India face South Africa in ICC T20 WC opening match

Former champions India will square off against South Africa in their opening match of the mens T20 World Cup to be held in Australia next year the International Cricket Council ICC announced TuesdayIndias opening match will take place in Perth on October 24 while the tournament will get underway from October 18 with qualifying rounds in South Geelong according to the fixturesIndia who lost in the semifinals to eventual winners West Indies in the previous edition in 2016 face a qualifying team in their next Super 12 match in Melbourne on October 29 India won the events inaugural edition in 2007The mens competition from October 18 to November 15 will feature several qualifying matches before hosts Australia take on worlds topranked Pakistan in the first match of the tournamentproper on October 24 under lights at the Sydney Cricket GroundICC Chief Executive David Richardson said Whenever we host an event in Australia we know we can guarantee the one billion cricket fans around the world a great showThe worlds best players Outstanding venues Noisy passionate knowledgeable fans Exciting cricket This is the perfect combination for a T20 World Cup and in 2020 we go one step further with two T20 World Cups in one yearDefending champions West Indies play their first Super 12 group stage match against New Zealand on October 25 in MelbourneAustralia Pakistan the West Indies New Zealand and two qualifiers make up Group 1 of the Super 12 stage India England South Africa and Afghanistan and two qualifiers make up the other groupThe first semifinal will take place at the SCG on November 11 with Adelaide Oval hosting the second semifinal the following nightThe final will be played at the MCG on November 15The tournament will be held in eight Australian cities and 13 venuesICC T20 World Cup Australia 2020 Local Organising Committee CEO Nick Hockley said Were so excited to be able to let fans all around Australia and the world know when and where their teams will play so they can start planning nowICC mens T20 World Cup ScheduleFirst round 18 October 2020 Sri Lanka v Qualifier A3 Kardinia Park South Geelong Qualifier A2 v Qualifier A4 Kardinia Park South Geelong19 October 2020 Bangladesh v Qualifier B3 Bellerive Oval Tasmania Qualifier B2 v Qualifier B4 Bellerive Oval Tasmania20 October 2020 Qualifier A3 v Qualifier A4 Kardinia Park South Geelong Sri Lanka v Qualifier A2 Kardinia Park South Geelong21 October 2020 Qualifier B3 v Qualifier B4 Bellerive Oval Tasmania Bangladesh v Qualifier B2 Bellerive Oval Tasmania22 October 2020 Qualifier A2 v Qualifier A3 Kardinia Park South Geelong Sri Lanka v Qualifier A4 Kardinia Park South Geelong23 October 2020 Qualifier B2 v Qualifier B3 Bellerive Oval Tasmania Bangladesh v Qualifier B4 Bellerive Oval TasmaniaSuper 1224 October 2020 Australia v Pakistan Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney India v South Africa Perth Stadium Perth25 October 2020 A1 v B2 Blundstone Arena Hobart New Zealand v Windies Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne26 October 2020 Afghanistan v A2 Perth Stadium Perth England v B1 Perth Stadium Perth27 October 2020 New Zealand v B2 Blundstone Arena Hobart28 October 2020 Afghanistan v B1 Perth Stadium Perth Australia v Windies Perth Stadium Perth29 October 2020 Pakistan v A1 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney India v A2 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 700pm30 October 2020 England v South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Windies v B2 Perth Stadium Perth31 October 2020 Pakistan v New Zealand Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Australia v A1 Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane1 November 2020 South Africa v Afghanistan Adelaide Oval Adelaide India v England Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne2 November 2020 A2 v B1 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney New Zealand v A1 Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane3 November 2020 Pakistan v Windies Adelaide Oval Adelaide Australia v B2 Adelaide Oval Adelaide4 November 2020 England v Afghanistan Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane5 November 2020 South Africa v A2 Adelaide Oval Adelaide India v B1 Adelaide Oval Adelaide 700pm6 November 2020 Pakistan v B2 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Australia v New Zealand Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne7 November 2020 England v A2 Adelaide Oval Adelaide Windies v A1 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne8 November 2020 South Africa v B1 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney India v Afghanistan Sydney Cricket Ground SydneySemifinals 11 November 2020 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney12 November 2020 Adelaide Oval AdelaideFinal 15 November 2020 Melbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneThe Womens T20 World Cup Fixtures21 February 2020 Australia v India Spotless Stadium Sydney22 February 2020 Windies v Qualifier 2 WACA Perth New Zealand v Sri Lanka WACA Perth23 February 2020 England v South Africa WACA Perth24 February 2020 Australia v Sri Lanka WACA Perth India v Qualifier 1 WACA Perth 700pm26 February 2020 England v Qualifier 2 Manuka Oval Canberra Windies v Pakistan Manuka Oval Canberra27 February 2020 India v New Zealand Junction Oval Melbourne Australia v Qualifier 1 Manuka Oval Canberra28 February 2020 South Africa v Qualifier 2 Manuka Oval Canberra England v Pakistan Manuka Oval Canberra29 February 2020 India v Sri Lanka Junction Oval Melbourne South Africa v Pakistan Spotless Stadium Sydney1 March 2020 South Africa v Pakistan Spotless Stadium Sydney England v Windies Spotless Stadium Sydney2 March 2020 Sri Lanka v Qualifier 1 Junction Oval Melbourne Australia v New Zealand Junction Oval Melbourne3 March 2020 Pakistan v Qualifier 2 Spotless Stadium Sydney Windies v South Africa Spotless Stadium Sydney5 March 2020 Semifinal 1 SCG Sydney Semifinal 2 SCG Sydney8 March 2020 Final MCG MelbourneCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side 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