New Delhi: The International Cricket Council recently announced the fixture for the much-awaited T20 World Cup 2021. The Indian team is all set for the tournament and the squad can be announced anytime soon.
The tournament will be played in UAE and OMAN instead of India in a total of 4 venues Dubai, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. The BCCI holds the hosting rights for the event as it was shifted from India to UAE due covid reasons.
The tournament will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea on October 17, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in the evening match.
India and Pakistan will be locking horns on October 24 in a group-stage encounter of the upcoming T20 World Cup. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman will get underway from October 17, with the final to be played in Dubai on November 14.
Here’s the full schedule of Team India:
| Match | Date | Time | Venue |
| IND vs PAK | Oct-24 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| IND vs NZ | Oct-31 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| IND vs AFG | Nov-03 | 7:30 PM IST | Abu Dhabi |
| India vs B1 | Nov-05 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| India vs A2 | Nov-08 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| Semifinal 1 | Nov-10 | 7:30 PM IST | Abu Dhabi |
| Semifinal 2 | Nov-10 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| Final | Nov-14 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
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Here’s the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Group Team List
Round 1
Group A: Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Namibia
Group B: Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, and Oman
Super 12s
Group 1: England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, Winner Group A, and Runner-Up group B.
Group 2: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Runner-Up group A and Winner Group B.
Here’s the full schedule for the tournament:
| Match No | Date | Fixture | Time (IST) | Venue | Stage |
| 1 | 17-Oct | Oman vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 2 | 17-Oct | Bangladesh vs Scotland | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 3 | 18-Oct | Ireland vs the Netherlands | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 4 | 18-Oct | Sri Lanka vs Namibia | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 5 | 19-Oct | Scotland vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 6 | 19-Oct | Oman vs Bangladesh | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 7 | 20-Oct | Namibia vs the Netherlands | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 8 | 20-Oct | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 9 | 21-Oct | Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 10 | 21-Oct | Oman vs Scotland | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 11 | 22-Oct | Namibia vs Ireland | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 12 | 22-Oct | Sri Lanka vs the Netherlands | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 13 | 23-Oct | Australia vs South Africa | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 14 | 23-Oct | England vs West Indies | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 15 | 24-Oct | A1 vs B2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 16 | 24-Oct | India vs Pakistan | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 17 | 25-Oct | Afghanistan vs B1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 18 | 26-Oct | South Africa vs West Indies | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 19 | 26-Oct | Pakistan vs New Zealand | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 20 | 27-Oct | England vs B2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 21 | 27-Oct | B1 vs A2 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 22 | 28-Oct | Australia vs A1 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 23 | 29-Oct | West Indies vs B2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 24 | 29-Oct | Afghanistan vs Pakistan | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 25 | 30-Oct | South Africa vs A1 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 26 | 30-Oct | England vs Australia | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 27 | 31-Oct | Afghanistan vs A2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 28 | 31-Oct | India vs New Zealand | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 29 | 1-Nov | England vs A1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 30 | 2-Nov | South Africa vs B2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 31 | 2-Nov | Pakistan vs A2 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 32 | 3-Nov | New Zealand vs B1 | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 33 | 3-Nov | India vs Afghanistan | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 34 | 4-Nov | Australia vs B2 | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 35 | 4-Nov | West Indies vs A1 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 36 | 5-Nov | New Zealand vs A2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 37 | 5-Nov | India vs B1 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 38 | 6-Nov | Australia vs West Indies | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 39 | 6-Nov | England vs South Africa | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 40 | 7-Nov | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 41 | 7-Nov | Pakistan vs B1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 42 | 8-Nov | India vs A2 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 43 | 10-Nov | Semi-Final 1 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Playoff |
| 44 | 11-Nov | Semi-Final 2 | 19:30 | Dubai | Playoff |
| 45 | 14-Nov | Final | 19:30 | Dubai | Final |
