India to face Australia, New Zealand in Men's T20 World Cup warmup matches

Dubai, Sep 8 (IANS) Top contenders India will take on hosts Australia in a warm-up match for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 on October 17 at the Gabba in Brisbane.As per the warm-up fixtures announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC), The teams that qualified to play the Super 12 round directly will play their warm-up games in Brisbane on October 17 and 19. Thus India will take on Australia on October 17 and will play New Zealand on October 19 at the same venue.The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up matches will be held in Melbourne and Brisbane for all 16 teams. The First Round teams will play their warm-up fixtures between October 10 and 13 with matches to be divided between the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Junction Oval.The teams that qualified to play the Super 12 round directly will play their warm-up games in Brisbane on October 17 and 19. The first warm-up fixture is between West Indies and UAE at the Junction Oval on October 10. Scotland then take on the Netherlands and Sri Lanka play Zimbabwe in the two other games on the same day at the same venue.The warm-up fixtures will not carry official T20 International status, the ICC informed on Thursday.ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up fixtures (All times are Australia Standard Time):10 Oct - West Indies v UAE, Junction Oval, 11:00 am10 Oct - Scotland v Netherlands, Junction Oval, 3:00 pm10 Oct - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, MCG, 7:00 pm11 Oct - Namibia v Ireland, MCG, 7:00 pm12 Oct - West Indies v Netherlands, MCG, 7:00 pm13 Oct - Zimbabwe v Namibia, Junction Oval, 11:00 am13 Oct - Sri Lanka v Ireland, Junction Oval, 3:00 pm13 Oct - Scotland v UAE, MCG, 7:00 pm17 Oct - Australia v India, The Gabba, 2:00 pm17 Oct - New Zealand v South Africa, Allan Border Field, 2:00 pm17 Oct - England v Pakistan, The Gabba, 6:00 pm17 Oct - Afghanistan v Bangladesh, Allan Border Field, 6:00 pm19 Oct - Afghanistan v Pakistan, The Gabba, 1:00 pm19 Oct - Bangladesh v South Africa, Allan Border Field, 6:00 pm19 Oct - New Zealand v India, The Gabba, 6:00 pm.--ICCbsk

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