Men's T20 World Cup 2020 - tournament postponed

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Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, Australia's Alex Carey and England's Tom Curran with the Men's T20 World CupImage source, Getty Images

This tournament was due to be held in Australia in October and November 2020, but was postponed on 20 July because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The original schedule was as follows:

First round

Group A: Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Oman

Group B: Bangladesh, Netherlands, Namibia, Scotland

October

18 Sri Lanka v Ireland, Geelong (04:00 BST)

18 Papua New Guinea v Oman, Geelong (d/n) (09:00 BST)

19 Bangladesh v Namibia, Hobart (04:00 BST)

19 Netherlands v Scotland, Hobart (d/n)(09:00 BST)

20 Ireland v Oman, Geelong (04:00 BST)

20 Sri Lanka v Papua New Guinea, Geelong (d/n) (09:00 BST)

21 Namibia v Scotland, Hobart(04:00 BST)

21 Bangladesh v Netherlands, Hobart (d/n) (09:00 BST)

22 Papua New Guinea v Ireland, Geelong (04:00 BST)

22 Sri Lanka v Oman, Geelong (d/n) (09:00 BST)

23 Netherlands v Namibia, Hobart (04:00 BST)

23 Bangladesh v Scotland, Hobart (d/n) (09:00 BST)

Winners and runners-up from each group (A1, A2, B1 & B2) qualify for Super 12 stage.

Super 12 stage

Group 1: Pakistan, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand, A1, B2

Group 2: India, England, South Africa, Afghanistan, B1, A2

24 Australia v Pakistan, Sydney (SCG) (d/n) (09:00 BST)

24 India v South Africa, Perth (Perth Stadium) (d/n) (12:00 BST)

25 A1 v B2, Hobart (03:00 GMT)

25 New Zealand v West Indies, Melbourne (MCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

26 Afghanistan v A2, Perth (Perth Stadium) (06:00 GMT)

26 England v B1, Perth (Perth Stadium) (d/n) (11:00 GMT)

27 New Zealand v B2, Hobart (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

28 Afghanistan v B1, Perth (Perth Stadium) (06:00 GMT)

28 Australia v West Indies, Perth (Perth Stadium) (d/n) (11:00 GMT)

29 Pakistan v A1, Sydney (SCG) (03:00 GMT)

29 India v A2, Melbourne (MCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

30 England v South Africa, Sydney (SCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

30 West Indies v B2, Perth (Perth Stadium) (d/n) (11:00 GMT)

31 Pakistan v New Zealand, Brisbane (04:00 GMT)

31 Australia v A1, Brisbane (d/n) (09:00 GMT)

November

1 South Africa v Afghanistan, Adelaide (03:30 GMT)

1 India v England, Melbourne (MCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

2 A2 v B1, Sydney (SCG) (03:00 GMT)

2 New Zealand v A1, Brisbane (d/n) (09:00 GMT)

3 Pakistan v West Indies, Adelaide (03:30 GMT)

3 Australia v B2, Adelaide (d/n) (08:30 GMT)

4 England v Afghanistan, Brisbane (d/n) (09:00 GMT)

5 South Africa v A2, Adelaide (03:30 GMT)

5 India v B1, Adelaide (d/n) (08:30 GMT)

6 Pakistan v B2, Melbourne (MCG) (03:00 GMT)

6 Australia v New Zealand, Melbourne (MCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

7 England v A2, Adelaide (03:30 GMT)

7 West Indies v A1, Melbourne (MCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

8 South Africa v B1, Sydney (SCG) (03:00 GMT)

8 India v Afghanistan, Sydney (SCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

Knock-out stage

11 First semi-final, Sydney (SCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

12 Second semi-final, Adelaide (d/n) (08:30 GMT)

15 Final, Melbourne (MCG) (d/n) (08:00 GMT)

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