The warm-up matches for the men’s T20 World Cup got underway on Monday, February 2. Here’s everything you need to know about the practice games, including their schedule, live streaming details, and more.
Where will the T20 World Cup warm-up games be played?
The 16 warm-up games will be played across four cities in India and Sri Lanka - Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Colombo.
All three grounds of the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru will be used, while DY Patil Stadium and the MA Chidambaram Stadium will host the warm-up games in Mumbai and Chennai, respectively.
As for Colombo, the SSC Cricket Ground, R. Premadasa Stadium, and Colombo Cricket Club will all host warm-up games.
T20 World Cup warm-up matches: Full fixtures list and live scores
February 2
Afghanistan v Scotland, BCCI CoE Ground 1, Bengaluru, 3pm local time
Match 1, Afghanistan vs Scotland
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USA v India A, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, 5pm local time
Match 2, USA vs India A
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Canada v Italy, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 7pm local time
Match 3, Canada vs Italy
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February 3
Oman v Sri Lanka A, Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, 1pm local time
Netherlands v Zimbabwe, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 3pm local time
Nepal v UAE, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 5pm local time
February 4
Scotland v Namibia, BCCI CoE Ground 2, Bengaluru, 1pm local time
Afghanistan v West Indies, BCCI CoE Ground 1, Bengaluru, 3pm local time
Pakistan v Ireland, SSC Cricket Ground, Colombo, 5pm local time
India v South Africa, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, 7pm local time
February 5
Zimbabwe v Oman, Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, 11am local time
Nepal v Canada, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 1pm local time
Australia v Netherlands, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 5pm local time
New Zealand v USA, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, 7pm local time
February 6
Italy v UAE, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 3pm local time
India A v Namibia, BCCI CoE Ground 1, Bengaluru, 5pm local time
Where to watch the T20 World Cup warm-up games?
All 16 warm-up games will be streamed live for fans on ICC.tv for free.
Where to watch in India
The India vs South Africa game will be telecast on TV by the Star Sports Network, while JioHotstar will stream it live.
Afghanistan v Scotland, UAE v India A, Canada v Italy, Nepal v UAE, Afghanistan v West Indies, Pakistan v Ireland, Nepal v Canada, New Zealand v USA, Italy v UAE and Namibia v India A games will be live-streamed on JioHotstar, but won’t have a TV broadcast.
Where to watch in Sri Lanka
ThePapare will telecast the following games on TV, while they will also be available to stream live on Dialog Play: Afghanistan v Scotland, UAE v India A, Canada v Italy, Nepal v UAE, Afghanistan v West Indies, Pakistan v Ireland, Nepal v Canada, New Zealand v USA, Italy v UAE, and Namibia v India A.
Where to watch in Pakistan
Myco, Tamasha, Tapmad, and ARY Zapp are the official broadcast and streaming partners and will provide live coverage of the warm-up games.
Where to watch in Afghanistan
AF Sports will live telecast both of Afghanistan’s warm-up games.
Where to watch in Bangladesh
All the warm-up games can be streamed live on TSM via Rabbithole.
Where to watch in North America
Willow will live-stream all the warm-up games in North America.
Where to watch in the Middle East and North Africa
Fans from the Middle East and North Africa can catch the live coverage of the following games on E&: USA v India, Nepal v UAE, Pakistan v Ireland, India v South Africa, New Zealand v USA, and Namibia v India A.
Where to watch in the United Kingdom
India v South Africa, Afghanistan v Scotland, and Pakistan v Ireland warm-up games will be telecast live on Sky Sports.
Where to watch in Sub-Saharan Africa
All the warm-up games, except the Afghanistan vs Scotland fixture, will be broadcast live on SuperSport.
Where to watch in New Zealand
India v South Africa and New Zealand v USA games will have live coverage on Sky TV NZ.
Where to watch in the rest of the world
Fans from all around the world can stream every warm-up game live on ICC.tv for free.
Where to buy tickets for the T20 World Cup warm-up games?
Only two matches – USA vs India A on February 2 and India vs South Africa on February 4 – will be open for fans to attend from the stadium. Tickets are available on Bookmyshow app and website.
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