T20 World Cup Fantasy League

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup will return with its eighth edition this October when Sri Lanka takes on Namibia at Victoria's Geelong Cricket Ground on October 16, 2022, in the first qualifier group stage match. After a Covid-struck T20 World Cup last year, which saw the BCCI host it in UAE, the biggest tournament of the shortest format will return to defending champions' turf Australia in 2022.

The ICC T20 World 2022 venues will be eight stadiums in Australia - Simonds Stadium, Bellerive Oval, Sydney Cricket Ground, Perth Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Gabba, and the Adelaide Oval - from October 16 to November 13.

Participants can build their fantasy cricket team on MPL during the almost one-month-long tournament and win rewards daily.

Also Read: T20 World Cup Winners List

Play T20 World Cup Fantasy League and Win Big

With the World Cup of the shortest format returning to the fore after a gap of five long years, MPL introduces the T20 World Cup fantasy league, where you can build your fantasy team and win rewards every single day during the gala event. Now, you can pick and drop real T20 superstars to create the optimum combination for your fantasy team and compete in various fantasy leagues to win rewards.

What to expect from the T20 World Cup Fantasy League

MPL's new points system is designed to match the thrill of T20 cricket, which will be in full throttle during the almost month-long World Cup starting from October. With more bonus points available now for economy rate, strike rate, catches, and other such feats, scoring cannot get any easier for fantasy owners. What's more? You can also make multiple fantasy teams and compete in various tournaments to multiply your chances of winning rewards.

How to participate in the T20 World Cup Fantasy League?

With five different cricketing nations winning this ICC tournament in the last six editions, cricket hasn't been any more unpredictable for the fans. And it is this uncertainty that has made T20 cricket so popular across the globe despite only being 14 years old. This World Cup is bound to see new cricketing stars emerge who will go on to rule the roost in the coming decade.

With so many permutations and combinations possible in this tournament, you must be at the top of your game while creating fantasy teams worthy of becoming world-beaters in the fantasy league. You can participate in the T20 World Cup Fantasy League by going to the fantasy tab on the MPL app, which is situated at the bottom of the landing page. Once you select "fantasy cricket" there, all the upcoming World Cup matches will be available for you that you can compete in straight away.

Your fantasy cricket team must have players from all four positions - batsmen, bowlers, wicket-keepers and all-rounders. You will be allotted a total of 100 credits for buying players, although you can only bring in a maximum of 7 players from one team. One fantasy cricket team must have 1-4 wicket-keepers, 1-4 all-rounders, 3-6 batsmen and 3-6 bowlers.

Download the MPL Fantasy Cricket App and start building your fantasy team for the T20 World Cup.

T20 World Cup 2022 Team List

The T20 World Cup 2024 has 20 teams which are divided into four groups with five teams in each group. Here’s how the group looks:  

Group A: USA, Canada, India, Ireland, Pakistan

Group B: Namibia, Oman, Australia, England, Scotland

Group C: Afghanistan, West Indies, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, New Zealand

Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Netherlands.

How Do The Groups Work For The T20 World Cup 2024?

It is a simple process. The first round will have a total of 40 games. The teams in each group will face each other once each. After the end of the first round, eight teams - the top two from each group - will advance to the Super 8s stage. After a round of 12 games, the four semi-finalists will be decided who will play in Tarouba and Providence. The final of the tournament will be held in Bridgetown on June 29, which is a Saturday. 

Squads And Team Information

India

India goes into the T20 World Cup 2024 as one of the favorites. They have Rohit Sharma as captain, Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top and a solid middle order with Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant around. Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj will head the bowling unit. Hardik Pandya plays as the all rounder.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan 

Australia

The winners of the T20 World Cup 2021, World Test Championship 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023, Australia have a strong squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 with Mitchell Marsh leading the side. They also have Travis Head, David Warner and Pat Cummins around and should go deep into the tournament.
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa. 

Reserves: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short

England

The current defending champions England have a solid team at their disposal with Jos Buttler leading the side. Pace sensation Jofra Archer is back as well. England are one of two teams to have won the T20 World Cup twice - in 2010 and 2022.

England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

Pakistan

The Babar Azam-led Pakistan might not have had a great run in the months before the World Cup but they remain strong contenders to lift their second trophy. The India-Pakistan clash in New York on June 9 remains a big selling point and it is expected to be a full house that day. 

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan 

Afghanistan 

Afghanistan come into the tournament with a big reputation of being giant slayers. Rashid Khan will lead the side and they have a few good players that can give the big teams a good run for their money.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. 

Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

South Africa

With Aiden Markram leading the team, South Africa have a great chance to win their first trophy at the senior level at the T20 World Cup 2024. The likes of Quinton de Kock, Tristan Stubbs and Kagiso Rabada will hold the key for them. 

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.

Sri Lanka

The 2014 T20 World Cup champions have a young side but can topple the best on their day. 

Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka. 

Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh might not be playing great T20 cricket at the moment but in Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahum and Mustafizur Rahman, they have some experienced players to pull off a few upsets.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. 

Reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud

New Zealand 

New Zealand are the perennial underdogs like always and come in to the tournament without a lot of noise. They have Kane Williamson leading the side and in Devon Conway, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Mark Chapman, they have a well-rounded setup to take the side far.

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. 

Reserve: Ben Sears

West Indies

The two-time World Cup winning side might not have had a good run in the last two T20 World Cups but this time are coming in with some big names. The likes of Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer and Brandon King are all capable of turning a game single-handedly.

West Indies: Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd

Ireland

The Paul Stirling-led Ireland will want to cause a few flutters with a more than decent team.
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Associate Nations

Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, PD Blignaut

Canada: Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Ravinderpal Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Rayyankhan Pathan, Junaid Siddiqui, Dilpreet Bajwa, Shreyas Movva, Rishiv Joshi. 

Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Ryan Klein, Saqib Zulfiqar, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, ⁠⁠Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi. 

Reserve: Ryan Klein

Oman: Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi, Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail. Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra

Papua New Guinea: Assadollah Vala (c), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, CJ Amini, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura

Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal

Uganda: Brian Masaba (c), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel. 

Reserves: Innocent Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaaya

United States of America: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserves: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.
 

T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule (Full List)
 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is T20 World Cup Fantasy League?

The T20 World Cup Fantasy League is the cricket fantasy game that MPL is bringing to you on the eve of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. With the ICC tournament returning for the first time since 2016, you can now create your fantasy team on the MPL mobile app to take part in contests and win prizes daily during the month-long competition.

In this, you can pick 11 players from real life in your fantasy teams and you will be awarded points based on their performances during the tournament. You can create multiple teams to compete in multiple online contests on MPL and increase your chances of winning.

When will T20 World Cup 2022 Fantasy League Matches Start?

The Indian T20 World Cup fantasy league will start on October 16, 2022. The T20 World cup 2022 will be played in UAE across three venues in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi and in Oman. A total of 45 matches will be played in the competition having two phases - Round 1 and Super 12 - before the semi-final and final match.

Is Playing T20 World Cup Fantasy League on MPL safe?

It is absolutely safe to play the T20 World Cup fantasy league on MPL as all the transactions are done through a secure gateway. If you win, your winnings are transferred to your account immediately. You can play fantasy sports on MPL without any worry.