Teams participating and qualification routes
As of the 31st December 2018, the top nine ranked ICC Full Members gained direct qualification, along with hosts Australia, for the 2020 tournament. Of those ten teams, the top eight ranked sides from those ten teams qualified for the Super 12s stage of the tournament. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were the two teams who did not qualify automatically for the Super 12s, but were placed in the group stage of the competition, instead. They were, in turn, joined by the six teams who had qualified for the competition via the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier. Teams coming from the ICC T20I Championship, namely the United Arab Emirates and Nepal were only able to qualify through regional competitions.
The top four teams from the group stage then progressed to the Super 12s.
Winners of Group A in the qualifier tournament, Papua New Guinea (PNG) became the first team to qualify directly for the 2020 Men’s ICC T20 World Cup. In fact, it was the first time that PNG had qualified for a World Cup in any format after they finished above the Netherlands on net run rate. While Ireland became the second direct qualifier as winners of Group B, also on net run rate, in the qualifier tournament.
Subsequently, the Netherlands qualified for 2020 Men’s ICC T20 World Cup by beating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by eight wickets in the first qualifier match in the playoffs. Namibia made their first T20 World Cup, beating Oman by 54 runs in the second qualifier match. The third qualifier saw Scotland beat tournament hosts the UAE by 90 runs to secure their T20 World Cup spot. While Oman becomes the last team to qualify, beating Hong Kong by a slim 12 runs in the final qualifier match.
The next statement is a public information announcement, have you made sure of your 2020 Men’s ICC T20 World Cup tickets and got the tour information?
2020 Men’s ICC T20 World Cup First round teams
Group A: Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Oman
Group B: Bangladesh, Netherlands, Namibia, Scotland
Fixtures October 2020
Date
Teams
Ground
Sun 18th Oct
Sri Lanka v Ireland
Kardinia Park, Geelong
Sun 18th Oct
Papua New Guinea v Oman
Kardinia Park, Geelong (day/night)
Mon 19th Oct
Bangladesh v Namibia
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Mon 19th Oct
Netherlands v Scotland
Bellerive Oval, Hobart (day/night)
Tues 20th Oct
Ireland v Oman
Kardinia Park, Geelong
Tues 20th Oct
Sri Lanka v Papua New Guinea
Kardinia Park, Geelong (day/night)
Wed 21st Oct
Namibia v Scotland
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Wed 21st Oct
Bangladesh v Netherlands
Bellerive Oval, Hobart (day/night)
Thu 22nd Oct
Papua New Guinea v Ireland
Kardinia Park, Geelong
Thu 22nd Oct
Sri Lanka v Oman,
Kardinia Park, Geelong (day/night)
Fri 23rd Oct
Netherlands v Namibia
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Fri 23rd Oct
Bangladesh v Scotland
Bellerive Oval, Hobart (day/night)
Winners and
runners-up from each group
(A1, A2, B1 & B2)
qualify for Super 12 stage
2020 Men’s ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 stage teams
Group 1: Pakistan, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand, A1, B2
Group 2: India, England, South Africa, Afghanistan, B1, A2
Fixtures October/November 2020
Date
Teams
Ground
Sat 24th Oct
Australia v Pakistan
Sydney (SCG) (day/night)
Sat 24th Oct
India v South Africa
Perth (Perth Stadium) (day/night)
Sun 25th Oct
A1 v B2
Hobart
Sun 25th Oct
New Zealand v West Indies
Melbourne (MCG) (day/night)
Mon 26th Oct
Afghanistan v A2
Perth (Perth Stadium)
Mon 26th Oct
England v B1
Perth (Perth Stadium) (day/night)
Tue 27th Oct
New Zealand v B2
Hobart (day/night)
Wed 28th Oct
Afghanistan v B1
Perth (Perth Stadium)
Wed 28th Oct
Australia v West Indies
Perth (Perth Stadium) (day/night)
Thu 29th Oct
Pakistan v A1
Sydney (SCG)
Thu 29th Oct
India v A2
Melbourne (MCG) (day/night)
Fri 30th Oct
England v South Africa
Sydney (SCG) (day/night)
Fri 30th Oct
West Indies v B2
Perth (Perth Stadium) (day/night)
Sat 31st Oct
Pakistan v New Zealand
Brisbane
Sat 31st Oct
Australia v A1
Brisbane (day/night)
Sun 1st Nov
South Africa v Afghanistan
Adelaide
Sun 1st Nov
India v England
Melbourne (MCG) (day/night)
Mon 2nd Nov
A2 v B1
Sydney (SCG)
Mon 2nd Nov
New Zealand v A1
Brisbane (day/night)
Tue 3rd Nov
Pakistan v West Indies
Adelaide
Tue 3rd Nov
Australia v B2
Adelaide (day/night)
Wed 4th Nov
England v Afghanistan
Brisbane (day/night)
Thu 5th Oct
South Africa v A2
Adelaide
Thu 5th Oct
India v B1
Adelaide (day/night)
Fri 6th Oct
Pakistan v B2
Melbourne (MCG)
Fri 6th Oct
Australia v New Zealand
Melbourne (MCG) (day/night)
Sat 7th Oct
England v A2
Adelaide
Sat 7th Oct
West Indies v A1
Melbourne (MCG) (day/night)
Sun 8th Oct
South Africa v B1
Sydney (SCG)
Sun 8th Oct
India v Afghanistan
Sydney (SCG) (day/night)
2020 Men’s ICC T20 World Cup Knock-out stage
Date
Semi-Finals & Finals
Ground
Wed 11th Nov
First semi-final
Sydney (SCG) (day/night)
Thu 12th Nov
Second semi-final
Adelaide (day/night)
Sun 15th Nov
Final
Melbourne (MCG) (day/night)
NB Fixtures
and start times are subject to
change.
Some mouthwatering contests in prospect we think you’ll agree, and at Expat Sport, we know that October will come round quicker than you imagine, so make sure of your tickets and tour bookings in good time for the greatest short-format cricket show on earth.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020, fine fixtures for cricket connoisseurs
Here at Expat Sport we’re starting to get excited about the upcoming 2020 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, so be sure to stay in touch about ticket and tour packages. The tournament, to be held in Australia, is the seventh ICC Men’s T20 format World Cup. Matches are scheduled to take place from the 18th of October to 15th November 2020. The final will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
