The International Cricket Council (ICC) last week announced the whole fixture for the Men's T20 World Cup which was scheduled to be held in India but will now taking place in the UAE and Oman. The competition for the coveted trophy will begin from October 17 to November 14 and as many as 8 teams will be involved in the qualification round. Only 4 will make it to the Super 12 stage, which will get underway from October 23.
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will play their first match on October 24. Both sides have been drawn in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage. The group also features Afghanistan and New Zealand as the other two automatic qualifiers.
The Men in Blue will next face New Zealand on October 31 in Dubai before moving to Abu Dhabi and facing Afghanistan on November 3. They will return to Dubai to face the two qualifiers on November 5 and 8. India play a total of 4 matches in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi. None of India's Super 12 matches are scheduled in Sharjah.
The tournament will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea on 17 October, with Scotland and Bangladesh, clashing the same evening. Ireland, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and Namibia - making up Group A - will be in action in Abu Dhabi the next day.
According to ICC, the first semi-final will be held in Abu Dhabi on 10 November at 6 pm local time. The second semi-final will be in Dubai on 11 November. Both semi-finals have reserve days as well. The final clash of the tournament will take place in Dubai at 6 pm local time on November 14, Sunday, with the following Monday acting as the reserve day.