The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 is the 7th Men’s tournament of ICC T20 World Cup tournament, with all the games ongoing in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Oman from 17th October 2021 to 14th November 2021. The defending champions is West Indies.
There was outstanding to be a previous T20 World Cup 2020 held in Australia from 18th October 2020 to 15th November 2020, but in July, 2020, the ICC (International Cricket Council) stated that this T20 World Cup tournament had been delayed, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In the month of August, 2020, the ICC stated that the country India would host the 2021 T20 world cup tournament as outlined, with Australia being announced as the host for the next 2022 T20 world cup tournament. In the month of June 2021, the ICC declared that the 2021 T20 world cup tournament had been shifted to the UAE due to increasing problems over the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) situation in India, and a viable 3rd wave of the COVID-19 in India. The 2021 T20 world cup tournament is expected to start on 17th October 2021, with the 2021 world cup tournament final anticipated to be played on 14th November 2021. The preliminary group rounds of the 2021 T20 world cup tournament are agreed to be shared among Oman and UAE.
| S.N. | Stage | Date | Team | Winner | Time | Stadium | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Round - Group B | 17 October | Oman vs Papua New Guinea | Oman | 14:00 | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium | Muscat | Oman |
| 2 | First Round - Group B | 17 October | Bangladesh vs Scotland | Scotland | 18:00 (D/N) | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium | Muscat | Oman |
| 3 | First Round - Group A | 18 October | Ireland vs Netherlands | Ireland | 14:00 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 4 | First Round - Group A | 18 October | Sri Lanka vs Namibia | Sri Lanka | 18:00 (D/N) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 5 | First Round - Group B | 19 October | Scotland vs Papua New Guinea | Scotland | 14:00 | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium | Muscat | Oman |
| 6 | First Round - Group B | 19 October | Oman vs Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 18:00 (D/N) | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium | Muscat | Oman |
| 7 | First Round - Group A | 20 October | Namibia vs Netherlands | Namibia | 14:00 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 8 | First Round - Group A | 20 October | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | Sri Lanka | 18:00 (D/N) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 9 | First Round - Group B | 21 October | Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea | Bangladesh | 14:00 | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium | Muscat | Oman |
| 10 | First Round - Group B | 21 October | Oman vs Scotland | Scotland | 18:00 (D/N) | Al Amerat Cricket Stadium | Muscat | Oman |
| 11 | First Round - Group A | 22 October | Namibia vs Ireland | Namibia | 14:00 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 12 | First Round - Group A | 22 October | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | Sri Lanka | 18:00 (D/N) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 13 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 23 October | Australia vs South Africa | Australia | 14:00 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 14 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 23 October | England vs West Indies | England | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 15 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 24 October | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | - | 14:00 (D/N) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 16 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 24 October | India vs Pakistan | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 17 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 25 October | Afghanistan vs Scotland | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 18 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 26 October | South Africa vs West Indies | - | 14:00 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 19 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 26 October | Pakistan vs New Zealand | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 20 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 27 October | England vs Bangladesh | - | 14:00 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 21 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 27 October | Scotland vs Namibia | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 22 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 28 October | Australia vs Sri Lanka | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 23 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 29 October | West Indies vs Bangladesh | - | 14:00 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 24 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 29 October | Afghanistan vs Pakistan | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 25 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 30 October | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | - | 14:00 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 26 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 30 October | England vs Australia | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 27 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 31 October | Afghanistan vs Namibia | - | 14:00 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 28 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 31 October | India vs New Zealand | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 29 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 1 November | England vs Sri Lanka | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 30 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 2 November | Pakistan vs Namibia | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 31 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 2 November | South Africa vs Bangladesh | - | 14:00 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 32 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 3 November | New Zealand vs Scotland | - | 14:00 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 33 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 3 November | India vs Afghanistan | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 34 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 4 November | Australia vs Bangladesh | - | 14:00 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 35 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 4 November | West Indies vs Sri Lanka | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 36 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 5 November | New Zealand vs Namibia | - | 14:00 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 37 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 5 November | India vs Scotland | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 38 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 6 November | Australia vs West Indies | - | 14:00 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 39 | Super 12 - Group 1 | 6 November | England vs South Africa | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 40 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 7 November | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | - | 14:00 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 41 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 7 November | Pakistan vs Scotland | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE |
| 42 | Super 12 - Group 2 | 8 November | India vs Namibia | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 43 | Knockout - Semi-Final | 10 November | 1A vs 2B | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 44 | Knockout - Semi-Final | 11 November | 2A vs 1B | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |
| 45 | Final | 14 November | TBD vs TBD | - | 18:00 (D/N) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE |