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ICC confirm fixtures for UAE, Ireland at Men’s T20 World Cup

By Aman Shukla

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday affirmed the fixtures for UAE and Ireland at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. The UAE and Ireland booked their tickets to Australia in February after wins over Nepal and Oman respectively in the semi-finals of the eight-group qualifier. UAE’s win over Ireland in the Final affirmed their spot in Group A of the First Round, with their three games to be played at Kardinia Park Stadium in Geelong. They’re grouped with Sri Lanka and Namibia and will be joined by the runner-up in Qualifier B that will be played in Zimbabwe in June.

Ireland join West Indies and Scotland in Group B of the first Round, with their three games to be played at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. They will be joined by the Qualifier B winner.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be hosted by Australia for the first time in 2022, with 14 of the 16 teams currently finalised for the October 16 – November 13 event.

UAE Fixtures – Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong

Sunday, October 16, 2022, 7pm AEDT: UAE v Runner-up from Qualifier B

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 7pm AEDT: Sri Lanka v UAE

Thursday, October 20, 2022: 7pm AEDT: Namibia v UAE

Ireland Fixtures – Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Monday, October 17, 2022, 7pm AEDT: Ireland v Winner from Qualifier A

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 3pm AEDT: Scotland v Ireland

Friday, October 21, 2022, 3pm AEDT: West Indies v Ireland.

Aman Shukla

Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication, content writing, and copy writing. Aman is currently working as a subeditor at dailyindianews.com and can be reached at [email protected]