Ireland pulled off a superb feat as they qualified for the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2022 with a dominant win over West Indies. In another fixture, Zimbabwe defeated Scotland to top Group B and book their place in Super 12 as well. From Group A Sri Lanka and Netherlands made it to the Super 12. Sri Lanka and Ireland now head to Group 1 while Zimbabwe and Netherlands advance to Group 2. ICC T20 World Cup 2022: History and Past Winners List of the World T20 Cricket Tournament Ahead of the Upcoming Edition in Australia

Eight teams out of 16 which include defending champions Australia, New Zealand, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have already qualified for the Super 12 stage automatically based on their rank among the top 8 from the previous edition of the T20I World Cup held in 2021. Meanwhile, the remaining eight teams; Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands, Namibia and Scotland will have to navigate through round 1 to secure their berth in the super 12 stages. Two separate groups A and B have been sorted in the first round 1 with each group consisting of four teams. Sri Lanka along with Namibia, Netherlands and UAE will form group A. While, the rest of the four teams will be placed in group B. ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule Pictures For Free Download Online: Get Twenty20 WC Team-wise Fixtures, Time Table Photos With Match Timings in IST.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group Stage Points Table

Group A

Sr No Team Matches Won Lost Draw Points NRR
1 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 4 0.667
2 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 -0.162
3 Namibia 3 1 2 0 2 0.730
4 UAE 3 1 2 0 2  -1.235

Group B

Sr No Team Matches Won Lost Draw Points NRR
1 Zimbabwe 3 2 1 0 4 0.200
2 Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 0.105
3 Scotland 3 1 2 0 2 0.304
4 West Indies 3 1 2 0 2 -0.563

In the round 1 group stage, each team will play the other three teams from their group, once. For each win, two points will be granted to the team who emerges victorious. If the match ends in a tie or abandons due to rain, each team will get one point. The top two teams on the points table from groups A and B of round 1 will make it to the next round of the marquee event and join the other eight teams who have direct qualification for the super 12 stages. The bottom two teams from each group will get disqualified from the tournament and fly back to their home countries.

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