Media opportunities at ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 - Wednesday, 27 October

Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Wednesday, 27 October at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021:

Abu Dhabi

  • England and Bangladesh play their Group 1 match of the Super 12s in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday at 14h00 local time. The teams will hold their post-match media conferences about 15 minutes after the end of the match.
  • Scotland and Namibia play their Group 2 match of the Super 12s in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday at 18h00 local time. The teams will hold their post-match media conferences about 15 minutes after the end of the match.

Both press conferences can be accessed by using the Abu Dhabi zoom link https://icc-cricket.zoom.us/j/84645519189?pwd=VG41ZlkvMmc3TGgyc0FzcHFsZEFmZz09 Passcode: 983306

Dubai

  • Australia and Sri Lanka play their Group 1 match of the Super 12s at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.
  • Australia will be holding their pre-match training session at the ICC Academy on Wednesday between 14h00 and 17h00 and will hold their pre-match press conference at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday with Matthew Wade from 13:40 local time. In person attendance is permitted for those who apply beforehand and have evidence of a negative PCR test taken within the last 72 hours. Details on how to apply to attend are below. For those wishing to join remotely, please use the Dubai zoom link shared below to access.
  • Sri Lanka will be holding their pre-match training session at the ICC Academy on Wednesday between 14h00 and 17h00 and will hold their pre-match press conference at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday with Mickey Arthur from 14:00 local time. In person attendance is permitted for those who apply beforehand and have evidence of a negative PCR test taken within the last 72 hours. Details on how to apply to attend are below. For those wishing to join remotely, please use the Dubai zoom link shared below to access.

**** Links for all media conferences in Dubai:https://icc-cricket.zoom.us/j/86572169986?pwd=cVZEd0ljSU5veXZsU1FEQUswU29RZz09 Passcode: 465226

For anyone who is yet to collect their media gift bags, you are welcome to collect from the Dubai International Stadium between 2pm - 4pm tomorrow. Please contact Callum Davies (details below) to arrange collection.

Note regarding collection of accreditation cards:

Those who opted for Dubai as the accreditation pick up point now need to collect their cards from the ICC Headquarters in Sports City.

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 Wednesday:

Media contacts in Sharjah on Wednesday:

Nandini Vohra - nandini@theguildpr.com

Media Contacts in Dubai on Wednesday:

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