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Media opportunities at ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 - Saturday, 23 October

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The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Saturday, 23 October at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021:

Sharjah

  • Sri Lanka and Bangladesh play their Group 1 match of the Super 12s in Sharjah on Sunday. Sri Lanka will hold a virtual pre-match press conference at 11h15 local time and Bangladesh will hold their pre-match press conference at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium at 13h30.

Abu Dhabi

  • South Africa and Australia play their Group 1 match of the Super 12s in Abu Dhabi on Saturday at 14h00 local time. The teams will hold their post-match media conferences about 15 minutes after the end of the match.

Dubai

  • England and West Indies play their Group 1 match of the Super 12s at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Saturday at 18h00 local time. Both teams will hold their post-match media conferences approximately 15 minutes after the match.
  • India and Pakistan play their Group 2 match of the Super 12s in Dubai on Sunday. Pakistan will hold a training session between 18h00 and 21h00 at the ICC Academy, Dubai and they will hold their pre-match press conference remotely with Babar Azam from 12h00 local time. This press conference will be held remotely only, meaning there will be no in-person attendance for media at the press conference. Please use the Dubai link shared below to access.
  • India and Pakistan play their Group 2 match of the Super 12s in Dubai on Sunday. India will hold a training session between 18h00 and 21h00 at the ICC Academy, Dubai and they will hold their pre-match press conference remotely with Virat Kohli from 12h30 local time. This press conference will be held remotely only, meaning there will be no in-person attendance for media at the press conference. Please use the Dubai link shared below to access.

Collection of accreditation cards:

Media accreditation cards can be collected at the venues from 12h00 to 18h00 but not on match days. Please plan accordingly and pick your accreditation cards in advance.

The complete schedule and results of the tournament are available on the pagehere.

**** Some other points to note:

Media interactions are being held on a hybrid model, allowing a limited number of journalists to join in person with the global media allowed to join remotely. Those joining remotely, please login ahead of expected time of media interactions.

Media may only be allowed in pre-match day practice sessions. They can’t attend all practice sessions during the tournament.

NRH camerapersons are not allowed at the pre-match media conferences and will not get match-day accreditation. Press conference clips will be uploaded on the Online Media Zone for TV channels and websites only. These cannot be shared on any Social Media platforms. Filming is not allowed inside venues on match days.

Reporters wanting to attend any media conference need to produce proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of attending a match at any venue. This is an event requirement, and the ICC has arranged for these tests. More about this can be found in our advisoryhere.

Link for all media conferences in Sharjah:

Passcode: 967556

Links for all media conferences in Abu Dhabi:

Passcode: 983306

Links for all media conferences in Dubai:

Passcode: 465226

To register your interest in attending the in person press conference please email Robin Abrahams at Robin.Abrahams.ext@icc-cricket.com by 12h00 local time confirming which media conferences you would like to join:

Media contacts in Abu Dhabi on Saturday:

Media contacts in Sharjah on Saturday:

Nandini Vohra - nandini@theguildpr.com

Media Contacts in Dubai on Saturday: