T20 World Cup 2022 is ready to commence the most anticipated cricket battle of the year. This most awaited world cup had a fantastic opening ceremony on Sunday, October 16, at the magnificent grounds of Australia.
This opening ceremony took place between 3:30 – 6.00 pm (BST). The ceremony was an energy booster for all global cricket fans. The ceremony was visible to the fans through the Star Sports channel or Hotstar application on their mobile phones.
The stage welcomed the players from all 16 countries playing in the great world cup 2022. Another historical day was before the opening ceremony, where captains of all 16 teams met in Melbourne. They called that day Captain’s Day. They celebrated a new ritual in the world Cup that is supposed to happen every year from now onward as a precursor to the greatest rivalries the world is about to witness.
The most anticipated match of the year, whose tickets got sold months before the actual match, India VS Pakistan, is scheduled for October 23. There will be many other matches to spice up the cricket environment, along with the unending enthusiasm of cricket lovers for their homelands. Stay tuned to the article to get complete information about ICC T20 world cup 2022 schedule.
T20 World Cup 2022 Overview
The world cup T20 2022 schedule started with the great hit-off between Sri Lanka VS Namibia and UAE VS the Netherlands. These two matches took place on October 16. Namibia and Netherlands took the lead on their competitor teams. Get all the updates you need to know about the 2022 T20 world cup schedule by sticking to this piece of information to the end.
- There are two groups in round 1 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
- A total of 12 matches will take place during round 1.
- The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 12 stage.
- Live streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app and website.
T20 World Cup 2022 Groups and Venue
In Round 1, eight teams (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Namibia, Netherlands, UAE, Scotland, Ireland, and Zimbabwe), which did not automatically qualify for the Super 12s, would participate in two groups of four.
Round 1 teams will get eliminated before the top two teams from each group move on to the Super 12. In Round 1, each team will play every other team in their group once. All of the matches in this round will take place at Blundstone Arena in Hobart and Kardinia Park in Geelong.
The teams in group A include; Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates.
The teams in group B are; Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, and Zimbabwe.
Teams in Super 12s contain two groups; teams included in group 1 include Afghanistan, Australia, England, and New Zealand, and teams of A1 and B2 of round 1. Group 2 has teams including; Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and South Africa, and teams from B1 and A2.
The total prize pot is the same as in the ICC T20 world cup 2021. There will be a pot prize of USD 5.6 million for the tournament. The winning team will get USD 1.6 million, and the runner-up will get half of that. The teams who will lose in the semi-finals will get USD 400,000. Each team will get USD 40,000 for wins in the first round and the 12 super stages. The eight teams in the Super 12 will get USD 70,000 who will not make up to the semi-finals.
If we talk about the venues where the matches will take place across Australia, there will be 7 different stadiums where the matches will take place in Australia, including;
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne.
- Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney.
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart.
- Perth Stadium, Perth.
- Kardinia Park, Geelong.
- The Gabba, Brisbane.
T20 World Cup Schedule 2022
Warm-Up Matches Schedule
There were also a couple of warm-up matches held between the teams of the ICC world cup 2022; these matches occurred between October 10, 2022, to October 19, 2022. Some of the matches have occurred, and some are remaining. The winning teams of these warm-up matches include;
- West Indies won by 17 runs from UAE at Melbourne on October 10, 2022.
- Scotland won by 18 runs from the Netherlands at Junction Oval, Melbourne, on October 10, 2022.
- Sri Lanka won by 33 runs from Zimbabwe on October 11, 2022.
- Namibia took away the match by 11 runs from Ireland at Melbourne on October 11, 2022.
After these, all the matches got delayed, and the rest will occur from October 17 to October 19.
Round 1
- The tournament’s first match will occur on October 16 in Kardinia Park, Geelong. This match will be between Sri Lanka and Namibia at 9 am as per Pakistan Standard Time (PST)
- The second match will occur on the same date and venue as the first match between Netherlands and Geelong at 1:00 pm.
- On October 17, the 3rd match of the tournament will take place between West Indies and Scotland at Hobart stadium at 9:00 am.
- 4th match will also occur at Hobart stadium on October 17 at 1:00 pm between Ireland and Zimbabwe.
- On October 18, there is a match between Namibia and Netherlands at 9:00 am at Geelong stadium, Australia.
- Sri Lanka VS UAE is scheduled on October 18 at 1:00 pm at Geelong Stadium.
- October 19 brings another match between Ireland and Scotland at 9:00 am at Hobart.
- West Indies VS Zimbabwe takes place on October 19 at 1:00 pm at Hobart Stadium.
- On October 20, Netherlands VS Sri Lanka will occur at 9:00 am at Geelong Stadium.
- Namibia VS UAE will take place on October 20 at 1:00 pm at Geelong Stadium.
- On October 21, 2022, Ireland VS West Indies will happen at Hobart Stadium at 9:00 am.
- Scotland VS Zimbabwe will betide on October 21, 2022, at Hobart Stadium at 1:00 pm.
Super 12 Round
- October 22, 2022, will kick off the matches of the Super 12 Round by setting a match between New Zealand and Sydney at noon.
- The second match of the super 12 round will occur between Afghanistan VS England at Perth stadium on October 22 at 4:00 pm.
- On October 23, there will be a match between the players of A1 and B2 at Hobart around 9:00 am.
- The most anticipated series match between India and Pakistan will also occur on October 23, at the Melbourne Stadium around 1:00 pm.
- Bangladesh VS A2 will occur at Hobart Stadium around 9:00 am
- On October 24, South Africa VS B1 will take place at Hobart at 1:00 pm
- On October 25, 2022, Australia VS A1 will take place at Perth stadium at 4:00 pm
- England VS B2 will occur in Melbourne at 9:00 am on October 26, 2022.
- Afghanistan VS New Zealand will occur at 1:00 pm in Melbourne on October 26, 2022.
- On October 27, South Africa VS Bangladesh will occur at 8:00 am.
- India VS A2 will also occur on October 27 at noon in Sydney.
- On October 27, Pakistan VS B1 will occur at Perth around 4:00 pm.
- Afghanistan VS B2 is scheduled at Melbourne at 9:00 am on October 28.
- On October 28, 2022, Australia VS England will occur in Melbourne around 1:00 pm.
- October 29, 2022, marks another New Zealand VS A1 match at Sydney Stadium around 1:00 pm.
- October 30, 2022, sets another match between Bangladesh VS B1 at Brisbane at 8:00 am.
- Pakistan VS A2 is scheduled on October 30, 2022, at Perth Stadium around noon.
- On October 30, there is another game between India VS South Africa at Perth around 4 pm.
- On October 31, Australia and B2 will match in Brisbane at 1:00 pm.
- At the start of November, November 01 commences the match between Afghanistan VS A1 at Brisbane around 9:00 am.
- There is another match on November 01 between England and New Zealand at Brisbane around 1:00 pm.
- November 02, 2022, is scheduled for a match between B1 and A2 at Adelaide at 9:00 am.
- Another match of the day for November 02, 2022, is scheduled between Bangladesh VS India at Adelaide at 1:00 pm.
- On November 03, Pakistan VS South Africa will take place in Sydney around 1:00 pm
- On November 04, 2022, New Zealand VS B2 will occur at Adelaide around 9:00 am
- On November 04, 2022, a match between Australia and Afghanistan occurs in Adelaide around 1:00 pm.
- November 5 sets game between England and A1 at Sydney at 1:00 pm.
- South Africa VS A2 occurs at Adelaide at 05:00 on November 06, 2022.
- Pakistan VS Bangladesh is scheduled for November 06, 2022, at Adelaide at 9:00 am.
- 1st Semi Final is anticipated on November 09, 2022, in Sydney at 1:00 pm TBA VS TBA.
- 2ND Semi Final will occur on November 10, 2022, TBA VS TBA at Adelaide at 1:00 pm.
- Please mark the date on your calendars for the Finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022; it will occur on November 13 in Melbourne at 1:00 pm TBA VS TBA.
Challenges Faced Due to Covid
World cup T20 faced multiple hurdles over the past few years due to the pandemic that affected the world from 2019 to 2021. During this period, multiple flights got canceled. Staff redundancies, new fixture lists due to people getting the virus, match rescheduling due to players getting exposed to the deadly virus, and many other reasons made the world cup impossible.
There should be two world cups in Australia, ICC Women’s World Cup and ICC Men’s World Cup. After the women’s world cup in 2020, Covid was emerging, making it impossible for the cricket board to release the ICC Men’s World Cup schedule finally. The ICC board resolved the issue of further postponing the issue and declaring the commencement of the world cup in 2021 under strict SOPs.
The world cup was commencing again after the break of 2 years. A lot changed as the staff and crew were shrunk from a 65-strong workforce to just eight. Two hundred twenty thousand tickets and other hospitality deposits worth USD 14.8 million were refunded.
Other challenges involved changing the marketing strategy because the join campaign was outdated. The logo and brand changes also took place. Australia was one of those countries that inflicted a complete lockdown during Covid, adding to the closure of all the ongoing and outgoing flights. But after the announcement of the world cup 2021, changes started to happen, and cities were open without restriction.
The postponement of these 2 years added to some technological changes and digitalization of some extra cool things that allowed things to work out better. It was considered Australia’s most significant event after the lockdown, and Australia was up for such a big business step after two years of economic stress of 2 years.
A Great Fun Ahead
This was all about the world cup T20 schedule. All captains of teams participating in World Cup 2022 are busy maintaining the forms of their teams and creating strategies for the upcoming matches by analyzing the already played matches of their competitor teams. Every captain is busy deciding who should play the innings and who should rest for the more significant matches coming ahead.
Coaches of all the teams participating in the ICC world cup are busy keeping their players in form and asking them to do warm-up matches and exercises daily. There is going to be extreme enthusiasm from the audience as well. People worldwide are cricket fans, and some die-hard fans also bother to travel across the border to witness and support the matches of their respective countries.
