The International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 is set to kick-off from today in Australia.
The Pakistan national cricket squad has arrived in Australia to take part in the world’s biggest cricket event. The Men in Green head to the world cup with a triangular series win in New Zealand.
The 16-team mega cricket event will start today (October 16) and will continue for almost a month. The final of the tournament will be played on November 13 in Melbourne.
Teams have been equally divided into two groups. The first round will begin today and continue until the 21st. In this phase, eight teams will compete in the qualifier round to seek a spot in the Super 12 round.
Group A comprises the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, UAE and Namibia. Ireland, the West Indies, Scotland, and Zimbabwe are in Group B. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 12 round.
Eight teams are already in the groups based on their rankings. Group 1 has Australia, England, New Zealand, and Afghanistan, while Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and South Africa are in Group 2.
This is the eighth edition of the T20 World Cup. Australia is hosting the global cricket tournament in seven cities—Melbourne, Geelong, Hobart, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, and Adelaide.
This is the first time Australia has hosted the tournament of the shortest format of cricket. Earlier, the country hosted the ODI World Cup in 1992 and 2015.
The first T20 cup was held in 2007 when India lifted the trophy. Two years later, Pakistan won the tournament in 2009. England became the champions in 2010, followed by the West Indies in 2012, Sri Lanka in 2014 and the West Indies again in 2016.
Australia are defending champions who will play their opening match against New Zealand.
