Adelaide Oval has snagged seven matches at next year’s T20 World Cup, including a semi-final

Adelaide Oval will host seven matches at next year’s Twenty 20 World Cup, including a group match featuring Australia, two double headers and the second semi-final in what SACA chief Keith Bradshaw has branded ‘a tremendous result’.

Adelaide Striker leg-spinner Rashid Khan bowls during the Big Bash League match against Sydney Sixers at Adelaide Oval. Picture by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images.

Adelaide Oval will host seven matches at next year’s Twenty 20 World Cup, including the second semi-final, a group match featuring Australia, two double headers and a clash featuring Adelaide Strikers star Rashid Khan.

Australia’s quest for an inaugural T20 trophy commences in group one which includes champion West Indies and New Zealand.

The crowd at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup fixture at Adelaide Oval featuring India and Pakistan. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

India, England, South Africa and premier leg-spinner Rashid’s Afghanistan headline a group of death that could feature Sri Lanka as a qualifier. Afghanistan’s T20 form was rewarded with automatic group qualification ahead of Sri Lanka. Adelaide Strikers favourite Rashid’s unit confronts South Africa in Adelaide on November 1.

Adelaide will host the semi-final and six Super 12s games including double headers on November 3 featuring Australia, and another November 5 including heavyweights India and South Africa.

Rashid Khan’s South African team will take on South Africa at Adelaide Oval on November 1 next year for the T20 World Cup. Picture: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images

South Australian Cricket Association chief executive Keith Bradshaw said Adelaide Oval’s T20 World Cup schedule was ‘a tremendous result for South Australian cricket’ and Adelaide as a host city.

“We are delighted to host so many of the men’s teams, including Australia, in what will be a week-long cricket bonanza at Adelaide Oval, starting with our Adelaide Strikers superstar Rashid Khan representing Afghanistan,” said Bradshaw.

“To also be awarded a prized semi-final highlights the reputation of Adelaide Oval as a leading venue for cricket events, backed by magnificent support from the fans.

“Having our world champion Australian women’s team play one of the warm-up games at our new Karen Rolton Oval will create great excitement leading into the women’s event.

“The T20 World Cups are going to create enormous interest across the world next year and I know they are also going to inspire many young girls and boys to play cricket.”

England returns to Adelaide for a November 7 Super 12s fixture, meaning the Oval will get to host all the major tournament powers.

Adelaide hosts a group match between Australia and a qualifier on November 3 ahead of a second semi-final on November 12.

Australia will play five group-stage games starting against Pakistan at the SCG on October 24 before the semi-finals are held in Adelaide and Sydney. Melbourne will stage the tournament final on November 15.

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland and Zimbabwe are among teams that must compete for four Super 12s spots through group elimination.

Australia’s defence of the women’s T20 World Cup starts in February 2020 with the final on March 7 at the MCG. Adelaide will stage warm-up games but no women’s T20 World Cup tournament fixtures.

See the full fixture to the men’s event starting on October 18 here and the women’s event starting on February 21 here.

Adelaide T20 World Cup fixtures

Nov 1

2pm: Super 12s: South Africa v Afghanistan

Nov 3

2pm: Super 12s: Pak v WI

7pm: Super 12s: Australia v qualifier B2

Nov 5

2pm: Super 12s: South Africa v qualifier A2

7pm: Super 12s, India v qualifier B1

Nov 7

2pm: Super 12s, England v qualifier A2

Nov 12,

7pm: Semi-final 2