ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Groups Announced. Check IND vs PAK match Date

T20 World Cup 2021 Groups Announced: In a massive breaking news, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the groups for this year’s Men’s T20 World Cup. The T20 tournament will be hosted by the BCCI in Oman and the UAE from 17 October to 14 November. The groups have been selected on the basis of the latest team rankings as of 20 March, 2021.

T20 World Cup 2021 Groups Announced

The T20 World Cup defending champions West Indies are placed in Group 1 alongside England, Australia and South Africa in the Super 12 with two qualifiers from Round 1 joining them. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are named in Group 2 alongwith New Zealand, Afghanistan and the two qualifying teams from Round 1. As many as eight teams, Sri Lanka, Oman, Scotland, Ireland, PNG, Namibia, Netherlands and Bangladesh will fight out in the Round 1 qualifiers of the T20 World Cup.

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In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Round 1, Ireland, Netherlands, Namibia and Sri Lanka are placed in Group A while Oman, PNG, Scotland and Bangladesh are selected in Group B.

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ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice: “We are delighted to announce the groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. There are some great match ups offered by the groups and it starts to bring the event to life for our fans as our first multi-team event since the onset of the global pandemic draws closer.

“Given the disruption caused by COVID-19, we selected the cutoff date as close as possible to the event to ensure we were able to include the maximum amount of cricket in the rankings which determine the groups. There is no doubt we will witness some highly competitive cricket when the event gets underway in just three months.”

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah: “With the announcement of groupings, our countdown for the ICC T20 World Cup kickstarts. There is nothing that separates the two groups as both are packed with sides that are highly competitive in the shortest format of the game. Having said that, the exciting T20 format is known for its surprises, and we must be prepared for the same. I am sure we will witness some exciting and nail-biting games

“I am particularly delighted to be in Oman. As a major force in world cricket, the BCCI has always endeavoured to promote and assist Associate Nations. In my capacity as Asian Cricket Council President, my vision is to take cricket far and deep into Asia. Co-hosting the World Cup will put Oman Cricket on the global stage. They are also playing the Qualifiers and it will be an icing on the cake if they make it to the Super 12s.”

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly: “It is good to get Oman in the frame of world cricket with the hosting of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. It will help a lot of young players take an interest in the game. We know it will be a world class event in this part of the world.”

Oman Cricket Chairman, Pankaj Khimji: “Oman Cricket has come a long way and today is a watershed moment for us to have ICC and BCCI here at Oman Cricket Academy to announce the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup groups!

Playing in and hosting the event gives us an opportunity to showcase not just our commitment to growing the game but also showcasing Oman as a welcoming destination to the world!”

Vice President Emirates Cricket Board, Khalid Al Zarooni: “Understanding the current sporting climate, in such unprecedented times, Emirates Cricket congratulates the ICC, the BCCI and the respective teams on today’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 groupings’ announcement.

“Looking at these groups we anticipate a highly competitive, thoroughly enjoyable spectacle of international cricket. This is truly an aspirational tournament and one the wider UAE Cricket team is extremely excited to be involved in.”

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