
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday (September 8) announced the warm up schedule for all 16 teams that will be part of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia next month.
India will face defending champions Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane, but before that the first round teams will commence their preparations in Melbourne, with matches split between the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Junction Oval from 10-13 October.
Teams that are already in the Super 12 will play all warm-up fixtures over two match days in Brisbane on October 17 and 19 at The Gabba and Allan Border Field.
India will face Australia on October 17 and New Zealand two days later on October 19 in their warm-up fixture matches as before they open the tournament proper against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23.
The first warm-up fixture is between West Indies and UAE at the Junction Oval on October 10, while Scotland takes on the Netherlands in the second match of the day at the same venue.
Hosts and reigning champions Australia will play only one warm-up game like Englandm who will only face Pakistan in the build up to the T20 extravaganza.
Meanwhile the other teams all have two warm-up matches lined up before they start their ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 camapaign.
The first round begins on October 16 when Sri Lanka faces Namibia at Kardinia Park Stadium in Geelong and the Super 12 starts on October 22 with hosts Australia taking on their Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in Sydney.
Here is a look at the T20 World Cup 2022 Warm-Up schedule with dates and timing in IST:
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Time in IST |
| 10 October | West Indies vs UAE | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 5:30 AM |
| 10 October | Scotland vs Netherlands | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| 11 October | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | MCG, Melbourne | 9 AM |
| 11 October | Namibia vs Ireland | MCG, Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| 12 October | West Indies vs Netherlands | MCG, Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| 13 October | Zimbabwe vs Namibia | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 5:30 AM |
| 13 October | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| 13 October | Scotland vs UAE | MCG, Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| 17 October | Australia vs India | The Gabba, Brisbane | 9:30 AM |
| 17 October | New Zealand vs South Africa | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | 9:30 AM |
| 17 October | England vs Pakistan | The Gabba, Brisbane | 1:30 PM |
| 17 October | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | 1:30 PM |
| 19 October | Afghanistan vs Pakistan | The Gabba, Brisbane | 8:30 AM |
| 19 October | Bangladesh vs South Africa | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | 1:30 PM |
| 19 October | New Zealand vs India | The Gabba, Brisbane | 1:30 PM |