When will the 2022 T20 World Cup start ?

2022 World Cup will take place in Australia

Ankitjit SinghSeptember 16, 2022

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The hype around the T20 World Cup 2022 is increasing day by day with all the teams putting their everything into the preparations. With all the excitement around, many would be wondering about when will the marquee tournament begin ?

2022 T20 World Cup starting date

The 2022 T20 World Cup is slated to take place from 16th October in Australia. The first round of the tournament will be a qualifier round that will see 8 teams including Sri Lanka and West Indies fighting for the 4 spots in the Super 12 stage of the tournament.

After the qualifier stage, the focus will shift towards the Super 12 stage which will kick start from 22nd October which will see 12 teams divided into 2 groups and fighting for a place in the semi finals.

The semi-finals of the tournament are slated to take place on the 9th and 10th of November with the final scheduled to take place on the 13th of November at the iconic Melbourne Stadium.

Apart from the main teams will also play warmup fixtures. For the teams who will play qualifiers, they will have warmup games slated to take place from between October 10 and 13. Whereas teams that have already qualified for the Super 12 stage will play the warm-up games from October 17 to 19.

2022 T20 World Cup Full Schedule

Here’s the full schedule of the 2022 T20 World Cup

DATE	MATCH	VENUE
October 16th	Sri Lanka vs Namibia	Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 16th	United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands	Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 17th	West Indies vs Scotland	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 17th	Zimbabwe vs Ireland	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 18th	Namibia vs Netherlands	Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 18th	Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates	Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 19th	Ireland vs Scotland	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 19th	Zimbabwe vs West Indies	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 20th	Netherlands vs Sri Lanka	Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 20th	Namibia vs United Arab Emirates	Kardinia Park, Geelong
October 21st	Ireland vs West Indies	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 21st	Scotland vs Zimbabwe	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 22nd	Australia vs New Zealand	SCG, Sydney
October 22nd	England vs Afghanistan	Optus Stadium, Perth
October 23rd	Winner Group A vs Runner-Up Group B	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 23rd	India vs Pakistan	MCG, Melbourne
October 24th	Bangladesh vs Runner-Up Group A	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 24th	South Africa vs Winner Group B	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 25th	Australia vs Winner Group A	Optus Stadium, Perth
October 26th	England vs Runner-Up Group B	MCG, Melbourne
October 26th	New Zealand vs Afghanistan	MCG, Melbourne
October 27th	South Africa vs Bangladesh	SCG, Sydney
October 27th	India vs Runner-Up Group A	SCG, Sydney
October 28th	Afghanistan vs Runner-Up Group B	MCG, Melbourne
October 28th	Australia vs England	MCG, Melbourne
October 29th	New Zealand vs Winner Group A	SCG, Sydney
October 30th	Bangladesh vs Winner Group B	The Gabba, Brisbane
October 30th	Pakistan vs Runner-Up Group A	Optus Stadium, Perth
October 30th	India vs South Africa	Optus Stadium, Perth
October 31st	Australia vs Runner-Up Group B	The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1st	Afghanistan vs Winner Group A	The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1st	England vs New Zealand	The Gabba, Brisbane
November 2nd	Winner Group B vs Runner-Up Group A	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 2nd	India vs Bangladesh	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 3rd	Pakistan vs South Africa	SCG, Sydney
November 4th	New Zealand vs Runner-Up Group B	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 4th	Australia vs Afghanistan	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 5th	England vs Winner Group A	SCG, Sydney
November 6th	South Africa vs Runner-Up Group A	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 6th	Pakistan vs Bangladesh	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 6th	India vs Winner Group B	MCG, Melbourne
November 9th	Semi-Final 1 (TBA vs TBA)	SCG, Sydney
November 10th	Semi-Final 2 (TBA vs TBA)	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 13th	Final (TBA)	MCG, Melbourne