T20 World cup, ICC Placed India and Pakistan in same group
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Friday India and Pakistan will face off in the Super 12s stage of the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup. The ICC announced the groups for the first round and the Super 12s stage of the tournament; which is the first multi-team event that the cricket body will organize since the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups, selected on the basis of team rankings as of 20 March 2021, see defending champions the West Indies pooled along with former champions England; Australia, and South Africa in Group 1 of the Super 12s, with two qualifiers from Round 1 joining them.
India vs Pakistan in T20 World Cup in the Same Group:
Secondly, Group 2 will comprise former champions India and Pakistan; New Zealand, Afghanistan, and the other two qualifiers from Round 1. Moreover, Eight teams will contest the first round including automatic qualifiers Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with the remaining six who booked their spot through the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019. Ireland, Netherlands, and Namibia join Sri Lanka in Group A, whilst Oman, PNG, and Scotland will face Bangladesh in Group B. It is pertinent to mention that the tournament is being held in the UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14 after it was shifted from India due to the pandemic.
The groupings:
The grouping are done in the following order;
Round 1
Group A: Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands and Namibia
Group B: Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman
Super 12s:
Group 1: England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, A1 and B2.
Group 2: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2 and B1.
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📣 India and Pakistan have been drawn in the same group for the Super 12s at the upcoming T20 World Cup pic.twitter.com/XIphdeX9Dm
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India and Pakistan will meet in a global tournament once again 😀
T20 WC groups 👉 https://t.co/MjUQaA2xA8 pic.twitter.com/QFJAE5uzk4
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 16, 2021
Are you happy with your team’s group in the 2021 T20 World Cup? 🤩
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