After the 2020 Men's T20 World Cup -- scheduled to be played in Australia -- was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition is set to end a five-year wait for the global tournament on October 17 with the first qualifying round featuring 2014 champions Sri Lanka. The World Cup was scheduled to take place in India but was later shifted to UAE and Oman. Here's the full list of squads and fixtures of the upcoming mega event.
First Round, Group A
Ireland
Matches:
18 Oct – v Netherlands, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20 Oct – v Sri Lanka, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
22 Oct – v Namibia, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Full Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Graham Kennedy, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young
Namibia
Matches:
18 Oct – v Sri Lanka, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20 Oct – v Netherlands, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
22 Oct – v Ireland, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Full Squad: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephen Baard, Karl Birkenstock. Michau du Preez, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green, Nicol Lofie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Michael van Lingen, David Wiese, Craig Williams, Picky Ya France; Reserves: Mauritius Ngupita
The Netherlands
Matches:
18 Oct – v Ireland, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20 Oct – v Namibia, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
23 Oct – v Sri Lanka, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Full Squad: Pieter Seelaar (c), Colin Ackermann, Philippe Boissevain, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren
Sri Lanka
Matches:
18 Oct - v Namibia, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20 Oct - v Ireland, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
22 Oct - v Netherlands, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Full Squad: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dhananjaya De Silva, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kamindu Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrema, Lahiru Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana.
Reserves: Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando, Akila Dananjaya, Pulina Tharanga.
First Round, Group B
Bangladesh
Matches:
17 Oct – v Scotland, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
19 Oct – v Oman, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
21 Oct – v Papua New Guinea, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Full Squad: Mahmud Ullah (Captain), Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Kumer Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Shamim Hossain; Reserves: Rubel Hossain, Aminul Islam Biplob
Oman
Matches:
17 Oct – v Papua New Guinea, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
19 Oct – v Bangladesh, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
21 Oct – v Scotland, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Full Squad: Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Sandeep Goud, Nester Dhamba, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Naseem Khushi, Sufyan Mehmood, Fayyaz Butt, Khurram Khan
Papua New Guinea
Matches:
17 Oct – v Oman, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
19 Oct – v Scotland, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
21 Oct – v Bangladesh, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Full Squad: Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Nosaina Pokana, Kipling Doriga, Tony Ura, Hiri Hiri, Gaudi Toka, Sese Bau, Damien Ravu, Kabua Vagi-Morea, Simon Atai, Jason Kila, Chad Soper, Jack Gardner
Scotland
Matches:
17 Oct - v Bangladesh, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
19 Oct - v Papua New Guinea, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
21 Oct - v Oman, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amarat
Full Squad: Kyle Coetzer (c), Richard Berrington (vc), Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace (wk), Mark Watt, Brad Wheal
Super 12 Group 1
Australia
Matches:
23 October – v South Africa, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
28 October – v A1, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
30 October – v England, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
4 November – v B2, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
6 November – v West Indies, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Full Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (vc), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
England
Matches:
23 Oct – v West Indies, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
27 Oct – v B2, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
30 Oct – v Australia, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
1 Nov – v A1, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
6 Nov – v South Africa, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Full Squad: Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood;
Reserves: Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, James Vince
South Africa
Matches:
23 Oct – v Australia , at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
26 Oct – v West Indies, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
30 Oct – v A1, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
2 Nov – v B2, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
6 Nov – v England, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Final Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, W Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen; Reserves: George Linde, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams
West Indies
Matches:
24 Oct – v England, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
26 Oct – v South Africa, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
29 Oct – v B2, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
5 Nov – v A1, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
6 Nov – v Australia, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Final Squad: Kieron Pollard (Captain), Nicholas Pooran (Vice Captain), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh jr
Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein
Super 12 Group 2
Afghanistan
Matches:
26 Oct – v B1, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
30 Oct – v Pakistan, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
31 Oct – v A2, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
4 Nov – v India, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
7 Nov – v New Zealand, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Full Squad: Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen ul Haq, Hamid Hassan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Qais Ahmed
Reserves: Afsar Zazai, Farid Ahmed Malik
India
Matches:
24 Oct – v Pakistan, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
31 Oct – v New Zealand, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
3 Nov – v Afghanistan, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
5 Nov – v B1, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
8 Nov – v A2, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Full Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami; Stand-by: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur; Mentor: MS Dhoni
New Zealand
Matches:
26 Oct – v Pakistan, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
31 Oct – v India, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
3 Nov – v B1, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
5 Nov – v A2, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
7 Nov – v Afghanistan, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Full Squad: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee; Injury cover: Adam Milne
Pakistan
Matches:
24 October – v India, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
26 October – v New Zealand, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
29 October – v Afghanistan, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
2 November – v A2, at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
7 November – v B1, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Full Squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood