ICC has revealed that, the next T20 World Cup for men will be hosted by Australia in October 2020. This will be the 7th season of ICC T20 World Cup and a total of 16 teams will be participating in it. All these teams have further been divided into sub groups A and B. You can check the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Schedule, Live Streaming and Live TV Telecast List here on this page.
ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Schedule
As per the announcement of ICC, T20 World Cup 2020 will be held in Australia from 18th October. A total of 16 teams will be participating in this season of T20 world cup to compete for the title. Eight Teams including Australia, Pakistan, India, England, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies and Afghanistan have been directly qualified for the Super 12s Stage. However, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have not qualified for the Super 12s, so they will be competing in the Group Stage along with the six ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Qualifiers Teams.
ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Tournament Format
The ICC T20 World Cup 2020 has been divided into three stages.
- First Round
- Super 12
- Knockout Stage
First Round
The First Stage of this T20 World Cup is called first Round which consists of Group A and group B. Sri Lanka will battle against the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers in he Group A. While, in Group B, Bangladesh will meet the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Qualifiers teams to get a entry in the Super 12 Stage.
| Group Name | Teams |
| Group A | Sri Lanka, A2, A3 and A4 |
| Group B | Bangladesh, B2, B3 and B4 |
| Date | Stage | Group | Match | Teams | Venue | Time |
| 18 Oct | First Round | A | 1st Match | Sri Lanka vs TBC | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 18 Oct | First Round | A | 2nd Match | TBC vs TBC | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 19 Oct | First Round | B | 3rd Match | Bangladesh vs TBC | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 19 Oct | First Round | B | 4th Match | TBC vs TBC | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 20 Oct | First Round | A | 5th Match | TBC vs TBC | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 20 Oct | First Round | A | 6th Match | Sri Lanka vs TBC | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 21 Oct | First Round | B | 7th Match | TBC vs TBC | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 21 Oct | First Round | B | 8th Match | Bangladesh vs TBC | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 22 Oct | First Round | A | 9th Match | TBC vs TBC | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 22 Oct | First Round | A | 10th Match | Sri Lanka vs TBC | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 23 Oct | First Round | B | 11th Match | TBC vs TBC | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 23 Oct | First Round | B | 12th Match | Bangladesh vs TBC | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
Super 12
The next Stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 is called Super 12s in which the four qualifiers teams from the First Round will contest along with the eight Top ranked T20 teams who have already qualified for the Super 12s Stage. Furthermore, the Super 12 Stage is divided into two sub groups called Group A and Group B.
Group 1 includes Pakistan, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand and the 1st Qualifier Team from Group A of First Round along with the second qualifying team from Group B of the First Round.
Whereas, Group 2 counts India, England, South Africa, Afghanistan and the first qualifying team from Group B of the First Round along with the second Qualifying team from Group A of the First Round.
| Group Name | Teams |
| Group 1 | Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, A1 and B2 |
| Group 2 | India, England, South Africa, Afghanistan, B1 and A2 |
| Date | Stage | Group | Match | Team | Venue | Time |
| 24 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 13th Match | Australia vs Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 24 Oct | Super 12 | Group 2 | 14th Match | India vs South Africa | Perth Stadium, Perth | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 25 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 15th Match | TBC vs TBC | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 25 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 16th Match | New Zealand vs West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 26 Oct | Super 12 | Group 2 | 17th Match | Afghanistan vs TBC | Perth Stadium, Perth | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 26 Oct | Super 12 | Group 2 | 18th Match | England vs TBC | Perth Stadium, Perth | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 27 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 19th Match | New Zealand vs TBC | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 28 Oct | Super 12 | Group 2 | 20th Match | Afghanistan vs TBC | Perth Stadium, Perth | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 28 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 21st Match | Australia vs West Indies | Perth Stadium, Perth | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 29 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 22nd Match | Pakistan vs TBC | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 29 Oct | Super 12 | Group 2 | 23rd Match | India vs TBC | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 30 Oct | Super 12 | Group 2 | 24th Match | England vs South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 30 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 25th Match | West Indies vs TBC | Perth Stadium, Perth | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 31 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 26th Match | New Zealand vs Pakistan | The Gabba, Brisbane | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 31 Oct | Super 12 | Group 1 | 27th Match | Australia vs TBC | The Gabba, Brisbane | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 1 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 28th Match | Afghanistan vs South Africa | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 1 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 29th Match | India vs England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 2 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 30th Match | TBC vs TBC | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 2 Nov | Super 12 | Group 1 | 31st Match | New Zealand vs TBC | The Gabba, Brisbane | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 3 Nov | Super 12 | Group 1 | 32nd Match | Pakistan vs West Indies | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 3 Nov | Super 12 | Group 1 | 33rd Match | Australia vs TBC | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 4 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 34th Match | Afghanistan vs England | The Gabba, Brisbane | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 5 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 35th Match | South Africa vs TBC | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 5 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 36th Match | India vs TBC | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 6 Nov | Super 12 | Group 1 | 37th Match | Pakistan vs TBC | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 6 Nov | Super 12 | Group 1 | 38th Match | Australia vs New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 7 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 39th Match | England vs TBC | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 7 Nov | Super 12 | Group 1 | 40th Match | West Indies vs TBC | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 8 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 41st Match | South Africa vs TBC | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| 8 Nov | Super 12 | Group 2 | 42nd Match | India vs Afghanistan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
Knockout Stage
The third and the last stage of this tournament is called the knockout stage in which the four qualifying teams will battle till the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 final match to conclude the T20 World Cup winners for 2020.
| Date | Match | Teams | Venue | Time |
| 11 Nov | 1st Semi Final | TBC vs TBC | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 12 Nov | 2nd Semi Final | TBC vs TBC | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| 15 Nov | Final | TBC vs TBC | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 07:00 PM LOCAL |
ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Official TV Broadcasters list
The International Cricket Council has declared the official Broadcaster for the upcoming mega cricket tournament of T20 World Cup 2020. These TV Channels have acquired the official rights to broadcast the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in the respective countries. You can check this list to know which TV Channel will broadcast ICC Cricket World Cup 2020 in your country.
| Country Name | TV Broadcast |
| India & Sub Continent | Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 3, Star Sports HD, DD Sports |
| Australia | Fox Sports, Channel 9 |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports, Ten Sports |
| Bangladesh | Ghazi Tv (GTV) |
| Sri Lanka | SLRC (Channel Eye) |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
| South Africa | Super Sports |
| Singapore | Star Cricket, Star Hub and Singtel |
| New Zealand | SKY Sport |
| Middle East & North Africa | OSN |
| Malaysia | Fox International Channels |
| Hong Kong | Star Cricket |
| Caribbean | ESPN |
SuperSport
SuperSport which is a sports channel from Super Network in Africa, will be providing the live telecast for ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Sub Saharan Africa & South Africa (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, St Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire and Zimbabwe & South Africa).
OSN
OSN has acquired the official live TV Telecast rights for ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Middle East and North African countries. These Countries include Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, Western Sahara, Yemen.
ESPN
ESPN which is one of the largest TV Networks in Caribbean has purchased the live broadcast rights for ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago. So, if you are residing in any of the above said countries, you must switch your TV channels to ESPN for watching T20 World Cup 2020 live telecast.
PTV Sports
PTV Sports has attained the official licence to live telecast ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Pakistan. So, if you are a Pakistani Citizen and want to watch the T20 World Cup 2020 live on Television, we suggest you should tune to PTV Sports on your TV Screens. PTV Sports airs on the terrestrial, Cable Network and Satellite Network.
Moreover, PTV Sports live telecast for T20 World Cup 2020 is free of cost. So that, you can enjoy T20 World Cup matches live on TV for free.
Ten Sports
Ten Sports is popular Sports Channel in Pakistan that is subsidiary of Sony Network India. Usually, Ten Sports delivers live telecast for Sports programs such as cricket, fifa, football, tennis, moto gp, golf and hockey. However, this year Ten Sports have purchased the live TV rights for ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Pakistan. So that, you can watches all the T20 World Cup 2020 matches live on your Television.
Ten Sports airs on the Asia Sat 105.0 ° East Position and Cable Network. So you must contact your cable operator during the T20 World Cup, if you are not receiving Ten Sports Live Telecast on your TV.
Star Sports
Star Sports is a sports TV Channel in India which is owned and operated by the Star Network India. Star Sports purchased the official TV licence to live telecast all the major ICC Events from 2015 to 2023. So, Star Sports wil bring live coverage for ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in India on television.
Star Sports operated different channels to provide Hindi, English and regional Indian Language commentary during the live matches. So you can watch ICC T20 World Cup 2020 matches live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 1 in Hindi.
Apart from it, the HD Live telecast for ICC T20 world cup 2020 will also be provided by the Star Network through Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 3 HD and Star Sports 1 in Hindi HD.
ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Live Streaming Official Sites
The Following sites have acquired the official sites to live stream ICC T20 World Cup 2020 on web and mobile platforms in different countries. You can check this list to know which site will be live streaming ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in your county.
| Country | Live Streaming Site |
| United States of America | Willow TV |
| World Wide | Hot Star |
Willow TV Live Cricket Stream
Willow TV has acquired the official rights to live stream ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in United States of America, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. So, if you live any of the U.S States or North American country, you must visit Willow Tv website to enjoy the T20 World Cup 2020 live online.
Hotstar Live Cricket Stream
Hot Star is the official Live Streaming site to enjoy ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in United Stats of America on Web and Mobile Platforms. You can either visit the official site of Hot Star or download and install Hot Star app on your mobile phone to enjoy the T20 World Cup 2020.