T20 World Cup 2021: ICC announces tournament schedule

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The International Cricket Council has put forth the itinerary for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. The tournament was set to take place in India but had to be moved due to COVID-19 hassles. The event will take place from October 17 to November 14.

The tournament will start with the Round 1 matches, comprising Group A and B. Group A features Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands and Namibia. Group B has Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman. Thereafter, the Super 12, consisting of Group 1 and Group 2 will be held.

Earlier in July, Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, launched the T20 World Cup in Muscat, Oman. Oman is one of the hosts and therefore, it was learned that the Oman Cricket Academy could host six matches of Group B in Round 1.

The BCCI was in charge of deciding the schedule and the allocation of games was at its discretion. The decision to host the matches in Oman was said to have taken place during a meeting in Delhi.

“I am particularly delighted to be in Oman. As a major force in world cricket, the BCCI has always endeavoured to promote and assist Associate Nations. In my capacity as Asian Cricket Council President, my vision is to take cricket far and deep into Asia.

“Co-hosting the World Cup will put Oman Cricket on the global stage. They are also playing the Qualifiers and it will be an icing on the cake if they make it to the Super 12s,” the BCCI secretary was quoted as saying.

ICC could allow crowds for T20 World Cup

Previously, Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI president, Jay Shah, Rajiv Shukla, the BCCI vice-president, Arun Dhumal, the BCCI treasurer, and an ICC team went to Oman to recce the playing conditions at the venue.

Oman was picked as the venue since hosting the matches only in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah wasn’t deemed feasible by the who’s who of the BCCI and ICC. In the meantime, it was also reported that the ICC could allow crowds at venues for the mega event.

Click here to download the T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule in PDF

Here’s the complete 2021 T20 World Cup schedule:

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M NoDateRound & GroupTeamsTime (IST)Venue
117 OctRound 1Oman vs Papua New Guinea3:30 PMOman
2Round 1Bangladesh vs Scotland7:30 PMOman
318 OctRound 1Ireland vs Netherlands3:30 PMAbu Dhabi
4Round 1Sri Lanka vs Namibia7:30 PMAbu Dhabi
519 OctRound 1Scotland vs Papua New Guinea3:30 PMOman
6Round 1Oman vs Bangladesh7:30 PMOman
720 OctRound 1Namibia vs Netherlands3:30 PMAbu Dhabi
8Round 1Sri Lanka vs Ireland7:30 PMAbu Dhabi
921 OctRound 1Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea3:30 PMOman
10Round 1Oman vs Scotland7:30 PMOman
1122 OctRound 1Namibia vs Ireland3:30 PMSharjah
12Round 1Sri Lanka vs Netherlands7:30 PMSharjah
1323 OctR-2/G 1Australia vs South Africa3:30 PMAbu Dhabi
14R-2/G 1England vs West Indies7:30 PMDubai
1524 OctR-2/G 1A1 vs B23:30 PMSharjah
16R-2/G 2India Vs Pakistan7:30 PMDubai
1725 OctR-2/G 2Afghanistan vs B17:30 PMSharjah
1826 OctR-2/G 1South Africa vs West Indies3:30 PMDubai
19R-2/G 2Pakistan vs Newzeland7:30 PMSharjah
2027 OctR-2/G 1England vs B23:30 PMAbu Dhabi
21R-2/G 2B1 vs A27:30 PMAbu Dhabi
2228 OctR-2/G 1Australia vs A17:30 PMDubai
2329 OctR-2/G 1West Indies vs B23:30 PMSharjah
24R-2/G 2Afghanistan vs Pakistan7:30 PMDubai
2530 OctR-2/G 1South Africa vs A13:30 PMSharjah
26R-2/G 1England vs Australia7:30 PMDubai
2731 OctR-2/G 2Afghanistan vs A23:30 PMAbu Dhabi
28R-2/G 2India vs New Zealand7:30 PMDubai
291 NovR-2/G 1England vs A17:30 PMSharjah
302 NovR-2/G 1South Africa vs B23:30 PMAbu Dhabi
31R-2/G 2Pakistan vs A27:30 PMAbu Dhabi
323 NovR-2/G 2New Zealand vs B13:30 PMDubai
33R-2/G 2India vs Afghnistan7:30 PMAbu Dhabi
344 NovR-2/G 1Australia vs B23:30 PMDubai
35R-2/G 1West Indies vs A17:30 PMAbu Dhabi
365 NovR-2/G 2New Zealand vs A23:30 PMSharjah
37R-2/G 2India vs B17:30 PMDubai
386 NovR-2/G 1Australia vs West Indies3:30 PMAbu Dhabi
39R-2/G 1England vs South Africa7:30 PMSharjah
407 NovR-2/G 2New Zealand vs Afghanistan3:30 PMAbu Dhabi
41R-2/G 2Pakistan vs B17:30 PMSharjah
428 NovR-2/G 2India vs A27:30 PMDubai
4310 NovSF-1A1 vs B27:30 PMAbu Dhabi
4411 NovSF-2A2 vs B17:30 PMDubai
4514 NovFinalWinner of SF-1 vs Winner of SF-27:30 PMDubai

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