The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, which is set to take place from 17 October to 14 November in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The two groups have been selected on the basis of team rankings as of March 20. Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies are in Group 1 while, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and New Zealand are in Group 2 of Super 12s.
Sri Lanka will be joined by Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia in Group A while, Bangladesh will be joined by Oman, Papua New Guinea and Scotland in Group B. Eight teams will contest the first round including automatic qualifiers Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with the rest six who sealed their spot in the qualifiers two years ago. “We are delighted to announce the groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. There are some great matchups 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,” said ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice in a statement.
