2-time defending champion West Indies has shockingly been knocked out by the minnow Ireland in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 being held in Australia. West Indies won the T20 world cup in 2012 and 2016. West Indies had scored only 146/5 in their allotted 20 overs which Ireland easily surpassed in their 18th over itself.
The world cup will be played between 12 teams, 8 of which qualified directly based on their recent performances and ranking. 4 teams had to be selected through global qualifiers across 2 groups.
Srilanka, Netherlands, Ireland and one among the Scotland OR Zimbabwe will compete alongside other top 8 teams for the trophy.
The real world cup, super 12 competition, will begin tomorrow, October 22, 2022.
List of Champions
2007: India (Host: South Africa)
2009: Pakistan (Host: England)
2010: England (Host: West Indies)
2012: West Indies (Host: Srilanka)
2014: Srilanka (Host: Bangladesh)
2016: West Indies (Host: India)
2021: Australia (Host: UAE & Oman)
2022: (Host: Australia)
Future T20 World Cups
- 2024: West Indies & USA
- 2026: India and Sri Lanka
- 2028: Australia and New Zealand
- 2030:England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
Future T20 World Cup format
- ICC decided in June 2021 that the T20 World Cup tournaments from 2024 onwards will expand to include 20 teams.
- Those teams will be divided into 4 groups (5 per group), with the top two teams from each group – 8 in total – advancing to the Super Eights stage.
- 2 Groups of 4 teams will then be made for the Super Eight round.
- The top 2 teams from each group will then advance to the semifinals.
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National Affairs
PM to visit Ayodhya on the eve of Deepawali, on 23rd October
He will inspect Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra site and participate in the 6th Deepotsav celebrations. More than 15 lakh diyas will be lit on the occasion. Five animated tableaus and eleven Ramleela tableaus with different dance forms from different states will also be put up during Deepotsav. He will also witness a 3-D Holographic Projection Mapping Show at Ram Ki Paidi along with a Grand Musical Laser Show.
Punjab to revert to old pension scheme
In a move that will benefit 1.6 lakh government employees, the Punjab government has decided to shift back to the old pension scheme. The decision will benefit state government staff who joined the service after the advent of the new pension scheme in 2004. Punjab is the 3rd state after Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan to revert to the old pension scheme.
A military helicopter crashes near China border in Arunachal Pradesh
The helicopter with five personnel on board crashed in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh this morning, on October 21. The site is close to the Line of Actual Control. The search is on for survivors, if any. Updates are awaited!
International Affairs
Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan disqualified by the election commission
Found guilty of “corrupt practices,” he now stands disqualified from fighting election for 5 years.
His party, PTI, has decided to hit the streets and challenge the ruling by filing an appeal to the Islamabad High Court.
The case was filed in August by a member of the ruling party ‘Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’, accusing him of illegally appropriating the gifts given by foreign dignitaries, and not submitting the correct details to the Election Commission.
Liz Truss quits as UK PM
Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the UK after quitting the post only after 45 days. Her economic plan to offer tax rebates to industrialists crashed the bond markets and impacted the already reeling economy negatively. She had inherited an economic and cost of living crisis as PM as an aftereffect of the Covid pandemic and Russo-Ukraine war.
The UK is currently going through severe economic and political instability. The ruling conservative party is marred by infighting following competing aspirations and factionalism. Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Boris Johnson, and Jeremy Hunt are said to be the leading contenders for the coveted PM post.
