By On Friday, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 schedule was released.
On October 23, India will face Pakistan in their first match of the tournament at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Between October 16 and November 13, 2022, the Men’s T20 World Cup will be contested in Australia, with matches taking place in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Geelong, Hobart, and Perth.
A total of 45 matches will be held in Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney, ensuring that the national footprint of the postponed 2020 event is maintained.
International Cricket Council CEO Geoff Allardice in an official release said:
“T20 is the global growth format for cricket and the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will play a huge role in inspiring our next generation of players and fans as the world’s best players descend on Australia and showcase the very best of our sport. The release of fixtures is always a great moment in the delivery of a World Cup as fans start to get excited about opening games, head to head, and knock-out stages.
This schedule offers so much, from the 2014 Champions Sri Lanka opening the event to our defending champions Australia starting with a rematch of the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup Final against New Zealand and of course India taking on Pakistan at the MCG. We know that hundreds of thousands of passionate cricket fans will turn out to support every single one of the 16 teams across all seven of our host cities which is what makes it so special for the players. You only need to cast your mind back to the brilliant ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia to know that this is going to be a wonderful event for players and fans alike.”
