Capital snubbed as World Cup venues unveiled

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The men's Twenty20 World Cup has lone conscionable wrapped up, but we're already lone 12 months distant from different one.

Australia volition big the tourney from October 16 adjacent year, successful a postponed mentation of the contention that was meant to tally successful 2020.

The Aussies volition present get the accidental to defend their T20 title connected their location soil, having beaten New Zealand successful the last yesterday greeting (AEDT) to triumph the UAE event.

The ICC contiguous announced venues for adjacent year's World Cup.

Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney volition big the 45 games.

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Kardinia Park successful Geelong has won the close to big the World Cup portion Canberra, the nation's superior city, has been snubbed. It besides means Victoria is the lone authorities to person 2 World Cup venues, portion the ACT and Northern Territory miss retired altogether.

Melbourne's iconic Cricket Ground (MCG) volition big the tourney last connected November 13. It packed much than 80,000 fans into the stadium for past year's women's World Cup final, which the Aussies won.

A afloat fixture volition beryllium revealed and tickets volition spell connected merchantability successful January.

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