World cricket is gearing up for the biggest T20I tournament which is scheduled to start from October 17 in the United Arab Emirates. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, Oman and Papua New Guinea have announced their squads. As per the ICC rules, teams can name a 15-member squad and 3 reserves.

ICC Men’s Cricket T20 World Cup 2021 Stage, Group and Team Details:

Stage	Group	Teams
Round 1	Group A	Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands and Namibia
Round 1	Group B	Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman
Super 12s	Group 1	England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, A1 and B2
Super 12s	Group 2	India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2 and B

There are 8 teams in round 1 playing matches into 2 groups. Group A has Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands, Namibia and Group B has Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, Oman. From each group, 2 teams will qualify. These 4 teams later will be part of already qualified 8 teams (India, West Indies, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Afghanistan) in Super 12. Semi Finals to be played on 10 and 11 November. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Final is to be played on November 14, 2021.

T20 World Cup 2021 Team List

Below are the 16 teams participate in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Australia
4. England
5. South Africa
6. New Zealand
7. West Indies
8. Afghanistan
9. Sri Lanka
10. Bangladesh
11. Netherlands
12. Papua New Guinea
13. Ireland
14. Namibia
15. Scotland
16. Oman

Afghanistan Schedule:

26 Oct – v B1

30 Oct – v PAK

31 Oct – v A2

4 Nov – v IND

7 Nov – v NZ

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

Australia Schedule:

23 Oct – v SA

28 Oct – v A1

30 Oct – v ENG

4 Nov – v B2

6 Nov – v WI

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

Bangladesh Schedule:

17 Oct – v SCO

19 Oct – v OMA

21 Oct – v PNG

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

England Schedule:

23 Oct – v WI

27 Oct – v B2

30 Oct – v AUS

1 Nov – v A1

6 Nov – v SA

Squad: Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood Reserves: Liam Dawson, James Vince, Reece Topley 

India Schedule:

24 Oct – v PAK

31 Oct – v NZ

3 Nov – v AFG

5 Nov – v B1

8 Nov – v A2

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 Reserves: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur; Mentor: MS Dhoni

Ireland Schedule:

18 Oct – v NED

20 Oct – v SL

22 Oct – v NAM

Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young. Reserve players: Shane Getkate, Graham Kennedy, Barry McCarthy

Namibia Schedule:

18 Oct – v SL

20 Oct – v NED

22 Oct – v IRE

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 Schedule:

18 Oct – v IRE

20 Oct – v NAM

23 Oct – v SL

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

New Zealand Schedule:

26 Oct – v PAK

31 Oct – v IND

3 Nov – v B1

5 Nov – v A2

7 Nov – v AFG

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 Reserves: Adam Milne

Oman Schedule:

17 Oct – v PNG

19 Oct – v BAN

21 Oct – v SCO

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

Pakistan Schedule:

24 Oct – v IND

26 Oct – v NZ

29 Oct – v AFG

2 Nov – v A2

7 Nov – v B1

Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik. Reserves: Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir. 

Papua New Guinea Schedule:

17 Oct – v OMA

19 Oct – v SCO

21 Oct – v BAN

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 Schedule:

17 Oct – v BAN

19 Oct – v PNG

21 Oct – v OMA

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

South Africa Schedule:

23 Oct – v AUS

26 Oct – v WI

30 Oct – v A1

2 Nov – v B2

6 Nov – v ENG

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 Schedule:

24 Oct – v ENG

26 Oct – v SA

29 Oct – v B2

5 Nov – v A1

6 Nov – v AUS

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

Sri Lanka Schedule:

18 Oct – v NAM

20 Oct – v IRE

22 Oct – v NED

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, Maheesh Theekshana, Pathum Nissanka, Minod Bhanuka, Ashen Bandara, Lakshan Sandakan, Ramesh Mendis Reserves: Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando, Akila Dananjaya, Pulina Tharanga.

Final

14 Nov, 2021: Final, Dubai