The excitement for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia is at an all-time high after the governing body announced the schedule for the warm-up matches and also revealed that all of the encounters will be held in Melbourne and Brisbane for all 16 teams.
The First-Round teams will play their warm-up fixtures between October 10 and 13 with matches to be divided between the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Junction Oval.
Australia is the defending champions and along with them, the teams that qualified to play the Super 12 round directly will play their warm-up games in Brisbane on October 17 and 19.
India will play Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane on October 17 and 19 respectively, while the first warmup match will be between West Indies and UAE at the Junction Oval on October 10. Scotland then takes on the Netherlands and Sri Lanka to play Zimbabwe in the two other games on the same day at the same venue.
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The warm-up fixtures will not carry official T20 International status. Warm-up fixtures will not be open to spectators, however, the four warm-up matches at The Gabba on October 17 and 19 will be broadcast live by the ICC's Global Broadcast Partner Star Sports.
The ICC digital channels will feature live scores and match highlights for all matches.
The main tournament begins in Geelong with Sri Lanka taking on Namibia on October 16.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up fixtures:
10 Oct - West Indies v UAE, Junction Oval
10 Oct - Scotland v Netherlands, Junction Oval
10 Oct - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, MCG
11 Oct - Namibia v Ireland, MCG
12 Oct - West Indies v Netherlands, MCG
13 Oct - Zimbabwe v Namibia, Junction Oval
13 Oct - Sri Lanka v Ireland, Junction Oval
13 Oct - Scotland v UAE, MCG
17 Oct - Australia v India, The Gabba
17 Oct - New Zealand v South Africa, Allan Border Field
17 Oct - England v Pakistan, The Gabba
17 Oct - Afghanistan v Bangladesh, Allan Border Field
19 Oct - Afghanistan v Pakistan, The Gabba
19 Oct - Bangladesh v South Africa, Allan Border Field
19 Oct - New Zealand v India, The Gabba
(ICC inputs)
