From October 17 to November 14, 2021, sixteen teams from around the world will compete in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in the 2021 Cricket World Cup.
How To Watch the T20 World Cup in the US: The tournament isn’t on TV in the USA, but you can still stream every match of the tournament on ESPN+ (sign up for $6.99 per month.) There is no commitment, so you can watch the entire T20 tournament, then cancel and only pay $6.99 for one month of service.
How To Watch T20 Matches
Every T20 match is available to watch live on ESPN+. You can watch ESPN+ through the ESPN App on most Smart TVs, mobile, and streaming devices. To add ESPN+ to your ESPN app, follow these instructions:
- Subscribe to ESPN+
- Download and Open the ESPN app on your mobile or TV device. supports Roku Players and TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android, iPhone, Samsung TVs, Xbox, PlayStation and more.
- Click the Settings Gear in the upper right corner
- Select “Account Information” then “Log Into ESPN Account.” You should receive an activation code.
- Visit https://espn.com/activate on your phone or laptop and type in the code
- Log in with your ESPN+ credentials
- You should then get confirmation that your ESPN+ account is linked and now see and “ESPN+” tab in the ESPN app.
- Then, in the ESPN+ Tab, enter “t20” into your search and all the t20 cricket matches will be avialble for you to watch.
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About This Years T20
Below are the teams, schedule, and format of this year’s ICC T20 World Cup.
T20 Cricket World Cup Teams
The following teams will compete in this years t20 Cricket tournament:
- India
- Pakistan
- Australia
- England
- South Africa
- New Zealand
- West Indies
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
- Papua New Guinea
- Ireland
- Namibia
- Scotland
- Oman
T20 Cricket World Cup Format
Play from the start of the tournament until October 22 acts as an extended qualifier. This first round will see 8 of the 16 teams play a round-robin round, with the top 4 teams joining the other eight teams in group play known as the “Super 12”. At the end of group play, the top 2 teams from each group will play in the semi-finals, and the two winners of those matches will compete in the finals for the ICC World Cup.
T20 World Cup 2021 schedule
Round 1
| Match | Date | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Oman vs. Papua New Guinea | Sunday, Oct. 17 | 6 a.m. |
| Scotland vs. Bangladesh | Sunday, Oct. 17 | 10 a.m. |
| Ireland vs. Netherlands | Monday, Oct. 18 | 6 a.m. |
| Sri Lanka vs. Namibia | Monday, Oct. 18 | 10 a.m. |
| Scotland vs. Papua New Guinea | Tuesday, Oct. 19 | 6 a.m. |
| Oman vs. Bangladesh | Tuesday, Oct. 19 | 10 a.m. |
| Namibia vs. Netherlands | Wednesday, Oct. 20 | 6 a.m. |
| Sri Lanka vs. Ireland | Wednesday, Oct. 20 | 10 a.m. |
| Bangladesh vs. Papua New Guinea | Thursday, Oct. 21 | 6 a.m. |
| Oman vs. Scotland | Thursday, Oct. 21 | 10 a.m. |
| Namibia vs. Ireland | Friday, Oct. 22 | 6 a.m. |
| Sri Lanka vs. Netherlands | Friday, Oct. 22 | 10 a.m. |
Super 12
| Match | Date | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia vs. South Africa | Saturday, Oct. 23 | 6 a.m. |
| England vs. West Indies | Saturday, Oct. 23 | 10 a.m. |
| A1 vs. B2 | Sunday, Oct. 24 | 6 a.m. |
| India vs. Pakistan | Sunday, Oct. 24 | 10 a.m. |
| Afghanistan vs. A1 | Monday, Oct. 25 | 10 a.m. |
| South Africa vs. West Indies | Tuesday, Oct. 26 | 6 a.m. |
| Pakistan vs. New Zealand | Tuesday, Oct. 26 | 10 a.m. |
| England vs. B2 | Wednesday, Oct. 27 | 6 a.m. |
| TBD vs. TBD | Wednesday, Oct. 27 | 10 a.m. |
| Australia vs. A1 | Thursday, Oct. 28 | 10 a.m. |
| West Indies vs. B2 | Friday, Oct. 29 | 6 a.m. |
| Afghanistan vs. Pakistan | Friday, Oct. 29 | 10 a.m. |
| South Africa vs. A1 | Saturday, Oct. 30 | 6 a.m. |
| England vs. Australia | Saturday, Oct. 30 | 10 a.m. |
| Afghanistan vs. TBD | Sunday, Oct. 31 | 6 a.m. |
| India vs. New Zealand | Sunday, Oct. 31 | 10 a.m. |
| England vs. A1 | Monday, Nov. 1 | 10 a.m. |
| South Africa vs. B2 | Tuesday, Nov. 2 | 6 a.m. |
| Pakistan vs. TBD | Tuesday, Nov. 2 | 10 a.m. |
| New Zealand vs. TBD | Wednesday, Nov. 3 | 6 a.m. |
| Afghanistan vs. India | Wednesday, Nov. 3 | 10 a.m. |
| Australia vs. B2 | Thursday, Nov. 4 | 6 a.m. |
| West Indies vs. A1 | Thursday, Nov. 4 | 10 a.m. |
| New Zealand vs. TBD | Friday, Nov. 5 | 6 a.m. |
| India vs. TBD | Friday, Nov. 5 | 10 a.m. |
| Australia vs. West Indies | Saturday, Nov. 6 | 6 a.m. |
| England vs. South Africa | Saturday, Nov. 6 | 10 a.m. |
| Afghanistan vs. New Zealand | Sunday, Nov. 7 | 5 a.m. |
| Pakistan vs. TBD | Sunday, Nov. 7 | 9 a.m. |
| India vs. TBD | Monday, Nov. 8 | 9 a.m. |
Finals
| Match | Date | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Group A #1 vs. Group B #2 | Wednesday, Nov. 10 | 9 a.m. |
| Group B #1 vs. Group A #2 | Thursday, Nov. 10 | 9 a.m. |
| Final | Sunday, Nov. 14 | 9 a.m. |
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