2021 Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup is set to begin on October 17 in the UAE and Oman. The biggest T20 league was earlier supposed to start in India in 2020 but later postponed to the UAE and Oman due to the pandemic. However, BCCI remains the host of the marquee event held in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Oman.
Here’s the complete schedule and full squads of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.
Groups, Stages Schedules and Teams
| Stage | Group | Teams |
| Round 1 | Group A | Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands and Namibia |
| Round 2 | Group B | Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman |
| Super 12 | Group 1 | England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, A1 and B2 |
| Super 12 | Group 2 | India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2 and B |
Round 1 Fixture
| Match No | Date | Match Centers | Time | Venue |
| 1 | 17-Oct-21 | Oman Vs Papua New Guinea | 3:30 PM | Muscat |
| 2 | 17-Oct-21 | Bangladesh Vs Scotland | 7:30 PM | Muscat |
| 3 | 18-Oct-21 | Ireland Vs Netherlands | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 4 | 18-Oct-21 | Sri Lanka Vs Namibia | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 5 | 19-Oct-21 | Scotland Vs Papua New Guinea | 3:30 PM | Muscat |
| 6 | 19-Oct-21 | Oman Vs Bangladesh | 7:30 PM | Muscat |
| 7 | 20-Oct-21 | Namibia Vs Netherlands | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 8 | 20-Oct-21 | Sri Lanka Vs Ireland | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 9 | 21-Oct-21 | Bangladesh Vs Papua New Guinea | 3:30 PM | Muscat |
| 10 | 21-Oct-21 | Oman Vs Scotland | 7:30 PM | Muscat |
| 11 | 22-Oct-21 | Namibia Vs Ireland | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 12 | 22-Oct-21 | Sri Lanka Vs Netherlands | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
Super 12 Group 1 Fixture
| Match No | Date | Match Centers | Time | Venue |
| 1 | 23-Oct-21 | Australia Vs South Africa | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 2 | 23-Oct-21 | England Vs West Indies | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 3 | 24-Oct-21 | A1 Vs B2 | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 4 | 26-Oct-21 | South Africa Vs West Indies | 3:30 PM | Dubai |
| 5 | 27-Oct-21 | England Vs B2 | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 6 | 28-Oct-21 | Australia Vs A1 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 7 | 29-Oct-21 | West Indies Vs B2 | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 8 | 30-Oct-21 | South Africa Vs A1 | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 9 | 30-Oct-21 | England Vs Australia | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 10 | 01-Nov-21 | England Vs A1 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 11 | 02-Nov-21 | South Africa Vs B2 | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 12 | 04-Nov-21 | Australia Vs B2 | 3:30 PM | Dubai |
| 13 | 04-Nov-21 | West Indies Vs A1 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 14 | 06-Nov-21 | Australia Vs West Indies | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 15 | 06-Nov-21 | England Vs South Africa | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
Super 12 Group 2 Fixture
| Match No | Date | Match Centers | Time | Venue |
| 1 | 24-Oct-21 | India Vs Pakistan | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 2 | 25-Oct-21 | Afghanistan Vs B1 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 3 | 26-Oct-21 | Pakistan Vs New Zealand | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 4 | 27-Oct-21 | B1 Vs A2 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 5 | 29-Oct-21 | Afghanistan Vs Pakistan | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 6 | 31-Oct-21 | Afghanistan Vs A2 | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 7 | 31-Oct-21 | India Vs New Zealand | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 8 | 02-Nov-21 | Pakistan Vs A2 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 9 | 03-Nov-21 | New Zealand Vs B1 | 3:30 PM | Dubai |
| 10 | 03-Nov-21 | India Vs Afghanistan | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 11 | 05-Nov-21 | New Zealand Vs A2 | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 12 | 05-Nov-21 | India Vs B1 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 13 | 07-Nov-21 | New Zealand Vs Afghanistan | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 14 | 07-Nov-21 | Pakistan Vs B1 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 15 | 08-Nov-21 | India Vs A2 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Semi-Finals & Final Fixture
| Date | Match | Time |
| 10-Nov-2021 | 1st Semi-Final | 7:30 PM |
| 11-Nov-2021 | 2nd Semi Final | 7:30 PM |
| 14-Nov-2021 | Final | 7:30 PM |
Here’s players list –
Afghanistan – Super 12, Group 2
Squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Shahzad, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan, Farid Ahmed Malik, Naveen ul Haq,
Reserves :Sharafuddin Ashraf, Samiullah Shinwari, Dawlat Zadran, Fazal Haq Farooqi.
Australia – Super 12, Group 1
Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (vc), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
England – Super 12, Group 1
Squad: Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Reserves: Liam Dawson, James Vince, Reece Topley
India – Super 12, Group 2
Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami
Reserves: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur; Mentor: MS Dhoni
Ireland – Round 1, Group A
Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Reserve players: Shane Getkate, Graham Kennedy, Barry McCarthy
Namibia – Round 1, Group A
Squad: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephen Baard, Karl Birkenstock. Michau du Preez, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green, Nicol Lofie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Michael van Lingen, David Wiese, Craig Williams, Picky Ya France
Reserves: Mauritius Ngupita
The Netherlands – Round 1, Group A
Squad: Pieter Seelaar (c), Colin Ackermann, Philippe Boissevain, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren
New Zealand – Super 12, Group 2
Squad: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee
Reserves: Adam Milne
Oman – Round 1, Group B
Squad: Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Sandeep Goud, Nester Dhamba, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Naseem Khushi, Sufyan Mehmood, Fayyaz Butt, Khurram Khan
Pakistan – Super 12, Group 2
Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik.
Travelling Reserves: Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
Papua New Guinea – Round 1, Group B
Squad: Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Nosaina Pokana, Kipling Doriga, Tony Ura, Hiri Hiri, Gaudi Toka, Sese Bau, Damien Ravu, Kabua Vagi-Morea, Simon Atai, Jason Kila, Chad Soper, Jack Gardner
Scotland – Round 1, Group B
Squad: Kyle Coetzer (captain), Richard Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Ally Evans, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal
South Africa – Super 12, Group 1
Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, W Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen
Reserves: George Linde, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams
Sri Lanka – Round 1, Group -A
Squad: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Kusal Janith Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya De Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando.
West Indies – Super 12, Group 1
Squad: Kieron Pollard (Captain), Nicholas Pooran (Vice Captain), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh jr
Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein
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