T20 World Cup Schedule: The start of the qualifying phase, when, where, and against whom will Pakistan's matches be played, and who is included in the squad?
The seventh edition of the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman is set to begin today.
Two matches will be played on the first day of the qualifying round of the event. Oman and Papua New Guinea will play in the opening match, while Bangladesh and Scotland will face each other in the second match to be played in the evening.
The tournament is being played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, with 12 teams taking part in the final round (Super 12).
The unique thing about the tournament is that there is a qualifying round before it starts, with eight teams participating, four of whom will qualify for the next round (Super 12). This phase will continue till October 22.
The seventh edition of the World Twenty20 was scheduled to take place in 2020, but was postponed due to the global coronavirus epidemic. The World Twenty20 is taking place five years later and cricket fans are eagerly awaiting it.
The Pakistani team is not entering the World Cup as a favorite, but analysts believe that Pakistan's past experience in the UAE could definitely benefit it.
Pakistan's 18-member squad for the World Cup has been announced, which also includes three reserve players under special code protocols.
The squad that was initially announced has undergone four changes since the National T20 tournament and while Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, and Haider Ali have been part of the squad for the first time, Fakhr Zaman has been transferred from the reserve player to the central squad. Moved.
The Pakistani team performed well in the first four editions of the T20 World Cup, reaching the final in the first two editions and the semi-finals in the next two. However, in the 2014 and 2016 World Cups, Pakistan failed to reach the semi-finals.
Qualifying stage
The uniqueness of the tournament is that it will be preceded by a qualifying round which will feature eight teams, including Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and four of them will qualify for the next round (Super 12). Will
The Super 12 stage will be followed by the semi-final stage, after which the final of the tournament will be played on November 14.
Pakistan's group will also include the second-placed team in Group A of the qualifying round and the top-ranked team in Group B.
T20 World Cup 2021 schedule
The following are the details of which teams Pakistan will play in this World Cup, what will be the times of these matches, where they will be played and which players are included in the Pakistan squad.