The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is just around the corner and while the World Cup will officially begin on 16th October, the Indian team will kickstart its campaign from October 23rd in a clash against Pakistan. The Indian contingent led by Rohit Sharma has already reached Australia where the net practice sessions have also begun.
Indian team has reached the World Cup after winning back-to-back T20I series against Australia and South Africa at home and is one of the favorites to win the cup this time. Indian cricket fans expect a turnaround from their favorites as the team crashed out of the group stage of the T20 World Cup in 2021 in UAE.
Meanwhile, the Super 12 stage of the tournament saw India begining the campaign on a high as they won their 1st match against arch-rivals Pakistan in the last over courtesy of Virat Kohli. The winning streak continued as India won against the Netherlands in their next match. However, Indian fans were disheartened when the team lost against South Africa in a very close encounter but the team came back right on track after defeating Bangladesh by 6 runs and making their way to the top of the table. India finished the group stage at the top of the table after beating Zimbabwe with 79 runs. The team crashed out in the semi-final against England on thursday, meanwhile, the 1st semi-final took place between Pakistan and New Zealand wherein Pakistan defeated New Zealand to reach the finals. Today is the final between Pakistan and England.
Schedule for the T20 World Cup 2022 (13 November)
- Pakistan Vs England (final) 1:30 PM IST
Venues for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2022
The matches will be held across 7 venues in Australia-
- Geelong (Kardinia Park)
- Hobart (Bellerive Oval)
- Adelaide (Adelaide Oval)
- Brisbane (The Gabba)
- Perth (WACA or Perth Stadium)
- Sydney (SCG)
- Melbourne (MCG)
Squads
India Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik/Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
England Probable XI: Jos Buttler (capt & wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan/Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid.
ICC T20 World Cup Streaming Details
In India
Star Sports is India’s official broadcaster of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Star Sports channels will broadcast all the matches of the tournament. The matches will also stream on the Disney+Hotstar app and you will need to subscribe to the app for watching matches online.
Plans for Disney+Hotstar subscription are-
- Disney+Hotstar Mobile- Rs 49/month
- Disney+Hotstar Mobile- Rs. 199 per 6 months
- Disney+Hotstar Mobile- Rs 499 per year
- Disney+Hotstar Super- Rs. 899 per year
- Disney+Hotstar Premium- Rs. 1499 per year (it is the only ad-free plan, the rest all come with ads).
ICC T20 World Cup free telecast:
The T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal and championship matches involving India will all be broadcast by DD Sports.
In Afghanistan
RTA Sports and Ariana TV will broadcast all the matches.
In Sri Lanka
Siyatha RV will broadcast all the live action of the world cup.
In Pakistan
PTV Sports and Ten Sports will present the matches.
In Nepal
Star Sports will broadcast the tournament.
In Australia
Kayo sports and Foxtel will present the live matches.
In New Zealand
Sky Sports will present the live matches.
In South Africa
SuperSport will broadcast all the live matches.
In the UK
Sky Sports Cricket will telecast all the matches.
In the Caribbean
ESPN will present the live-action of matches.
In the USA
Willow TV and Willow Xtra will present the live streaming.
In Canada
Willow TV Canada will present the matches.
In UAE, & MiddleEast
BeIN Sports will telecast the matches.
In Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore
Astro cricket will present the telecast in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore, Yupp TV will present the live streaming in Hong Kong whereas Singtel will present it in Singapore.
ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: FAQs
1. Has India ever won the T20 World Cup in the past?
Yes, India won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
2. What is the Venue of the T20 World Cup 2022?
Australia is hosting the T20 World Cup 2022.
3. How many teams are a part of the world cup?
16 teams – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, Namibia, Ireland, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, UAE, Netherlands, and Afghanistan.
4. How many matches will be played during the tournament?
45 matches
5. Where can you buy tickets for the T20 World Cup 2022?
Tickets can be purchased on the website IccT20 World Cup official website.
