The T20 World Cup has been scheduled from 16th October onwards, with the final likely to take place at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) next month. However, this 8th edition is said to be made up of 16 teams. Out of them, countries based on their rankings like South Africa, India, etc have already made it to the super 12. Those eight teams are divided into two groups, Group 1 and 2.
While the other countries like West Indies, Sri Lanka etc are yet to make it to Top 12. Those countries will be part of qualifier groups ‘A’ and ‘B’. Both these groups consist of 4 teams.
Group A- Sri Lanka, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, and Netherlands.
Group B- West Indies, Scotland, Zimbabwe, and Ireland.
Among them, the top 2 teams of both ‘A’ and ‘B’ will be joining the Group 1 and 2 at the Super 12. After they are being selected, the final outcomes will be as follows:
Group 1- England, Australia, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Winner of Group A and Runner up of Group B.
Group 2- India, South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Winner of Group B and Runner up of Group A.
The qualifier rounds have been scheduled to take place from October 16- October 21.
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Complete Schedule of Qualifier Matches:
- Sunday, 16th October (15:00) – Sri Lanka vs Namibia
- Sunday, 16th October (19:00)- United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands
- Monday, 17th October (15:00)- West Indies vs Scotland
- Monday, 17th October (19:00)- Zimbabwe vs Ireland
- Tuesday, 18th October (15:00)- Namibia vs Netherlands
- Tuesday, 18th October (19:00)- Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates
- Wednesday, 19th October (15:00)- Scotland vs Ireland
- Wednesday, 19th October (19:00)- West Indies vs Zimbabwe
- Thursday, 20th October (15:00)- Netherlands vs Sri Lanka
- Thursday, 20th October (19:00)- Namibia vs United Arab Emirates
- Friday, 21st October (15:00)- Ireland vs West Indies
- Friday, 21st October (19:00)- Scotland vs Zimbabwe
Speculated Predictions
There have been a lot of assumptions concerning the qualifiers who will make it to Top 12. As per reports, for Group ‘A’ the qualification for Sri Lanka is partially guaranteed, as they recently managed to defeat India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to win the title at a tournament. On the other hand, Netherlands have shown to be competitive in the series against Pakistan and New Zealand, recently. While countries like the United Arab Emirates didn’t qualify for the Asia Cup at the moment, another competitor Namibia is yet to play a high level T20 this year. The two countries are expected to showcase their extraordinary skills and give a hardy competition to the rest.
According to reports, from Group ‘B’ the West Indies is expected to qualify, as they are in a better position, when compared to the rest of three competitors. Moreover, Ireland might be qualified next, after their very recent performance, where they defeated Afghanistan in a tight five game T20 series. Another country, Zimbabwe is also expected to give them a good run, after their recent ODI win against Australia, and T20 World Cup series victory over Bangladesh. And Scotland might be providing a tough competition to the rest.
Well, nothing can be said at the moment as the players are preparing well for this tournament. Every team has been putting in a lot of effort in order to present their stunning performances.
