The International Cricket Council on Thursday, September 8 introduced the fixtures for the warm-up matches for the T20 World Cup 2022, beginning October 22. India will tackle New Zealand and Australia within the warm-up matches earlier than their big-ticket opening match towards Pakistan on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23.
India will play each their warm-up matches on the Gabba in Brisbane. They will tackle Australia on October 17 and New Zealand on October 19.
The warm-up matches will get underway on October 10 however the groups, which have already made it to the Super 12, will play their warm-up fixtures on October 17 and 19. The first-round groups, together with the West Indies and Sri Lanka, will play their warm-up matches between October 10 and 13.
Only Brisbane and Melbourne will host the warm-up matches forward of the T20 World Cup. None of those warm-ups will carry official T20 worldwide standing.
India are presently enjoying the Asia Cup within the UAE however Rohit Sharma’s males have been knocked out of competition for the ultimate after their losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka within the Super 4 stage. India will tackle Afghanistan of their ultimate match of the continental event on Thursday.
T20 World Cup – Warm-up Fixtures (Local time)
10 Oct – West Indies v UAE, Junction Oval, 11:00am
10 Oct – Scotland v Netherlands, Junction Oval, 3:00pm
10 Oct – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, MCG, 7:00pm
11 Oct – Namibia v Ireland, MCG, 7:00pm
12 Oct – West Indies v Netherlands, MCG, 7:00pm
13 Oct – Zimbabwe v Namibia, Junction Oval, 11:00am
13 Oct – Sri Lanka v Ireland, Junction Oval, 3:00pm
13 Oct – Scotland v UAE, MCG, 7:00pm
17 Oct – Australia v India, The Gabba, 2:00pm (9:30 am IST)
17 Oct – New Zealand v South Africa , Allan Border Field, 2:00pm
17 Oct – England v Pakistan, The Gabba, 6:00pm
17 Oct – Afghanistan v Bangladesh, Allan Border Field, 6:00pm
19 Oct – Afghanistan v Pakistan, The Gabba , 1:00pm
19 Oct – Bangladesh v South Africa, Allan Border Field, 6:00pm
19 Oct – New Zealand v India, The Gabba, 6:00pm (1:30 pm IST)
India, who’ve had a disappointing run on the Asia Cup, will tackle Australia and South Africa in 3-match T20I collection from September 20 to October 4.
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