Cricket
Initially, Virat Kohli's men were scheduled to take on England on October 18 and then face Australia on October 20 in an afternoon match.
Updated : Oct 12, 2021, 04:47 PM IST | Edited by : Karen Noronha
With the Men's T20 World Cup just days away after the completion of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the UAE, ICC has made some changes to the warm-up games schedule.
While initially, Virat Kohli's men were scheduled to take on the England cricket team on October 18 and then face Australia on October 20 in an afternoon match.
However, according to the new schedule, India and Australia will now play each other in an evening fixture, starting at 7:30 PM IST in Dubai on October 18. As for the second team, the Indian side will be up against South Africa in Dubai on October 20 and the game will start at 7:30 PM IST as well.
The other change that has been made to India's warm-up fixtures is the venue. While the previous schedule saw the Dubai International Cricket Stadium set to host both of India's warm-up matches, however, now the matches will now be held at the ICC Academy Grounds in Dubai.
As far as England is concerned, they will now play their first warm-up match against Pakistan at Tolerance Oval on October 18 and their second warm-up match will happen against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on October 20.
Updated schedule for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 warm-up matches:
Ireland vs Papua New Guinea, October 12, 3:30 PM IST, Abu Dhabi
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, October 12, 7:30 PM IST, Tolerance Oval
Namibia vs Oman, October 12, 7:30 PM IST, Dubai
Scotland vs Netherlands, October 12, 7:30 PM IST, Abu Dhabi
Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka, October 14, 11:30 AM IST, Tolerance Oval
Bangladesh vs Ireland, October 14, 11:30 AM IST, Abu Dhabi
Namibia vs Scotland, October 14, 11:30 AM IST, Dubai
Netherlands vs Oman, October 14, 11:30 AM IST, Dubai
New Zealand vs West Indies, October 18, 3:30 PM IST, Abu Dhabi
Afghanistan vs South Africa, October 18, 3:30 PM IST, Dubai
England vs Pakistan, October 18, 7:30 PM IST, Tolerance Oval
Australia vs India, October 18, 7:30 PM IST, Dubai
Pakistan vs West Indies, October 20, 3:30 PM IST, Tolerance Oval
Afghanistan vs Australia, October 20, 3:30 PM IST, Dubai
England vs New Zealand, October 20, 7:30 PM IST, Abu Dhabi
India vs South Africa, October 20, 7:30 PM IST, Dubai