International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the full schedule for the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from October 16th – November 13th, 2022 in Australia, with 45 matches to be played across Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Similarly like the 2021 edition of the tournament, the first round of the World Cup will feature a six-day group stage to determine the final four teams to qualify for the Super 12. 2014 Champions Sri Lanka and Namibia will play the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at Kardinia Park, Geelong on 16th October, with UAE and Netherlands joining them in Group A from the Global qualifier tournaments held in Oman and Zimbabwe in February and July 2022 . Two-time Champions West Indies will also start in the First Round, with their first match taking place on 17th October at Bellerive Oval in Hobart against Scotland, with Zimbabwe and Ireland joining them in Group B from the Global qualifier tournaments.
All first round fixtures will be held between 16th October and 21st October, with the winner of Group A and runner-up of Group B advancing to Group 1 in the Super 12 stage, while Group B’s winners and the second-placed team from Group A heading into Group 2 in the Super 12 stage.
First Round Squads
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (Captain), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Tim Pringle and Vikram Singh
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (Captain), Pikky Ya France, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Divan La Cock, Karl Birkenstock, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Zane Green, Tangeni Lungameni, Bernard Scholtz, Michael Van Lingen, Ben Shikongo and Lohan Louwrens
Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (Captain), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, Wesley Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba and Sean Williams
West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Raymon Riefer and Odean Smith
Scotland: Richard Berrington (Captain), Matthew Cross, George Munsey, Michael Leask, Brad Wheal, Chris Sole, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Calum MacLeod, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullen, Michael Jones and Craig Wallace
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Bhanuka Rakapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Danushka Gunathalika, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushmantha Chameera, Pathum Nissanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Charith Asalanka, Jeffrey Vandersay and Pramod Madushan
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker and Graham Hume
United Arab Emirates: CP Rizwan (Captain), Vriitya Aravind, Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Aryan Lakra, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali, Alishan Sharafu, and Aayan Khan
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Warm-up Schedule
10th October 2022: West Indies v UAE @ Junction Oval (Scorecard) ; Scotland v Netherlands @Junction Oval (Scorecard)
11th October 2022: Namibia v Ireland @MCG (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @MCG (Scorecard)
2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup First Round Schedule
16th October 2022: Sri Lanka vs Namibia (Scorecard) ; United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands (Scorecard)
17th October 2022: West Indies vs Scotland (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs Ireland (Scorecard)
18th October 2022: Namibia vs Netherlands (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard)
19th October 2022: Scotland vs Ireland (Scorecard) ; West Indies vs Zimbabwe (Scorecard)
20th October 2022: Sri Lanka vs Netherlands (Scorecard) ; Namibia vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard)
21st October 2022: West Indies vs Ireland (Scorecard) ; Scotland vs Zimbabwe @7pm
