The fixtures for the ICC T20 World Cup Australia 2020 were revealed by ICC on Tuesday.
For the first time, in the same year and in the same country, the women's and men's T20 World Cups will be held as standalone events.
The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 will take place from February 21, 2019.
A spectacular opening celebration will mark the start of the women's tournament at Sydney Showground Stadium on February 21, 2020. The women's tournament will also feature double header semi-finals at the iconic SCG on Thursday March 5, 2020.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 will take place later in the year, from October 18 to November 15, 2020. Host Australia will play the opening match of the Super 12 stage of the tournament on Saturday 24 October.
India's first match of the men's tournament will be on October 24 against South Africa at Perth Stadium. This contest will follow the Australia-Pakistan opening match in Sydney, marking a spectacular opening night for the men's Super 12 stage.
Both tournaments will be held right across Australia in eight Host Cities and 13 venues.
The two currently known qualifiers in the First Round of the men's event are Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, matches to be played in Geelong and Hobart from October 18-23.
The remaining six teams for the First Round will be determined via a qualifying tournament to be held later in 2019. A total of four teams from the First Round, two from each of Group A and Group B, will progress to the Super 12 stage.
ICC T20 World Cup Australia 2020 Local Organising Committee CEO Nick Hockley said, "We're so excited to be able to let fans all around Australia and the world know when and where their teams will play, so they can start planning now."
We know that passionate fans of all generations and cultures will travel from near and far to support their teams and that they will receive the warmest of welcomes in our wonderful host cities, he said.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said, "Whenever we host an event in Australia, " we know we can guarantee the one billion cricket fans around the world a great show. This is the perfect combination for a T20 World Cup and in 2020, we go one step further with two T20 World Cups in one year." he added.