ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of Mens T20 World Cup 2021 on Tuesday, August 17.
Two months before this mega event to be held from October 17, the ICC has announced the schedule of the T20 World Cup.
The first match of the tournament will be played between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea in Oman on October 17. The final match of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2021 will be played on November 14.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021: All teams squads, groups, schedule
Talking about the semi-final and final matches of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, the first semi-final match will be played in Abu Dhabi on November 10 from 6 pm according to Dubai time. At the same time, the second semi-final has been hosted by Dubai, where this match will be held from 6 pm on November 11.
There is also a reserve day for both the semi-final matches.
Apart from this, if we talk about the final of the T20 World Cup 2021, it will be played on Sunday, November 14 at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. November 15 is kept as a reserve day.
| Date | Time | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 Sun | 3:30 PM | Oman vs Papua New Guinea, 1st Match | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat |
| Oct 17 Sun | 7:30 PM | Bangladesh vs Scotland, 2nd Match, Group B | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat |
| Oct 18, Mon | 3:30 PM | Ireland vs Netherlands, 3rd Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Oct 18, Mon | 7:30 PM | Sri Lanka vs Namibia, 4th Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Oct 19, Tue | 3:30 PM | Scotland vs Papua New Guinea, 5th Match, Group B | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat |
| Oct 19, Tue | 7:30 PM | Oman vs Bangladesh, 6th Match, Group B | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat |
| Oct 20, Wed | 3:30 PM | Namibia vs Netherlands, 7th Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Oct 20, Wed | 7:30 PM | Sri Lanka vs Ireland, 8th Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Oct 21, Thu | 3:30 PM | Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea, 9th Match, Group B | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat |
| Oct 21, Thu | 7:30 PM | Oman vs Scotland, 10th Match, Group B | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat |
| Oct 22, Fri | 3:30 PM | Namibia vs Ireland, 11th Match, Group A | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Oct 22, Fri | 7:30 PM | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, 12th Match, Group A | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Oct 23, Sat | 3:30 PM | Australia vs South Africa, 13th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Oct 23, Sat | 7:30 PM | England vs West Indies, 14th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Oct 24, Sun | 3:30 PM | A1 vs B2, 15th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Oct 24, Sun | 7:30 PM | India vs Pakistan, 16th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Oct 25, Mon | 7:30 PM | Afghanistan vs B1, 17th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Oct 26, Tue | 3:30 PM | South Africa vs West Indies, 18th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Oct 26, Tue | 7:30 PM | Pakistan vs New Zealand, 19th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Oct 27, Wed | 3:30 PM | England vs B2, 20th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Oct 27, Wed | 7:30 PM | B1 vs A2, 21st Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Oct 28, Thu | 7:30 PM | Australia vs A1, 22nd Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Oct 29, Fri | 3:30 PM | West Indies vs B2, 23rd Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Oct 29, Fri | 7:30 PM | Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 24th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Oct 30, Sat | 3:30 PM | South Africa vs A1, 25th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Oct 30, Sat | 7:30 PM | England vs Australia, 26th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Oct 31, Sun | 3:30 PM | Afghanistan vs A2, 27th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Oct 31, Sun | 7:30 PM | India vs New Zealand, 28th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Nov 01, Mon | 7:30 PM | England vs A1, 29th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Nov 02, Tue | 3:30 PM | South Africa vs B2, 30th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Nov 02, Tue | 7:30 PM | Pakistan vs A2, 31st Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Nov 03, Wed | 3:30 PM | New Zealand vs B1, 32nd Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Nov 03, Wed | 7:30 PM | India vs Afghanistan, 33rd Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Nov 04, Thu | 3:30 PM | Australia vs B2, 34th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Nov 04, Thu | 7:30 PM | West Indies vs A1, 35th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Nov 05, Fri | 3:30 PM | New Zealand vs A2, 36th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Nov 05, Fri | 7:30 PM | India vs B1, 37th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Nov 06, Sat | 3:30 PM | Australia vs West Indies, 38th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Nov 06, Sat | 7:30 PM | England vs South Africa, 39th Match, Super 12 Group 1 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Nov 07, Sun | 3:30 PM | New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 40th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Nov 07, Sun | 7:30 PM | Pakistan vs B1, 41st Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Nov 08, Mon | 7:30 PM | India vs A2, 42nd Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Nov 10, Wed | 7:30 PM | TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Nov 11, Thu | 7:30 PM | TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Nov 14, Sun | 7:30 PM | TBC vs TBC, Final | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
Jay Shah the BCCI Honorary Secretary revealed the thinking behind appointing Dhoni, the former India captain who led the side to the inaugural T20 World Cup trophy.
"As far as Dhoni is concerned, I spoke to him when I was in Dubai," said Shah. "He was okay with the decision, and he agreed to be a mentor for team India, for the T20 World Cup only.
"I spoke to the captain (Virat Kohli) and vice-captain (Rohit Sharma) as well as Ravi Shastri (the head coach), and that’s why we reached the conclusion."
Australia has announced a 15-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Aaron Finch will lead this team of Australia.
Legendary cricketers like Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, and David Warner have returned to the team. Dan Christian, Nathan Ellis, and Daniel Sams have been selected as the backup players. Uncapped Josh Inglis has been selected as the backup wicketkeeper in the team.
All-rounder Ben Stokes was on Thursday left out of Englands squad for the T20 World Cup while pacer Tymal Mills returned to the Eoin Morgan-led side. Stokes has taken an indefinite leave from cricket due to his mental health issues and a finger injury. Stokes returned to limited-overs cricket in July after all England players went into isolation due to the coronavirus outbreak and led the team to a 3-0 win over Pakistan.
New Zealand has kept in mind that this time the T20 World Cup is going to be held in Asia, so New Zealand has given place to three spin bowlers in its team. Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, and Finn Allen have not found a place in the team for the T20 World Cup.
Ravi Rampaul has been selected for the West Indies team due to his excellent performance in the Caribbean Premier League. This right-arm fast bowler has so far taken the most wickets in CPL 2021. Rampaul has taken 17 wickets in 8 matches and his economy rate is also just 7.20. Rampaul has experience of 161 T20 matches in which he has taken 209 wickets.
Du Plessis was out of the team for the last 6 months. Temba Bavuma has been given command of South Africas team. Quinton de Kock has got a place in the team. David Miller has got a place in the T20 team. Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been included in the 15-man squad.
The 15-man players selected for the T20 World Cup include five batsmen (Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, and Sohaib Maqsood), two wicketkeeper-batsmen (Azam Khan and Mohammad Rizwan), four all-rounders (Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim).
Bangladesh has announced the team for the T20 World Cup. Bangladeshs team will play its first match in the T20 World Cup in the first round against Scotland in Group B on 18 October.
Rubel Hossain has been kept on the list of reserve players in Bangladeshs team. Mahmudullah will be the captain of the Bangladesh team.
It may be noted that Sri Lanka is currently playing a white ball series against South Africa and a lot will depend on the performance of the players in the T20 International series. Sri Lankas key players for the T20 World Cup include Captain Dasun Shanaka, Vanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, etc. The return of Dinesh Chandimal will strengthen the Sri Lankan team.
Since the arrival of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, all eyes were on the countrys cricket board. In such a situation, the Afghanistan Cricket Board finally announced its squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup on Thursday. Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan was given the command of the team while Mohammad Shahzad returned.
Scotland announced their squad for the upcoming ICC Mens T20 World Cup on 9 September. In this, Kyle Coetzer is all set to lead the team. Former England batsman Jonathan Trott has been inducted as batting consultant.
The Scottish side includes stalwarts like Richie Berrington, Callum McLeod, Safyan Sharif, Matthew Cross and Eli Evans.
The Netherlands has announced its 15-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in UAE and Oman next month. Played in the World Cup Qualifier tournament.
Meanwhile, 37-year-old Stefan Myburgh, who was dropped from the World Cup qualifiers, has made it to the side thanks to his consistent runs in domestic and various international white-ball matches. Tobias Wiese and Shane Snater also joined the squad as reserve players.
The Ireland Cricket Board has also announced its team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, but it is an 18-member Provisional Squad of Ireland, out of which the 15-member team will be selected later. England has done the same.
Cricket Ireland has announced the squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Irelands 18-member provisional squad has been announced, from which a 15-man squad will be selected ahead of the T20 World Cup and three players will be included as reserves. Uncapped spin bowling all-rounder Graham Kennedy has also been included in this team.
The squad will be led by veteran Zeeshan Maqsood and will feature a core group of experienced line-ups that helped them excel at the Global Qualifiers in the UAE two years ago.
Ayan Khan, Nestor Dhamba, Khurram Khan, and Sufyan Mahmood has earned a World Cup call-up, including spinners Jay Odedra and Amir Kalim, to add eleven players to the squad that was successful in the qualifying campaign.
With an injection of young talent, who have shown good looks in home series against emerging sides from Uganda as well as South African and Zimbabwe, perhaps the biggest news is the inclusion of former South Africa international David Wiese, who is now in the team. qualify for.
The quick bowling all-rounder has played six ODIs and 20 T20Is till 2016 and has the experience of roaming the domestic T20 circuit.
Papua New Guinea has announced the squad for the T20 World Cup. Apart from him in Group B, there are teams from Oman, Scotland, and Bangladesh.Let us tell you that the Papua New Guineas team, which played its first match in this format in 2015, has played a total of 26 international matches so far, in which it has won 17.
PNG skipper Asad Wala said qualifying for the World Cup is a dream come true for him and it is a matter of pride for him and the rest of the team to play the tournament.
1. Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat, Oman
2. Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
3. Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
4. Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
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