BRACE yourselves cricket lovers as the ICC T20 World Cup has returned – and we’ll be making sure that you catch all the action live.

Australia stormed to a victory in this iconic tournament towards the end of last year with a belligerent batting display against New Zealand.

David Warner and Mitchell Marsh’s half-centuries inspired the Aussies to a win by eight wickets in Dubai.

And England were narrowly defeated in 2016 as they lost the final to the West Indies in India.

But New Zealand will be out for revenge in the eighth edition of this showstopper and SunSport have all the knowledge on the World Cup below…

When is the ICC T20 World Cup 2022?

The eighth edition of the ICC T20 World Cup will be held in Australia, across seven different cities.

It is scheduled to get underway from Sunday, October 16 until Sunday, November 13.

There will be a total of 45 matches with the Super 12 starting on Saturday, October 22.

Australia 173-2 beat New Zealand 172-4 by 8 wickets in the final of the 2021 tournament.

Where can I watch the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in the UK?

ALL the action will be broadcasted LIVE on Sky Sports Cricket in the UK.

However, selected matches will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event.

Subscription members of Sky Sports can also head to the Sky Go app on your chosen device to stream the action.

Alternatively, viewers can purchase a NOW TV pass to watch the World Cup fixtures.

What are the T20 World Cup 2022 groups?

The first stage of the World Cup involves eight teams that had to go through qualification.

And the next group stage includes teams that already qualified alongside the top four teams from stage one.

Group 1: Australia, Afghanistan, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ireland

Group 2: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Netherlands.

T20 Cricket World Cup results

PRELIMINARY GROUP STAGE

October 16

Namibia 163/7 – Sri Lanka 108 – Nam win by 55 runs

UAE 111/8 – Netherlands 112/7 – Ned win by 3 wickets

October 17

West Indies 118 – Scotland 160/5 – Sco win by 42 runs

Zimbabwe 174/7 – Ireland 143/9 – Zim win by 31 runs

October 18

Namibia 121/6 – Netherlands 112/5 – Ned win by 5 wickets

Sri Lanka 152/8 – UAE 73 – SL win by 79 runs

October 19

Scotland 176/5 – Ireland 180/4 – Ire in by 6 wickets

West Indies 153/7 – Zimbabwe 122 – WI win by 31 runs

October 20

Netherlands 146/9 – Sri Lanka 162/6 – SL win by 16 runs

Namibia 141/8 – UAE 148/3 – UAE win by 7 runs

October 21

Ireland 150/1 – West Indies 146/5 – Ire win by 9 wickets

Scotland 132/6 – Zimbabwe 133/5 – Zim win by 5 wickets

SUPER 12 GROUP STAGE

October 22

Australia 111 – New Zealand 200/3 – NZ win by 89 runs

England 113/5 – Afghanistan 112 – Eng win by 5 wickets

October 23

Sri Lanka 133/1 – Ireland 128/8 – SL win by 9 wickets

India 160/6 – Pakistan 159/8 – Ind win by 4 wickets

October 24

Bangladesh 144/8 – Netherlands 135 – Ban win by 9 runs

South Africa 51/0 – Zimbabwe 79/5 – Match abandoned

October 25

Australia 158/3 – Sri Lanka 157/6 – Aus win by 7 wickets

October 26

Ireland 157 – England 105/5 – Ire win via DLS method