T20 World Cup: Schedule, squads, groups, live TV, streaming, audio
The ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 commences today (October 16) in Australia with first round matches while the Super 12 phase will get underway next Sunday (October 23) with two matches scheduled including the big game – India versus Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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T20 World Cup 2022 will be played across seven venues (Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney) in Australia with 16 teams competing for the top prize.
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Here is the full schedule of T20 World Cup, all the 16 squads, groups, and live TV, live streaming and audio broadcast information.
First Round
Group A
Namibia, The Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates
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Group B
Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe
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First Round Group A Squads
- Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (captain), JJ Smit, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green (wicketkeeper), Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Michael van Lingen (wicketkeeper), Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens (wicketkeeper), Helao Ya France.
- The Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain and wicketkeeper), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh.
- Sri Lanka (One-time champion, 2014): Dasun Shanaka (captain), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera (subject to fitness), Lahiru Kumara (subject to fitness), Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan. Standby Players: Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando.
- United Arab Emirates: CP Rizwan (captain), Vriitya Aravind (wicketkeeper), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Aryan Lakra, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali, Alishan Sharafu, Aayan Khan. Standby players: Sultan Ahmed, Fahad Nawaz, Vishnu Sukumaran, Adithya Shetty, Sanchit Sharma.
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First Round Group B Squads
- Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny (wicketkeeper), Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wicketkeeper), Graham Hume.
- Scotland: Richard Berrington (captain), George Munsey, Michael Leask, Bradley Wheal, Chris Sole, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Matthew Cross (wicketkeeper), Calum MacLeod, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullen, Michael Jones, Craig Wallace (wicketkeeper).
- West Indies (Two-time champion, 2012 and 2016): Nicholas Pooran (captain and wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith, Shamarh Brooks.
- Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (captain), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva (wicketkeeper), Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande (wicketkeeper), Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Sean Williams. Standby players: Tanaka Chivanga, Innocent Kaia, Kevin Kasuza, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Victor Nyauchi.
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Super 12
Group 1
Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka (Group A winner), Ireland (Group B runner-up)
Group 2
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe (Group B winner), The Netherlands (Group A runner-up)
Super 12 Group 1 Squads
- Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (captain), Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Salim Safi, Usman Ghani. Standby players: Afsar Zazai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib.
- Australia (Defending champion, 2021): Aaron Finch (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
- England (One-time winner, 2010): Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Alex Hales. Standby players: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills.
- New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips (wicketkeeper), Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Martin Guptill, Lockie Ferguson, Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Trent Boult, Finn Allen (wicketkeeper).
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Super 12 Group 2 Squads
- Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Nurul Hasan (wicketkeeper), Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shoriful Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Musaddek Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali Chowdhury. Reserves: Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin.
- India (One-time champion, 2007): Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami. Standby players: Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur.
- Pakistan (One-time winner, 2009): Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood. Standby players: Usman Qadir, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani.
- South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Rillee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen. Standby players: Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams.
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T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule (All times IST)
Round 1
October 16 (Sunday)
Sri Lanka vs Namibia — 9:30 AM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
UAE vs The Netherlands — 1:30 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 17 (Monday)
West Indies vs Scotland — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Ireland vs Zimbabwe — 1:30 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 18 (Tuesday)
Namibia vs The Netherlands — 9:30 AM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Sri Lanka vs UAE — 1:30 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 19 (Wednesday)
Scotland vs Ireland — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
West Indies vs Zimbabwe — 1:30 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 20 (Thursday)
Sri Lanka vs The Netherlands — 9:30 AM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Namibia vs UAE — 1:30 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 21 (Friday)
West Indies vs Ireland — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Scotland vs Zimbabwe — 1:30 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12
October 22 (Saturday)
New Zealand vs Australia — 12:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
England vs Afghanistan — 4:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 23 (Sunday)
Sri Lanka vs Ireland — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
India vs Pakistan — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 24 (Monday)
Bangladesh vs The Netherlands — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
South Africa vs Zimbabwe — 1:30 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 25 (Tuesday)
Australia vs Sri Lanka — 4:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 26 (Wednesday)
England vs Ireland — 9:30 AM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
New Zealand vs Afghanistan — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 27 (Thursday)
South Africa vs Bangladesh — 8:30 AM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India vs The Netherlands — 12:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe — 4:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 28 (Friday)
Afghanistan vs Ireland — 9:30 AM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
England vs Australia — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 29 (Saturday)
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka — 1:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
October 30 (Sunday)
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe — 8:30 AM at The Gabba, Brisbane
Pakistan vs The Netherlands — 12:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
India vs South Africa — 4:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 31 (Monday)
Australia vs Ireland — 1:30 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1 (Tuesday)
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka — 9:30 AM at The Gabba, Brisbane
England vs New Zealand — 1:30 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 2 (Wednesday)
Zimbabwe vs The Netherlands — 9:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India vs Bangladesh — 1:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 3 (Thursday)
Pakistan vs South Africa — 1:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 4 (Friday)
New Zealand vs Ireland — 9:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia vs Afghanistan — 1:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 5 (Saturday)
England vs Sri Lanka — 1:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 6 (Sunday)
South Africa vs The Netherlands — 5:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Pakistan vs Bangladesh — 9:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India vs Zimbabwe — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Semi-finals
November 9 (Wednesday)
Semi-final 1: Group 1 Winner vs Group 2 Runner-up — 1:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 10 (Thursday)
Semi-final 2: Group 2 Winner vs Group 1 Runner-up — 1:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Final
November 13 (Sunday)
Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2 — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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Live TV and live streaming information across continents
Star Network has TV rights in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives while PTV & ARY Digital Networks will broadcast the games in Pakistan. Disney+ Hotstar will stream the games live in India.
| Territory | TV | Streaming/Digital |
| India | Star Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives | Star Network | |
| Pakistan | PTV & ARY Digital Networks | TBC |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV | Rabbithole |
| Canada | Times Internet (Willow) | Hotstar |
| USA | Times Internet (Willow) | ESPN+ |
| USA, Central & South America and Mexico | ESPN+ | |
| Caribbean | ESPN | ESPN |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | Sky Sports |
| Sub Saharan Africa | SuperSport | SuperSport |
| Singapore | StarHub | StarHub |
| Malaysia | Astro | Yupp TV |
| Hong Kong | Now TV | Now TV, Yupp TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports, Channel Nine | Kayo |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sport |
| PNG, Fiji & Pacific Islands | PNG Digicel | PNG Digicel |
| Rest of the World(Continental Europe, SE Asia & Central /South America) | Yupp TV |
Audio broadcast
The tournament will feature audio broadcast spanning English, Hindi, Urdu and Bangla based on the region, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
| Details | Territory | Platform | Language |
| Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India)(AIR) | India | FM/AM | Hindi |
| Digital 2 Sports Global | India | Digital Platform | Hindi/English |
| Shamal Media Services Pvt Limited 106.2 FM | Pakistan | FM | Urdu |
| Sports Entertainment Network Radio | Australia/New Zealand | FM | English |
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Australia | FM | English |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | UK | FM | English |
| Radio 4 | Dubai | FM | Hindi |
| Asiatec MEC Limited | Bangladesh | FM | Bangla |