ICC T20 World Cup 2022

Dates, Time and Location

The Men's T20 World Cup is back for a second edition in as many years – not that any limited-overs cricket fans are complaining.

The competition is traditionally held every two years, though there was no 2018 edition and the 2020 tournament was pushed back a year due to the COVID pandemic.

Reigning champions Australia will hope to defend their title on home soil with all games to be played Down Under.

They defeated Oceanic rivals New Zealand in last year's final, while England were dumped out of the tournament by the Kiwis in the semi-finals following superb last-ditch displays from Daryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham to claw their way to the final.

cricnewshq.com brings you all the dates for the T20 World Cup 2022, including times and locations.

When is the T20 World Cup 2022?

The T20 World Cup 2022 begins on Sunday 16th October 2022.

It will run for just under a month before culminating in the final on Sunday 13th November.

Where is the T20 World Cup 2022 held?

The T20 World Cup 2022 will be held in Australia, spread across seven different cities.

The majority of the action will take place on the south east coast from Adelaide, sweeping around through Sydney and up into Brisbane.

Games will also be played in Perth on the nation's west coast and in Hobart, capital of Tasmania.

T20 World Cup host cities

Adelaide – Adelaide Oval (55,217 capacity)

Brisbane – The Gabba (42,000 capacity)

Geelong – Kardinia Park (26,000 capacity)

Hobart – Bellerive Oval (20,000 capacity)

Perth – Perth Stadium (61,266 capacity)

Melbourne – Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,024 capacity)

Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground (48,601 capacity)

Pakistan vs India Clash

 The T20 World Cup is nearly around the corner with 19 days left for the action to begin in Australia. The World Cup in Australia will be played across seven venues, and Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will be one of them. The MCG stadium, which can host more than 1 lakh people at one time, will be a witness to one of the biggest rivalries in Cricket- India vs Pakistan in the tournament. The two Asian Giants, the cricketing powerhouses, India and Pakistan are set to lock horns against each other for the third time this year, and this time it would be a World Cup match on October 23.

India and Pakistan men have met each other twice this year, both in the Asia Cup 2022. India got the better of Pakistan in the first contest in the Group stage, while Pakistan edged past the men in blue in the second outing in Super 4. Also, the women's sides of both nations have played against each other once this year. The match between them took place in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 when India outclassed their arch-rivals in the group stage.

How does the tournament work?

The first stage of the T20 World Cup involves eight teams that had to go through a qualification phase: Namibia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands in Group A and then Ireland, Scotland, Zimbabwe and West Indies in Group B.

Essentially forming the preliminary stage, the winner and runner-up from each group move forward to the next group stage, joining the teams already qualified. So Australia, Afghanistan, England, New Zealand and Group A winner and Group B runner-up will be in Group 1, while Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and Group B winner and Group A runner-up make up Group 2.

After playing each other in the group, the top two from each group of the Super 12 stage progress to the knockout stages, comprising semi-finals and the final, the latter on November 13.

ICC New Rules 2022

 ICC New Rules for Cricket 2022

ICC's new rules come into effect from October 1

International Cricket Council has introduced some new rules for the cricket that are going to be applicable from the 1st of October 2022. Some of the existing rules are changed while some new rules have also been proposed by ICC for all formats of cricket

1: Permanent ban on use of Saliva for Ball

Due to the Corona Pandemic the International Cricket Board(ICC) has banned the use of saliva for polishing the ball to prevent the spread of the pandemic in players as it may cause severe problems for cricket and cricket events 

2: New batter Facing 

In case of being caught out, the Batsman will not cross the incoming Batsman will face i.e. the crossing rule is finished and the new comer batsman will face the bowler

3: Run out on the non-strikers end

In case of run out on the last ball, the new Batsman will also face i.e. if run out happens on last ball of the over at any end new batsman will face the bowler in the next over

4: Dead Ball Rule Down the Pitch

If the ball hits outside the Pitch, it will be a Dead ball and not a No ball i.e. previously it was a no ball and the batsman could play it and hit a boundary but from now it will be a dead ball and batsman cannot play it

5: 5 Runs penalty for field movement

If the bowler starts running and the fielder makes a move, it will be a Dead ball and the batting team will be awarded 5 runs. i.e. the fielders cannot make any movement after the bowler has started running from its running end until he delivers the ball

6: Slow Over Rate Penalty

If the bowling team does not finish the innings within 90 minutes, one additional fielder will have to be kept in the circle as many overs as there are after 90 minutes. This is for T20 matches. Similar will be observed for the ODI's and Test Matches.

7: Time for New Batsman To reach Crease

If a team's batsman is out and the other batsman does not face the ready ball within 90seconds i.e. 1 minute 30 seconds, then the bowling side can talk to the umpire and take a walk out. There will be an out without playing