India will clash with Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23 in the ICC World T20 2022.
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The schedule for the ICC World T20 2021 has come out. A blockbuster clash awaits cricket fans on October 23 with India taking on Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australia will host the 2022 edition of the ICC World T20. Initially, the tournament was slated to be held in 2020. But, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event had to be postponed. Cricket Australia agreed to swap hosting with India in 2021. Recently, the ICC World T20 2021 was held in the UAE with Australia emerging victorious.
The tournament will be divided into two stages, similar to the ICC World T20 2021. The first round of qualifiers will see Sri Lanka and West Indies in two groups, joined by Namibia and Scotland. There will be two other teams that will come through from the qualifying stages of the ICC World T20.
Australia will begin its ICC World T20 2021 campaign against New Zealand in Sydney on October 22. It will be a repeat of the finals clash in Dubai, where Australia emerged victorious for the first time. India is in Group 2 with South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh and they will be joined by a qualifier.
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The opening stages of the qualifying matches will be played in Kardinia Park in Geelong and Bellerive in Hobart. India will be playing their matches in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, and Sydney. While they will play Pakistan and a team from the qualifiers in Melbourne, they will play Bangladesh in Adelaide. They will play another team from the qualifier in Sydney while they will clash against South Africa in Perth. Adelaide and Sydney will host the semi-final on November 9 and 10. Melbourne will host the final on November 13.
Here is India’s Full Schedule Followed by the entire schedule of the ICC World T20 2022
| Match | Time | Venue | Date |
| India vs Pakistan | 1:30 PM IST | Melbourne | October 23 |
| India vs A2 | 12:30 PM IST | Sydney | October 27 |
| India vs South Africa | 4:30 PM IST | Perth | October 30 |
| India vs Bangladesh | 1:30 PM IST | Adelaide | November 2 |
| India vs B1 | 1:30 PM IST | Melbourne | November 6 |
| Match | Time | Venue | Date |
| Sri Lanka vs Namibia | 9:30 AM IST | Kardinia Park, Geelong | October 16 |
| Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3 | 1:30 PM IST | Kardinia Park, Geelong | October 16 |
| West Indies vs Scotland | 9:30 AM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 17 |
| Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 4 | 1:30 PM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 17 |
| Namibia vs Qualifier 3 | 9:30 AM IST | Kardinia Park, Geelong | October 18 |
| Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 2 | 1:30 PM IST | Kardinia Park, Geelong | October 18 |
| Scotland vs Qualifier 4 | 9:30 AM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 19 |
| West Indies vs Qualifier 1 | 1:30 PM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 19 |
| Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 3 | 9:30 AM IST | Kardinia Park, Geelong | October 20 |
| Namibia vs Qualifier 2 | 1:30 PM IST | Kardinia Park, Geelong | October 20 |
| West Indies vs Qualifier 4 | 9:30 AM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 21 |
| Scotland vs Qualifier 1 | 1:30 PM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 21 |
| Match | Time | Venue | Date |
| Australia vs New Zealand | 12:30 PM IST | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | October 22 |
| England vs Afghanistan | 4:30 PM IST | Optus Stadium, Perth | October 22 |
| A1 vs B2 | 9:30 AM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 23 |
| Australia vs A1 | 4:30 PM IST | Optus Stadium, Perth | October 25 |
| England vs B2 | 9:30 AM IST | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | October 26 |
| New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 1:30 PM IST | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | October 26 |
| Afghanistan vs B2 | 9:30 AM IST | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | October 28 |
| Australia vs England | 1:30 PM IST | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | October 28 |
| New Zealand vs A1 | 1:30 PM IST | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | October 29 |
| Australia vs B2 | 1:30 PM IST | The Gabba, Brisbane | October 31 |
| Afghanistan vs A1 | 9:30 AM IST | The Gabba, Brisbane | November 1 |
| England vs New Zealand | 1:30 PM IST | The Gabba, Brisbane | November 1 |
| New Zealand vs B2 | 9:30 AM IST | Adelaide Oval | November 4 |
| Australia vs Afghanistan | 1:30 PM IST | Adelaide Oval | November 4 |
| England vs A1 | 1:30 AM IST | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | November 5 |
| Matches | Time | Venue | Date |
| Bangladesh vs A2 | 9:30 AM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 24 |
| South Africa vs A1 | 1:30 PM IST | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | October 24 |
| South Africa vs Bangladesh | 8:30 AM IST | Sydney Cricket Ground | October 27 |
| Pakistan vs B1 | 4:30 PM IST | New Perth Stadium, Perth | October 27 |
| Bangladesh vs B1 | 8:30 AM IST | The Gabba, Brisbane | October 30 |
| Pakistan vs A2 | 4:30 PM IST | New Perth Stadium, Perth | October 30 |
| B1 vs A2 | 9:30 AM IST | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | November 2 |
| Pakistan vs South Africa | 1:30 PM IST | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | November 3 |
| South Africa vs A2 | 5:30 AM IST | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | November 6 |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh | 9:30 AM IST | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | November 6 |
| Matches | Time | Venue | Date |
| Semifinal 1 | 1:30 PM IST | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | November 9 |
| Semifinal 2 | 1:30 PM IST | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | November 10 |
| Final | 1:30 PM IST | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | November 13 |
