The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is just around the corner and while the World Cup will officially begin on 16th October, the Indian team will kickstart its campaign from October 23rd in a clash against Pakistan. The Indian contingent led by Rohit Sharma has already reached Australia where the net practice sessions have also begun.Meanwhile, the group stage of the tournament is beginning October 16 wherein Sri Lanka will face Namibia and UAE will face the Netherlands. Read on to learn how and where to watch these matches.
Venues for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup
The matches will be held across 7 venues in Australia:
- Geelong (Kardinia Park)
- Hobart (Bellerive Oval)
- Adelaide (Adelaide Oval)
- Brisbane (The Gabba)
- Perth (WACA or Perth Stadium)
- Sydney (SCG)
- Melbourne (MCG)
Squads
Sri Lanka- Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera (subject to fitness), Lahiru Kumara (subject to fitness), Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan. Standby Players: Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando.
Namibia- Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Helao Ya France.