ICC World T20 2016 Round 1 schedule: Match time table and ground details

The ICC, at an event at Mumbai has released the schedules and fixtures for the ICC World T20 2016 to be held in India. The tournament proper will see a total of 10 teams compete for the ultimate glory. Eight of those teams have been per-determined on basis of rankings of the full member nations. The other positions will be determined on basis of a pre-qualifying tournament that will be played from the period between March 8 to March 13. There will be eight teams competing for two positions. The teams that will battle it out in this round dubbed ‘Round 1′ are two of the bottom ranked full members and six associates who played a qualifying tournament in 2015 to get through.

The teams include Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland, Oman, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan. The teams have been distributed in two groups. Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman will be in Group A while Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan are in Group B. From both groups, the top team will make it to the tournament proper starting March 15. You can find the schedule and ground details for the proper tournament here.

Given how strong a side Bangladesh have become in the recent past, it can be expected that they will make it from Group A, but one can not rule out Ireland and Netherlands entirely. Group B will be an even closer contest since it is very difficult to pick a favourite from Zimbabwe and Afghanistan while Scotland are also tough contenders.

Date	Fixture	Venue	Group
08-03-2016	Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong	Nagpur	B
	Scotland vs Afghanistan	Nagpur	B
09-03-2016	Bangladesh vs Netherlands	Dharamsala	A
	Ireland vs Oman	Dharamsala	A
10-03-2016	Scotland vs Zimbabwe	Nagpur	B
	Hong Kong vs Afghanistan	Nagpur	B
11-03-2016	Netherlands vs Oman	Dharamsala	A
	Bangladesh vs Ireland	Dharamsala	A
12-03-2016	Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan	Nagpur	B
	Scotland vs Hong Kong	Nagpur	B
13-03-2016	Netherlands vs Ireland	Dharamsala	A
	Bangladesh vs Oman	Dharamsala	A