All you need to know about the 1st round of the T20 World Cup 2022
The T20 World Cup 2022 is all set to kick-start on October 16, and the event will witness a total of 16 teams vying for the T20 trophy in Australia. The marquee event will be hosted across seven Australian cities namely Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Geelong, Hobart, Sydney, and Melbourne.
The knockouts will be played at the iconic SCG and the Adelaide oval, followed by the finals at the MCG. Just like the previous edition of the tournament, the T20 World Cup will be played in three different rounds this year too.
The event will start with the First-Round games, followed by the Super 12 stage, and it will conclude with the knockouts, which include the semi-finals and Finals. Eight teams will compete in the First Round.
Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies qualified based on their finish in the 2021 edition. Ireland, Netherlands, UAE, and Zimbabwe advanced later after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers, which Zimbabwe won.
The eight teams have been split into two groups (A and B) of four each. The teams that end in the first and second positions of each group will move further into the Super 12 stage.
First-Round Groups and Squads:
Group A
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Helao Ya France.
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), 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: Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, 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: C P Rizwan (c), Vriitya Aravind, 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.
Group B
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.
Scotland: Richard Berrington (c), George Munsey, Michael Leask, Bradley Wheal, Chris Sole, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Matthew Cross, Calum MacLeod, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullen, Michael Jones, Craig Wallace.
West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (c), 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 (c), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, 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.
First-Round Schedule
Sunday 16 October
3:00 PM – Sri Lanka v Namibia (Kardinia Park, Geelong)
7:00 PM – UAE v Netherlands (Kardinia Park, Geelong)
Monday 17 October
3:00 PM – West Indies v Scotland (Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
7:00 PM – Zimbabwe v Ireland (Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
Tuesday 18 October
3:00 PM – Namibia v Netherlands (Kardinia Park, Geelong)
7:00 PM – Sri Lanka v UAE (Kardinia Park, Geelong)
Wednesday 19 October
3:00 PM – Scotland v Ireland (Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
7:00 PM – West Indies v Zimbabwe (Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
Thursday 20 October
3:00 PM – Netherlands v Sri Lanka (Kardinia Park, Geelong)
7:00 PM – Namibia v UAE (Kardinia Park, Geelong)
Friday 21 October
3:00 PM – Ireland v West Indies (Bellerive Park, Hobart)
7:00 PM – Scotland v Zimbabwe (Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
