T20 World Cup 2022: India to face Australia, New Zealand in warm-up matches; Full schedule for warm-ups announced

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the full schedule for the T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up matches on Thursday, September 8. Inaugural champions India will lock horns with defending champions Australia and last year's runners-up New Zealand in the warm-up round.

Prior to every ICC tournament, the international cricket governing body organizes a round of warm-up matches so that the participating teams can finalize their combinations and get adjusted to conditions in the host nation.

Australia will host the T20 World Cup 2022. India's warm-up matches will take place on October 17 (vs Australia) and October 19 (vs New Zealand) at the Gabba in Brisbane. Here is the full schedule for warm-up matches.

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T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up matches: Full schedule and match timings in IST

Oct 10 - West Indies vs UAE, Junction Oval, 6.30 am

Oct 10 - Scotland vs Netherlands, Junction Oval, 10.30 am

Oct 10 - Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, MCG, 2.30 pm

Oct 11- Namibia vs Ireland, MCG, 2.30 pm

Oct 12 - West Indies vs Netherlands, MCG, 2.30 pm

Oct 13 - Zimbabwe vs Namibia, Junction Oval, 6.30 am

Oct 13 - Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Junction Oval, 10.30 am

Oct 13 - Scotland vs UAE, MCG, 2.30 pm

Oct 17 - Australia vs India, The Gabba, 9.30 am

Oct 17 - New Zealand vs South Africa, Allan Border Field, 9.30 am

Oct 17 - England vs Pakistan, The Gabba, 1.30 pm

Oct 17 - Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Allan Border Field, 1.30 pm

Oct 19 - Afghanistan vs Pakistan, The Gabba, 8.30 am

Oct 19 - Bangladesh vs South Africa, Allan Border Field, 1.30 pm

Oct 19- New Zealand vs India, The Gabba, 1.30 pm

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When and where to watch T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up matches in India?

Star Sports network owns the rights to broadcast the T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up matches in India. Some of the games will be live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD.

Live streaming of these games will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar website and application. The warm-up matches will take place from October 10 to 19.