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ICC Announced The Fixtures For Men's T20 World Cup Cricket
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ICC Announced The Fixtures For Men's T20 World Cup

Mumbai, August 17, 2021: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday (August 17), has announced the fixtures of the Men's T20 World Cup 2021. The marquee tournament, scheduled to be played in the UAE and Oman, will get underway from 17 October, with the Final to be played in Dubai on 14 November. ## The blockbuster face-off between India and Pakistan of the Super 12 stage, will take place on October 24 in Dubai at 6 pm local time. The tournament will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea at 2 pm local time on 17 October, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in the evening match at 6 pm. ## Ireland, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and Namibia - making up Group A - will be in action in Abu Dhabi the next day, with Round 1 matches running till 22 October. The top two teams in each group will proceed to the Super12 stage of the tournament, beginning on 23 October.## Here are the ICC Men’s @T20WorldCup 2021 – Round 1 fixtures 📝Which four teams do you think will make it to the Super 12? pic.twitter.com/j0rZCXG2Fx— ICC (@ICC) August 17, 2021 ## The second round of the tournament – the Super12 stage – will get underway in Abu Dhabi on 23 October, with the Group 1 contest between Australia and South Africa. This will be followed up with an evening clash between England and West Indies in Dubai.## Old rivals England and Australia will lock horns in Dubai on 30 October. The group will conclude on 6 November with matches between Australia and West Indies in Abu Dhabi, and England and South Africa in Sharjah.## Group 2 will kickstart with India and Pakistan match in Dubai on 24 October at 6 pm local time. Pakistan then takes on New Zealand in Sharjah on 26 October, in a tough start for the 2009 champions. Afghanistan begins its campaign on 25 October at Sharjah, taking on the winners of Group B from the first round. The group will conclude on 8 November, with India taking on the second-placed Round 1 qualifier from Group A. ## The ICC Men's @T20WorldCup 2021 – Super 12 stage will kick off from 23 October 💥 pic.twitter.com/4uqzQ2NzgT— ICC (@ICC) August 17, 2021 ## The first semi-final will be held in Abu Dhabi on 10 November at 6 pm local time while the second semi-final will be hosted by Dubai on 11 November. Both semi-finals have reserve days. The final of the tournament will take place in Dubai at 6 pm local time on 14 November, Sunday, with Monday kept as a reserve day for the big match. ## Stay tuned...

Batsmen with Most Centuries In T20I Format Cricket
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Batsmen with Most Centuries In T20I Format

Rohit Sharma, one of the best batsmen in the limited-overs format at present is leading the chart of most centuries in T20Is with 4 hundred. A total of 43 players have struck 56 hundred so far.## Here is the list of players with most centuries in T20Is:## 1. Rohit Sharma (4 Centuries) - The stylish right-hander is now leading the chart after he scored an unbeaten 111 against West Indies on Tuesday, November 6, and helped India to win 7th consecutive T20 series win. His highest score of 117 off just 43 balls came against Sri Lanka at Indore in 2017.## 2. Colin Munro/Glenn Maxwell (3 Centuries each) - New Zeland's Colin Munro and Australia's Glenn Maxwell have scored 3 centuries each. Munro third and last hundred came against West Indies in January 2018 when he slammed 104 off 53 balls. His highest score came against India at Rajkot in 2017 where he hammered India's bowlers and remained unbeaten on 109 off 58 balls. On the other hand, Maxwell's third hundred helped Australia to chase 190 against India earlier this year when he took India apart and hammered an unbeaten 113 off 55 balls.## 3. Kl Rahul/C Gayle/A Finch/B McCullum/M Guptil/E Lewis (2 Centuries each) - Six batsmen have scored 2 centuries each in T20Is. Australia's Aaron Finch has the highest score by any player. He scored 172 off 76 balls against Zimbabwe in 2018 at Harare Sports Club, Harare while Chris Gayle was the first player to score a century in T20Is when he scored 117 off 57 balls against South Africa in T20 World Cup 2007 in Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.## 34 batsmen have scored a century each including India's Suresh Raina who was the first Indian batsman to score a century in T20Is which came against South Africa in World T20 2010 IN Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet. Richie Berrington (Scotland) Was the first associate nation batsman to reach the three-figure mark. He scored 100 off 58 balls against Bangladesh in Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg, 2012.## Last updated on 29 August 2020 Follow for more...