• Australia players winning the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday, November 4, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Australia players winning the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday, November 4, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Mitchell Marsh celebrates winning the T20 World Cup final. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Mitchell Marsh celebrates winning the T20 World Cup final. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Australia's David Warner scored a fine fifty to set up victory over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Australia's David Warner scored a fine fifty to set up victory over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Australia's Mitchell Marsh scored a superb fifty against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Australia's Mitchell Marsh scored a superb fifty against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • David Warner celebrates reaching fifty at the Dubai International Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    David Warner celebrates reaching fifty at the Dubai International Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • New Zealand captain Kane Williamson held the innings together with a fifty. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    New Zealand captain Kane Williamson held the innings together with a fifty. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Australia's Steve Smith fields at the boundary. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Australia's Steve Smith fields at the boundary. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • New Zealand's Kane Williamson is caught on the boundary by Steve Smith. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    New Zealand's Kane Williamson is caught on the boundary by Steve Smith. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Josh Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3-16. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Josh Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3-16. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Australia's Glenn Maxwell at the Dubai International Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Australia's Glenn Maxwell at the Dubai International Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National

T20 World Cup 2022 guide: How to watch in UAE, fixtures, squads and prize money


Paul Radley
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Australia will attempt to defend the trophy they won in Dubai last year when they host the T20 World Cup this month.

The competition will begin with first-round group matches in Geelong and Tasmania, starting on October 16.

The two teams who top those two groups of four will advance to play alongside the top-ranking sides in the Super 12 phase.

Are UAE playing?

For just the second time in history, the UAE will be part of the competition.

Back in 2014, the national team lost all their matches in the preliminary round of the World T20 in Sylhet in Bangladesh.

They will be hoping for better this time having been pitched into a group with Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Namibia.

Groups (world rankings in brackets)

A – Sri Lanka (8), UAE (13), Netherlands (18), Namibia (14)

B – West Indies (7), Scotland (15), Ireland (12), Zimbabwe (11)

Super 12

1 – Afghanistan (10), Australia (6), New Zealand (5), England (2), A1, B2

2 – Bangladesh (9), India (1), Pakistan (4), South Africa (3), B1, A2

Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh

England: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Alex Hales

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Rillee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Martin Guptill, Lachlan Ferguson, Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Trent Boult, Finn Allen

  • UAE players celebrate their win over Nepal in the T20 World Cup Qualifier at the Oman Cricket Academy in Muscat. All images Subas Humagain for The National
    UAE players celebrate their win over Nepal in the T20 World Cup Qualifier at the Oman Cricket Academy in Muscat. All images Subas Humagain for The National
  • UAE captain Ahmed Raza picked up five wickets to help his team beat Nepal and qualify for the 2022 T20 World Cup.
    UAE captain Ahmed Raza picked up five wickets to help his team beat Nepal and qualify for the 2022 T20 World Cup.
  • UAE celebrate victory over Nepal in the T20 World Cup Qualifier at the Oman Cricket Academy in Muscat.
    UAE celebrate victory over Nepal in the T20 World Cup Qualifier at the Oman Cricket Academy in Muscat.
  • Muhamed Waseem and Vriitya Aravind, right, set up UAE's win over Nepal in the T20 World Cup Qualifier at the Oman Cricket Academy in Muscat.
    Muhamed Waseem and Vriitya Aravind, right, set up UAE's win over Nepal in the T20 World Cup Qualifier at the Oman Cricket Academy in Muscat.
  • UAE batsman Vriitya Aravind plays a shot in the T20 World Cup Qualifier against Nepal on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
    UAE batsman Vriitya Aravind plays a shot in the T20 World Cup Qualifier against Nepal on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
  • Muhamed Waseem and Vriitya Aravind touch gloves during the T20 World Cup Qualifier.
    Muhamed Waseem and Vriitya Aravind touch gloves during the T20 World Cup Qualifier.
  • Muhamad Waseem of UAE in action against Nepal.
    Muhamad Waseem of UAE in action against Nepal.
  • UAE batsman Chirag Suri plays a shot.
    UAE batsman Chirag Suri plays a shot.
  • Nepal's Sandeep Namichhane bowls against UAE.
    Nepal's Sandeep Namichhane bowls against UAE.
  • Nepal players celebrate a wicket against UAE.
    Nepal players celebrate a wicket against UAE.

Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (captain), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith, Shamarh Brooks

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Mossadek Hossain, Litton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain, Nasum Ahmed

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (captain), Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Salim Safi, Usman Ghani.

Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (captain), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Sean Williams

Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young

UAE: CP Rizwan (captain), Vriitya Aravind, Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Aryan Lakra, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali, Alishan Sharafu, Aayan Afzal Khan

Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (captain), JJ Smit, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Pikki Ya France

Scotland: Richard Berrington (captain), George Munsey, Michael Leask, Bradley Wheal, Chris Sole, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Matthew Cross, Calum MacLeod, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullen, Michael Jones, Craig Wallace

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmed, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh

Broadcast

Matches will be shown live on Starzplay in the UAE. Subscriptions are available at Dh24.99 a month.

The national team’s opening round matches will start at 12pm UAE time.

Radio

Hindi-language commentary on the matches is available in Dubai on Radio 4.

Prize money

Winners: $1.6 million

Runners-up: $800,000

Losing semi-finalists: $400,000

Super 12 wins: $40,000

Super 12 exit: $70,000

First round wins: $40,000

First Round exit: $40,000

Updated: October 10, 2022, 2:35 AM