Hosts Australia will be the defending champions.© AFP
NS 2022 T20 World Cup Australia will be held at seven venues, officials confirmed on Tuesday, forcing Sri Lanka and West Indies to make it to the Super 12s. The tournament, which was to be held Down Under in 2020 but was pushed back by two years due to the coronavirus, will take place between October 16 and November 13. A total of 45 matches will be played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with the final under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Sydney and Adelaide will host the semi-finals.
Chris Tetley, Head of Events, said: “With 12 teams already confirmed in the line-up, we eagerly await the conclusion of the qualification process to see which other teams will join them. “
“We look forward to seeing the return of ICC events in Australia and are pleased to announce the seven host cities for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Following the success of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020 and a two-year postponement We are now looking forward to planning the 2022 event in collaboration with the local organizing committee.”
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Australia will become the defending champion after defeating New Zealand By eight wickets in Dubai on Sunday, both of this year’s finalists have automatically qualified for the Super 12 stage with Afghanistan, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan and South Africa being the eight highest-ranked teams.
Sri Lanka and the West Indies will play preliminary rounds with Namibia, Scotland and four other nations through two qualifying tournaments – in Oman in February and Zimbabwe in June–July, 2022.
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