After waiting for more than 5 years finally T20 World Cup going to happen this year. The last t20 world cup was played in 2016 which India hosted. West Indies was champion of that edition by beating England in the final. In this edition total of 16 teams are participating to win the T20 World Cup final.
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Key Highlights
The 7th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament has started on 17th October 2021. This year, 16 teams are participating in the event. The host countries of this tournament are UAE and Oman. Key Highlights are given below.
Time TableCheck Below
| Tournament Name | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
| Tournament Organizer | International Cricket Council (ICC). |
| Match Type | 20 Twenty |
| Total Teams | 16 |
| Host Country | UAE |
| Starting Date | 17th October 2021 |
| Last Match Date | 14th October 2021 |
| Tournament Frequency | 2 Years |
| Schedule | Given Below |
| Points Table | Given Below |
| Winners List | Check Below |
| Player of the Tournament | Check Below |
| ICC Official Website | https://www.icc-cricket.com/ |
| T20 World Cup Official Website | https://www.t20worldcup.com/ |
T20 World Cup Host Country (2007 – 2021)
International Cricket Council (ICC) decides for the hosts of the tournament after examining the bids and interests expressed by the country for the T20 World Cup event.
The inauguration event was hosted by South Africa in 2007. After that England hosted in 2009, West Indies in 2010, Sri Lanka in 2012. Bangladesh and India hosted the tournament in 2014 and 2016 respectively.
Edition of 2020 World Cup was scheduled to Play in Australia but due to Covid-19 pandemic, the tournament has been postponed by 2021 with the new Host India. Again, the Covind-19 pandemic in India, International Cricket Council (ICC ), and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to relocate the venue and it will be playing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE ) and Oman. West Indies and Malaysia have shown interest to host T20 World Cup 2023. These two countries could be the main contender to host the tournament.
| T20 World Cup | Host Country |
| T20 WC 2007 | South Africa. |
| T20 WC 2009 | England |
| T20 WC 2010 | West Indies |
| T20 WC 2012 | Sri Lanka |
| T20 WC 2014 | Bangladesh |
| T20 WC 2016 | India |
| T20 WC 2021 | UAE |
All Teams for T20 World Cup 2021
After the 2012 T20 World Cup, ICC had decided to expand the teams. Since the 2014 World Cup total of 16 teams have been participating and this edition also will be played in the same format. In the earlier editions i.e 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 there was a total of 12 teams participated. In the recent notification, ICC has decided to include four new teams for the next four T20 World Cup Tournaments. The teams which are participating in T20 World Cup are Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, Namibia, Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, Oman, England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan.
ICC Men’s Cricket T20 World Cup 2021 Teams Squad
All the 16 teams have announced their squad for the World Cup 2021. The World Cup is scheduled to start from 17th October 2021 in the United Arab of Emirates (UAE) and Oman.
Sri Lanka Team Squad for World Cup 2021
Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal J 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.
Ireland Team Squad for World Cup 2021
Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Graham Kennedy, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Netherlands Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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.
Namibia Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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.
Bangladesh Team Squad for World Cup 2021
Mahmud Ullah (Captain), Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Shamim Hossain.
Scotland Team Squad for World Cup 2021
Kyle Coetzer (c), Richard Berrington (vc), Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace (wk), Mark Watt, Brad Wheal.
Papua New Guinea Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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.
Oman Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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.
England Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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
Australia Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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
Reserves: Dan Christian, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Sams
South Africa Team Squad for World Cup 2021
Temba Bavuma (c), Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen
Reserves: George Linde, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams
West Indies Team Squad for World Cup 2021
Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran (vc), 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 jnr
Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein
India Team Squad for World Cup 2021
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami
Reserves: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel | Mentor: MS Dhoni | Coach: Ravi Shastri
Pakistan Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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.
New Zealand Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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
Afghanistan Team Squad for World Cup 2021
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.
ICC Cricket T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule, Time Table, Fixtures
ICC Men’s Cricket Twenty Twenty World Cup will be starting from 17th October 2021. The first match will be played in between
Oman vs Papua New Guinea. India will begin their battle with Pakistan on 24th October 2021. Complete Time Table and Fixtures for T20 World Cup 2021 are mentioned below in table format ICC Cricket T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule, Time Table, Fixtures
ICC Men’s Cricket Twenty Twenty World Cup will be starting from 17th October 2021. The first match will be played in between
Oman vs Papua New Guinea. India will begin their battle with Pakistan on 24th October 2021. Complete Time Table and Fixtures for T20 World Cup 2021 are mentioned below in table format
| Match No | Date | Vs | Rounds | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17-10-21 | Bangladesh vs Scotland | 1st | Group B |
| 2 | 17-10-21 | Oman vs Papua New Guinea | 1st | Group B |
| 4 | 18-10-21 | Sri Lanka vs Namibia | 1st | Group A |
| 3 | 18-10-21 | Ireland vs Netherlands | 1st | Group A |
| 5 | 19-10-21 | Scotland vs Papua New Guinea | 1st | Group B |
| 6 | 19-10-21 | Oman vs Bangladesh | 1st | Group B |
| 7 | 20-10-21 | Namibia vs Netherlands | 1st | Group A |
| 8 | 20-10-21 | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | 1st | Group A |
| 9 | 21-10-21 | Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea | 1st | Group B |
| 10 | 21-10-21 | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | 1st | Group B |
| 11 | 22-10-21 | Namibia vs Ireland | 1st | Group A |
| 12 | 22-10-21 | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | 1st | Group A |
| 13 | 23-10-21 | Australia vs South Africa | 1st | Group 1 |
| 14 | 23-10-21 | England vs West Indies | 1st | Group 1 |
| 15 | 24-10-21 | A1 vs B2 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 16 | 24-10-21 | India vs Pakistan | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 17 | 25-10-21 | Afghanistan vs B1 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 18 | 26-10-21 | South Africa vs West Indies | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 19 | 26-10-21 | Pakistan vs New Zealand | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 20 | 27-10-21 | England vs B2 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 21 | 27-10-21 | B1 vs A2 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 22 | 28-10-21 | Australia vs A1 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 23 | 29-10-21 | West Indies vs B2 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 24 | 29-10-21 | Afghanistan vs Pakistan | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 25 | 30-10-21 | South Africa vs A1 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 26 | 30-10-21 | England vs Australia | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 27 | 31-10-21 | Afghanistan vs A2 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 28 | 31-10-21 | India vs New Zealand | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 29 | 01-11-21 | England vs A1 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 30 | 02-11-21 | South Africa vs B2 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 31 | 02-11-21 | Pakistan vs A2 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 32 | 02-11-21 | New Zealand vs TBC | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 33 | 03-11-21 | New Zealand vs B1 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 34 | 03-11-21 | India vs Afghanistan | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 35 | 04-11-21 | Australia vs B2 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 36 | 04-11-21 | West Indies vs A1 | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 37 | 05-11-21 | New Zealand vs A2 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 38 | 05-11-21 | India vs B1 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 39 | 06-11-21 | Australia vs West Indies | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 40 | 06-11-21 | England vs South Africa | Super 12 | Group 1 |
| 41 | 07-11-21 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 42 | 07-11-21 | Pakistan vs B1 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| 43 | 08-11-21 | India vs A2 | Super 12 | Group 2 |
| Date | Team | Match Name |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2021 | TBC vs TBC | 1st Semi-Final |
| 11 Nov 2021 | TBC vs TBC | 2nd Semi-Final |
| 14 Nov 2021 | TBC vs TBC | Final |
T20 World Cup 2021 Points Table, Live Updates
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 Points Table Standings. The 7th edition of t20 world cup has started on 17th October in UAE and Oman. Total 16 teams participating this year. After the qualifier match, The super 12 will be played with the top 12 teams. Updated all the team’s Points table is in table format.
Group 1
| Teams | P | W | L | NR | Points | NRR |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3.970 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.253 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.179 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.583 |
| West Indies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.550 |
Group 2
| Teams | P | W | L | NR | Points | NRR |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6.500 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.973 |
| Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.973 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6.500 |
T20 World Cup Winners List (2007 – 2021)
The first T20 World cup was played in 2007 with 12 teams. South Africa was the host country for that tournament. India was the winner of the inauguration T20 World Cup after beating Pakistan in the final match. The last t20 world cup was played in 2016. West Indies was the winner of that edition.
| Winner | Runner up | Year/Host |
| 1. India | Pakistan | 2007/South Africa |
| 2. Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 2009/England |
| 3. England | Australia | 2010/ West Indies |
| 4. West Indies | Sri Lanka | 2012/Sri Lanka |
| 5. Sri Lanka | India | 2014/Bangladesh |
| 6. West Indies | England | 2016/India |
| 7.Australia | New Zealand | 2021/UAE and Oman |