Proteas T20 World Cup

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. Photo: Isuru Sameera Peiris/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Fixtures announced for 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia

South Africa have been placed in Group B of the T20 World Cup alongside Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

Proteas T20 World Cup

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. Photo: Isuru Sameera Peiris/Gallo Images/Getty Images

The Proteas will open their bid to win the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Hobart, but will have to wait to find out who they will face in that contest.

South Africa’s opening match will be against a team that has come through the first round of the tournament, which serves as a mini-qualifying event. The Proteas have been drawn alongside Pakistan and India in a tough group.

T20 World Cup fixtures announced

The world’s best cricketers from 16 international teams will clash in 45 matches as the pinnacle global event in men’s T20 cricket comes to Australia for the first time.

In the First Round, 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 Sunday 16 October. They’ll be joined by two qualifiers in Group A. Two-time champions West Indies will also start in the First Round, joined in Group B by Scotland and two qualifiers in Hobart.

In the Super 12, hosts Australia are in Group 1 with world number one England, New Zealand, Afghanistan plus the winner of Group A and the runner-up in Group B from the First Round. Group 2 features India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, plus the winner of Group B and runner-up in Group A from the First Round.

Final rematch

Hosts and defending champions, Australia will play New Zealand in the opening match of the Super 12 at the SCG on Saturday 22 October in a re-match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Final. The Black Caps will also face England at The Gabba on 1 November in a re-match of their epic semi-final encounter at the 2021 event.

Two of world cricket’s biggest rivals will go head-to-head at the MCG, with India taking on Pakistan on Sunday 23 October. It will be the first World Cup clash between the two nations at the MCG and comes before two more fierce rivals, Australia and England, meet at the same venue on Friday 28 October.

The state-of-the-art Perth Stadium will host a huge Sunday double-header on Sunday 30 October with South Africa taking on India in the evening match. Earlier in the day, Pakistan will be in action against the runners-up from Group A.

The semi-finals will be played at the SCG and Adelaide Oval on 9 and 10 November, respectively. It will be the first time the Adelaide Oval will host a World Cup semi-final.

The MCG will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Final, which will be contested under lights on 13 November 2022.

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