The cricketing fraternity is eagerly waiting for the next big tournament which is the ICC T20 World Cup in 2020. The tournament will be hosted by Australia and is going to be taking place between October 18 and November 15 in 2020. T20 World Cup will be witnessing the participation of 16 countries which will include the top ten ranked nations of the world.

Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Oman Netherlands, Namibia, and Scotland will join the top teams at the World Cup. ICC has introduced a new format for the start of the tournament. The tournament will have an initial two groups (A and B) which will be spearheaded by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Papua New Guinea, Ireland, and Oman will join Sri Lanka in Group A while Netherlands, Namibia, and Scotland will join Bangladesh in Group B.

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The top two teams from both the groups will qualify for the Super 12 stage. The opening game of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 will be played between Sri Lanka and Ireland at Kardinia Park Stadium.

The highest-placed team in Group A and the second-placed team in Group B will head into Group 1 of the Super 12s with Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, and West Indies. The highest-placed team in Group B and the second-placed team from Group A will then join Group 2 of the Super 12s phase that has India, England, South Africa, and Afghanistan.

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The final of the tournament is scheduled to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 15. Let’s have a look at all the fixtures of the ICC T20 World Cup:-

FIRST ROUND

• October 18: Sri Lanka vs Qualifier A3, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
• October 18: Qualifier A2 vs Qualifier A4, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
• October 19: Bangladesh vs Qualifier B3, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
• October 19: Qualifier B2 vs Qualifier B4, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
• October 20: Qualifier A3 vs Qualifier A4, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
• October 20: Sri Lanka vs Qualifier A2, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
• October 21: Qualifier B3 vs Qualifier B4, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
• October 21: Bangladesh vs Qualifier B2, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
• October 22: Qualifier A2 vs Qualifier A3, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
• October 22: Sri Lanka vs Qualifier A4, Kardinia Park, South Geelong
• October 23: Qualifier B2 vs Qualifier B3, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania
• October 23: Bangladesh vs Qualifier B4, Bellerive Oval, Tasmania

SUPER 12s

• October 24: Australia vs Pakistan, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
• October 24: India vs South Africa, Perth Stadium, Perth
• October 25: A1 vs B2, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
• October 25: New Zealand vs Windies, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
• October 26: Afghanistan vs A2, Perth Stadium, Perth
• October 26: England vs B1, Perth Stadium, Perth
• October 27: New Zealand vs B2, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
• October 28: Afghanistan vs B1, Perth Stadium, Perth
• October 28: Australia vs Windies, Perth Stadium, Perth
• October 29: Pakistan vs A1, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
• October 29: India vs A2, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
• October 30: England vs South Africa, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
• October 30: Windies vs B2, Perth Stadium, Perth
• October 31: Pakistan vs New Zealand, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
• October 31: Australia vs A1, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
• November 1: South Africa vs Afghanistan, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
• November 1: India vs England, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
• November 2: A2 vs B1, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
• November 2: New Zealand vs A1, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
• November 3: Pakistan vs Windies, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
• November 3: Australia vs B2, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
• November 4: England vs Afghanistan, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
• November 5: South Africa vs A2, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
• November 5: India vs B1, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
• November 6: Pakistan vs B2, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
• November 6: Australia vs New Zealand, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
• November 7: England vs A2, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
• November 7: Windies vs A1, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
• November 8: South Africa vs B1, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
• November 8: India vs Afghanistan, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

SEMI-FINALS

• November 11: To be decided, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
• November 12: To be decided, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

FINAL

• November 15: To be decided, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne