After the pandemic gobbled up the 2020 T20 World Cup event in Australia, the 2021 edition originally planned for India has been shifted to Oman & UAE. The tournament is going to take place in four stages, an initial Round one to decide the four lower-ranked teams to stack up with the top-eight. Then a super-12 stage followed by Semi-Finals and the Finals. West Indies came on top during the T20 World Cup in 2016. Teams are also going to play in the warm-up fixtures before the main stages.
Bet on T20 World CupRound 1 Fixtures
In this round, there are eight teams divided into two groups; these are the teams ranked below eighth as well as the ones who qualified their regional qualifiers, and the top two teams from both the groups are going to make it to the Super 12s. These are the fixtures for the initial round:
Group A fixtures:
Date & Time | Teams | Venue |
18 October, 10:00 AM UTC | Netherlands vs Ireland | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
18 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Namibia vs Sri Lanka | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
20 October, 10:00 AM UTC | Namibia vs Netherlands | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
20 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Ireland vs Sri Lanka | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
22 October, 10:00 AM UTC | Ireland vs Namibia | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
22 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
Group B fixtures:
Date & Time | Teams | Venue |
17 October, 10:00 AM UTC | Papua New Guinea vs Oman | Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat |
17 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Scotland vs Bangladesh | Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat |
19 October, 10:00 AM UTC | Papua New Guinea vs Scotland | Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat |
19 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Bangladesh vs Oman | Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat |
21 October, 10:00 AM UTC | Papua New Guinea vs Bangladesh | Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat |
21 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Scotland vs Oman | Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat |
Super 12 stage
This stage includes top-eight ranked teams and the winners of Group A and Group B. The winners of the two groups will be referred to as A1, A2, B1, B2. The twelves teams are going to be divided into two groups, namely Group 1 and Group 2. Below are the fixtures:
Group 1 Fixtures:
Date & Time | Teams | Venue |
24 October, 02:00 PM UTC | South Africa vs Australia | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
23 October, 02:00 PM UTC | West Indies vs England | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
24 October, 10:00 AM UTC | B2 vs A1 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
26 October, 10:00 AM UTC | West Indies vs South Africa | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
27 October, 10:00 AM UTC | England vs B2 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
28 October, 02:00 PM UTC | A1 vs Australia | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
29 October, 10:00 AM UTC | B2 vs West Indies | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
30 October, 10:00 AM UTC | A1 vs South Africa | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
30 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Australia vs England | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
1 November, 02:00 PM UTC | A1 vs England | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
2 November, 10:00 AM UTC | B2 vs South Africa | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
4 November, 10:00 AM UTC | B2 vs Australia | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
4 November, 02:00 PM UTC | A1 vs West Indies | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
6 November, 10:00 AM UTC | West Indies vs Australia | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
6 November, 02:00 PM UTC | South Africa vs England | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
Group 2 fixtures:
Date & Time | Teams | Venue |
24 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Pakistan vs India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
25 October, 02:00 PM UTC | B1 vs Afghanistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
26 October, 02:00 PM UTC | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
27 October, 02:00 PM UTC | B1 vs A2 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
29 October, 02:00 PM UTC | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
31 October, 10:00 AM UTC | A2 vs Afghanistan | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
31 October, 02:00 PM UTC | New Zealand vs India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
2 November, 02:00 PM UTC | A2 vs Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
3 November, 10:00 AM UTC | B1 vs New Zealand | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
3 November, 02:00 PM UTC | India vs Afghanistan | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
5 November, 10:00 AM UTC | A2 vs New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
5 November, 10:00 AM UTC | India vs B1 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
7 November, 10:00 AM UTC | Afghanistan vs New Zealand | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
7 November, 02:00 PM UTC | B1 vs Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
8 November, 02:00 PM UTC | A2 vs India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
Semi-Finals
The two teams that finish in the Super12 are then going to clash in the Semis. The group toppers of each group will be referred to as A1, A2, B1, B2. This is how this round will shape up:
Date & Time | Teams | Venue |
10 November, 02:00 PM UTC | A1 vs B2 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
11 November, 02:00 PM UTC | A2 vs B1 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
Finals
The Finals will be played between the winners of the Semi-Finals. The game will be played on 14 November at 02:00 PM UTC. The venue is going to be Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
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