DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Friday India and Pakistan will face off in the Super 12s stage of the 2021 men's T20 World Cup.
The ICC announced the groups for the first round and the Super 12s stage of the tournament — which is the first multi-team event that the cricket body will oragnise since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The groups, selected on the basis of team rankings as of 20 March 2021, see defending champions the West Indies pooled along with former champions England, Australia and South Africa in Group 1 of the Super 12s, with two qualifiers from Round 1 joining them.
Group 2 will comprise former champions India and Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, and the other two qualifiers from Round 1.
Eight teams will contest the first round including automatic qualifiers Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with the remaining six who booked their spot through the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019.
Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia join Sri Lanka in Group A, whilst Oman, PNG and Scotland will face Bangladesh in Group B.
It is pertinent to mention that the tournament is being held in the UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14 after it was shifted from India due to the pandemic.
The groupings:
Round 1
Group A: Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands and Namibia
Group B: Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman
Super 12s
Group 1: England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, A1 and B2.
Group 2: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2 and B1.
"These are happy tears and not sad tears," Sania says as she gets emotional during post-match presentation ceremony
Star fast bowler will take over as the largest province's sports minister in due time
Babar Azam wins ICC ODI Player of Year award for second consecutive year with his "match-winning knocks, spell-binding...
League will begin with defending champions Lahore Qalandars taking on 2021 champions Multan Sultans
Cricketer raises questions over being "ignored" for T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia
Mendes first became Ronaldo's agent when star player was a teenager