

Nov 3: Pakistan v West Indies at Adelaide Oval

Nov 3: Australia v QB2 at Adelaide Oval

Nov 4: England v Afghanistan at The Gabba

Nov 5: South Africa v QA2 at Adelaide Oval

Nov 5: India v QB1 at Adelaide Oval

Nov 6: Pakistan v QB2 at MCG

Nov 6: Australia v New Zealand at MCG

Nov 7: West Indies v QA1 at MCG

Nov 7: England v QA2 at Adelaide Oval

Nov 8: South Africa v QB1 at SCG

Nov 8: India v Afghanistan at SCG

Semi-Finals

Nov 11: To be played at SCG

Nov 12: To be played at Adelaide Oval

Final

Nov 15: To be played at  MCG