ICC Announces T20 World Cup Australia 2020 Fixtures
The fixtures for T20 World Cup cricket to be held in Australia in 2020 have been announced by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday.
The competition which is scheduled to commence from October 18 to November 15, will feature several qualifying matches before the Super 12 group campaign stages on October 24. The tournament featured seven host cities, seven venues, 16 teams, and 45 matches.
India is grouped with South Africa alongside England and Afghanistan in Pool B, while tough teams – Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, and the 2016 champions West Indies would be fighting against each other in Pool A.
Hosts Australia will play Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Virat Kohli’s men will take on the Proteas in Perth in their respective first Super 12 group matches.
Here are the full fixtures:
First round
18 October, 2020
Sri Lanka v Qualifier A3, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
Qualifier A2 v Qualifier A4, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
19 October, 2020
Bangladesh v Qualifier B3, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
Qualifier B2 v Qualifier B4, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
20 October, 2020
Qualifier A3 v Qualifier A4, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
Sri Lanka v Qualifier A2, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
21 October, 2020
Qualifier B3 v Qualifier B4, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
Bangladesh v Qualifier B2, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
22 October, 2020
Qualifier A2 v Qualifier A3, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
Sri Lanka v Qualifier A4, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
23 October, 2020
Qualifier B2 v Qualifier B3, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
Bangladesh v Qualifier B4, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
Super 12
24 October, 2020
Australia v Pakistan, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India v South Africa, Perth Stadium, Perth
25 October, 2020
A1 v B2, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
New Zealand v Windies, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
26 October, 2020
Afghanistan v A2, Perth Stadium, Perth
England v B1, Perth Stadium, Perth
27 October, 2020
New Zealand v B2, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
28 October, 2020
Afghanistan v B1, Perth Stadium, Perth
Australia v Windies, Perth Stadium, Perth
29 October, 2020
Pakistan v A1, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India v A2, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
30 October, 2020
England v South Africa, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Windies v B2, Perth Stadium, Perth
31 October, 2020
Pakistan v New Zealand, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Australia v A1, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
1 November, 2020
South Africa v Afghanistan, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India v England, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
2 November, 2020
A2 v B1, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
New Zealand v A1, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
3 November, 2020
Pakistan v Windies, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia v B2, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
4 November, 2020
England v Afghanistan, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
5 November, 2020
South Africa v A2, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India v B1, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
6 November, 2020
Pakistan v B2, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Australia v New Zealand, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
7 November, 2020
England v A2, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Windies v A1, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
8 November, 2020
South Africa v B1, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India v Afghanistan, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Semi-finals
11 November, 2020 – Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
12 November, 2020 – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Final
15 November, 2020 – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
