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International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the schedule and venues of Cricket World Cup T20 2016.
According to ESPNCricinfo, Dharamsala
will host the World Twenty20 2016 match between India and Pakistan on
March 19 while the tournament semi-finals will be played in Delhi and
Mumbai, according to the fixtures released by the ICC on Friday.
India, Pakistan, New Zealand and
Australia are placed in the same group in the Super 10s stage while
South Africa, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka are in the second
group.
Two qualifying teams will join the Super 10s after the first stage of the tournament, to be held in Dharamsala and Nagpur.
International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 (T20) 2016 will be played in Mumbai with its first match commencing on March 8. The schedule was released by ICC in Mumbai on Friday and Indian cricketers Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan were spotted with the coveted trophy on the occasion.
ICC instantly took to their official Twitter handle where they
uploaded a picture of the trio along with the trophy and wrote, “Team
India welcomes you to #WT20 2016!”
India have been set in Group 2 alongside New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan and the victor of Group A, though shielding champions Sri Lanka impart their gathering to England, South Africa and West Indies alongside the victor from Group B. The competition will be played at eight venues crosswise over India. India will bolt horns with New Zealand in their first session of the release on March 15 which will be trailed by Pakistan on December 19 at Dharamsala.
The competition is relied upon to be loaded with amusement and fervor as the top picks India will have the home favorable position. Kohli, Rahane and Dhawan have been among the steady entertainers in the restricted overs group for India and their vicinity and commitment will be extremely critical if India is looking at for the container.
Men's First round (group winners to progress to second round)
Group A: Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman
Group B: Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan Second round groups
Super 10 Group 1: Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England and winner group B (Q1B)
Super 10 Group 2: India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and winner group A (Q1A) Women's
Group A: Australia (A1), South Africa (A2), New Zealand (A3), Sri Lanka (A4) and Ireland (A5)
Group B: England (B1), West Indies (B2), India (B3), Pakistan (B4) and Bangladesh (B5) Tournament schedule Men First Round Tue, 8 Mar Zimbabwe v Hong Kong, Nagpur; Scotland v Afghanistan, Nagpur Wed, 9 Mar Bangladesh v Netherlands, Dharamsala; Ireland v Oman, Dharamsala Thu, 10 Mar Scotland v Zimbabwe, Nagpur; Hong Kong v Afghanistan, Nagpur Fri, 11 Mar Netherlands v Oman, Dharamsala; Bangladesh v Ireland, Dharamsala Sat, 12 Mar Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, Nagpur; Scotland v Hong Kong, Nagpur Sun, 13 Mar Netherlands v Ireland, Dharamsala; Bangladesh v Oman, Dharamsala Second Round Tue, 15 Mar: New Zealand v India, Nagpur Wed, 16 Mar: West Indies v England, Mumbai; Pakistan v Q1A, Kolkata Thu, 17 Mar: Sri Lanka v Q1B, Kolkata Fri, 18 Mar: Australia v New Zealand, Dharamsala; South Africa v England, Mumbai Sat, 19 Mar: India v Pakistan, Dharamsala Sun, 20 Mar: South Africa v Q1B, Mumbai; Sri Lanka v West Indies, Bengaluru Mon, 21 Mar: Australia v Q1A, Bengaluru Tue, 22 Mar: New Zealand v Pakistan, Mohali Wed, 23 Mar: England v Q1B, New Delhi; India v Q1A, Bengaluru Thu, 24 Mar: Rest day Fri, 25 Mar: Pakistan v Australia, Mohali; South Africa v West Indies, Nagpur Sat, 26 Mar: Q1A v New Zealand, Kolkata; England v Sri Lanka, New Delhi Sun, 27 Mar: India v Australia, Mohali; Q1B v West Indies, Nagpur Mon, 28 Mar: South Africa v Sri Lanka, New Delhi Tue, 29 Mar: Rest/travel Day Wed, 30 Mar: Semi-final 1 (Super 10 Group 2 1st v Super 10 Group 1 2nd), New Delhi Thu, 31 Mar: Semi-final (Super 10 Group 1 1st v Super 10 Group 2 2nd), Mumbai Fri, 1 Apr: Rest/travel day Sat, 2 Apr: Rest/travel day Sun, 3 April: Final, Kolkata
Women Tue, 15 Mar: India v Bangladesh, Bengaluru; New Zealand v Sri Lanka, New Delhi Wed, 16 Mar: West Indies v Pakistan, Chennai Thu, 17 Mar: England v Bangladesh, Bengaluru Fri, 18 Mar: New Zealand v Ireland, Mohali; Australia v South Africa, Nagpur Sat, 19 Mar: India v Pakistan, New Delhi Sun, 20 Mar: West Indies v Bangladesh, Chennai; Sri Lanka v Ireland, Mohali Mon, 21 Mar: Australia v New Zealand, Nagpur Tue, 22 Mar: England v India, Dharamsala Wed, 23 Mar: South Africa v Ireland, Chennai Thu, 24 Mar: England v West Indies, Dharamsala; Pakistan v Bangladesh, New Delhi, Australia v Sri Lanka, New Delhi Fri, 25 Mar: Rest Day Sat, 26 Mar: Australia v Ireland, New Delhi; South Africa v New Zealand, Bengaluru Sun, 27 Mar: West Indies v India, Mohali; England v Pakistan, Chennai Mon, 28 Mar: South Africa v Sri Lanka, Bengaluru Tue, 29 Mar: Rest/travel day Wed, 30 Mar: Semi-final (2nd group A v 1st group B), New Delhi Thu, 31 Mar: Semi-final (1st group A v 2nd group B), Mumbai Fri, 1 Apr: Rest/travel day Sat, 2 Apr: Rest/travel day Sun, 3 Apr: Final, Kolkata
The bilateral series between India and Pakistan might have been put on hold but the fans across borders can rejoice after the two arch-rivals have been drawn together in the same group for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in India next year.
Dharamsala will host the India-Pakistan Group 2 game on March 19, the International Cricket Council announced during the event launch in Mumbai on Friday (December 11).
New Zealand and Australia, the other two teams in India's group, will clash with the hosts in Nagpur (on March 15) and Mohali (on March 27) respectively. India will also play the winner of Group A from the qualifying round on March 23 in Bangalore. Clubbed together in Group A, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman will fight it out to earn the right to progress to the main round from March 8 to March 13.
Group 1 consists of Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England and the winner of Group B from qualifiers. Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan will fight it out for the last remaining spot in the main round.
The ICC World T20 semifinals will be staged in Delhi and Mumbai on March 30 and March 31 respectively. The final will be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 3. No reserve days have been announced for the semifinals, implying that in case of a washout, the team that finishes on top of its respective group will proceed to the final.
The ICC Women's World T20 will also be played in the same window and will be contested by ten teams that have been divided into two groups. Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ireland have been placed in Group A while England, West Indies, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh form Group B.
Shashank Manohar, the ICC chairman, said that he's confident that the event is going to be another successful one. "India is a country where cricket is a religion and not many places can match the passion for the game like India," he said. "I am fully confident that the Board of Control for Cricket in India will deliver an outstanding world cricket event, just like the ICC Cricket World Cups in 1987, 1996 and 2011.
"The ICC and BCCI are fully committed and will work together to make this a memorable event. I invite fans from across the world to witness fast-paced cricketing action on the field and enjoy the hospitality and culture of India, off it."
Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary, acknowledged that preparations are underway and the board is ready to host the event. "We, as hosts, are fully prepared to organise one of the most entertaining spectacles in world cricket," gushed Thakur. "We draw experience from hosting three ICC Cricket World Cups and are ready to make the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 one of the most memorable events.
"Our preparations are in full swing, and BCCI and ICC is working together to make it a lifetime experience for the players and the fans. India is a vibrant country - young, full of colour, energy and exuberance - and is very much like the concept of Twenty20 cricket itself. We would encourage everyone involved with the game to experience the best of India."
The winner of this edition will be given a prize money of USD 5.6 million, 86 per cent more from the 2014 edition held in Bangladesh that Sri Lanka won by beating India. The total prize money for the women's tournament is going to be USD 400,000, an increase of 122 per cent.
A total of 58 matches - 35 men's and 23 women's - will be played across eight venues and the ICC had announced the venues earlier this year. Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and Delhi will host the games. Chennai is the only venue that will not host any men's games.
The ICC World T20 2016 to be held in India was officially launched in Mumbai at an ICC event. At the event the much awaited schedule and fixtures were announced and it was confirmed that India and Pakistan would play each other at Dharamsala on March 19. The first match of the tournament proper will be held at Nagpur between India and New Zealand on March 15. The tournament will be preceded by a preliminary qualification stage which will see six associate teams battle it out with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe for two spots to make it to the tournament proper.
The tournament will last from March 15 to April 3. The final has been awarded to Eden Gardens, Kolkata while Mumbai and New Delhi will play host to one semi-final each. The other venues include Bengaluru, Dharamsala, Mohali and Nagpur.
The ICC World T20 2016 hosting rights were awarded to India and will see a total of 16 teams compete in two rounds. The first round will be to determine two teams from a pool of eight to qualify into the tournament proper. The preliminary round to determine the two qualifiers will be Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Ireland, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Afghanistan and Oman. Out of these, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe automatically got in the pool on account of being bottom-ranked full members. The other six teams got through on basis of their standings in a 14-team qualifying tournament.
In the table below, Qualifier from Group A of the preliminary stage has been denoted as ‘Q1A’ and the corresponding qualifier from Group B has been referred to as ‘Q1B’. The teams in Group A of the qualifiers include Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman. While, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan are in Group B.
The ICC, at an event at Mumbai has released the schedules and fixtures for the ICC World T20 2016to 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
All matches of the Round 1 will only be held at Dharamsala and Nagpur.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the groups
and schedule of the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016, which will be staged
across eight venues in India from 8 March to 3 April.
A
total of 58 tournament matches, including 35 men’s matches and 23
women’s matches, will be played in the 27-day tournament in Bengaluru,
Chennai, Dharamsala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi. New
Delhi and Mumbai will host the semi-finals on 30 and 31 March,
respectively, while Eden Gardens in Kolkata will be the venue of the 3
April finals. The women’s semi-finals and final will be followed by the
men’s knock-out matches. There is a reserve day for the finals.
The men’s event will carry a total prize money of $5.6million, which
is an 86 per cent increase from the 2014 tournament, while the total
prize money for the women’s event is $400,000, which is a 122 per cent
increase from the Bangladesh event.
There have been five
different winners of the men’s event while the England women’s team won
the inaugural tournament at home in 2009 before Australia won three
straight titles in the West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in 2010,
2012 and 2014, respectively.
According to the men’s event
format, eight sides in two groups of four, will feature in the first
round matches with the group winners joining eight sides in the Super 10
stage (two groups of five teams). The top two sides from both the Super
10 Groups will then qualify for the semi-finals. In the women’s event,
the 10 sides will be divided into two groups and the top two sides from
each group will progress to the semi-finals.
The first round
matches in the men’s event will take place in Dharamsala and Nagpur
from 8-13 March and will feature Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland,
debutant Oman (all in Group A), Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and
Afghanistan (all in Group B). In a double-header on the opening day on 8
March, Zimbabwe will face Hong Kong in the afternoon match, to be
followed by the evening match between Scotland and Afghanistan. Both the
matches will be played in Nagpur.
The group winners will
join Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
West Indies and host India in the Super 10 stage, which will be played
alongside the women’s event from 15-28 March.
Men’s
defending champion Sri Lanka has been placed in Super 10 Group 1 along
with South Africa, West Indies, England and the Group B winner. It will
open its title defence against the Group B winner in Kolkata on 17
March, and play West Indies in Bengaluru on 20 March, England in New
Delhi on 26 March and South Africa in New Delhi on 28 March.
Host India, which won the inaugural tournament in South Africa in 2007,
is in Super 10 Group 2 along with 2009 winner Pakistan, Australia, New
Zealand and the Group A winner. India will launch its campaign in Nagpur
against New Zealand on 15 March, while it will go head to head with
Pakistan in Dharamsala on 19 March. Its other matches will be against
the Group A winner in Bengaluru on 23 March and Australia in Mohali on
27 March.
2009 champion Pakistan will take on the Group A
winner in Kolkata on 16 March, before locking horns with traditional
rival India in Dharamsala on 19 March. Its remaining two matches will be
in Mohali against New Zealand and Australia on 22 and 25 March,
respectively.
England, which won the 2010 tournament in the
West Indies, takes on 2012 winner the West Indies in Mumbai on 16 March,
followed by matches against South Africa (18 March in Mumbai), the
Group B winner (23 March in New Delhi) and Sri Lanka (26 March in New
Delhi).
After taking on England in its tournament opener,
the West Indies will square off against Sri Lanka (20 March in
Bengaluru), South Africa (25 March in Nagpur) and the Group B winner (27
March in Nagpur).
Meanwhile, in the women’s tournament, 2009 champion England is in
Group B along with the West Indies, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and
will start off against Bangladesh in Bengaluru on 17 March. Its other
matches will be against India (22 March in Dharamsala), West Indies (24
March in Dharamsala) and Pakistan (27 March in Chennai).
Australia women, who will be bidding to win the title for the fourth
straight time, is in Group A along with South Africa, New Zealand, Sri
Lanka and Ireland. Their opening match will be against South Africa (18
March in Nagpur), followed by matches against New Zealand (21 March in
Nagpur), Sri Lanka (24 March in New Delhi) and Ireland (24 March in New
Delhi).
ICC Chairman Mr Shashank Manohar, who attended the
launch ceremony in Mumbai, said: “India is a country where cricket is a
religion and not many places can match the passion for the game like
India. I am fully confident that the Board of Control for Cricket in
India will deliver an outstanding world cricket event, just like the ICC
Cricket World Cups in 1987, 1996 and 2011.
“The ICC and
BCCI are fully committed and will work together to make this a memorable
event. I invite fans from across the world to witness fast-paced
cricketing action on the field and enjoy the hospitality and culture of
India, off it.”
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said:
“The ICC World Twenty20 is an event which puts the world’s best
cricketers in the shortest format of the game against each other in a
nation versus nation contest.
“The Twenty20 format provides
the perfect vehicle by which the ICC can further globalise the game,
providing international exposure and opportunity to our top Associate
and Affiliate members. The ICC World Twenty20 event structure is
designed to provide highly competitive matches throughout, with eight
evenly-matched sides fighting it out in the first round and the best two
then getting in the mix with the top eight ranked teams in the Super 10
stage where the intensity and competition will be of the very highest
level.”
BCCI Secretary Mr Anurag Thakur said: “We, as hosts,
are fully prepared to organise one of the most entertaining spectacles
in world cricket. We draw experience from hosting three ICC Cricket
World Cups and are ready to make the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 one
of the most memorable events.
“Our preparations are in full
swing, and BCCI and ICC is working together to make it a lifetime
experience for the players and the fans. India is a vibrant country –
young, full of colour, energy and exuberance - and is very much like the
concept of Twenty20 cricket itself. We would encourage everyone
involved with the game to experience the best of India.”
The
ICC World Twenty20 trophy was also present at the ceremony before it
leaves Mumbai for Scotland on Sunday, 13 December, as part of the Nissan
Trophy Tour. The trophy will return to New Delhi on 1 February after
visiting 11 countries.
Men’s
First round (group winners to progress to second round)
Group A – Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman
Group B – Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan
Second round groups
Super 10 Group 1 – Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England and winner group B (Q1B)
Super 10 Group 2 – India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and winner group A (Q1A)
Women’s
Group A – Australia (A1), South Africa (A2), New Zealand (A3), Sri Lanka (A4) and Ireland (A5)
Group B – England (B1), West Indies (B2), India (B3), Pakistan (B4) and Bangladesh (B5)
Tournament
schedule (‘M’ denotes men’s match; ‘W’ denotes women’s match; PM means
afternoon match and Eve. means night match. Match timing to be confirmed
in due course)
Tue, 8 Mar – Zimbabwe v Hong Kong (PM), Nagpur; Scotland v Afghanistan (Eve.), Nagpur Wed, 9 Mar – Bangladesh v Netherlands (PM), Dharamsala; Ireland v Oman (Eve.), Dharamsala Thu, 10 Mar – Scotland v Zimbabwe (PM), Nagpur; Hong Kong v Afghanistan (Eve.) Fri, 11 Mar – Netherlands v Oman (PM), Dharamsala; Bangladesh v Ireland (Eve.), Dharamsala Sat, 12 Mar – Zimbabwe v Afghanistan (PM), Nagpur; Scotland v Hong Kong (Eve.), Nagpur Sun, 13 Mar – Netherlands v Ireland (PM), Dharamsala; Bangladesh v Oman (Eve.), Dharamsala Tue, 15 Mar – India v Bangladesh (W) (PM), Bengaluru; New Zealand v Sri Lanka (W) (Eve.), New Delhi; New Zealand v India (M) (Eve), Nagpur Wed, 16 Mar – West Indies v England (M) (PM), Mumbai; Pakistan v Q1A (M) (Eve.), Kolkata; West Indies v Pakistan (W) (Eve.), Chennai Thu, 17 Mar – England v Bangladesh (W) (PM), Bengaluru; Sri Lanka v Q1B (M) (Eve.), Kolkata Fri, 18 Mar
– New Zealand v Ireland (W) (PM), Mohali; Australia v New Zealand (M)
(PM), Dharamsala; South Africa v England (M) (Eve.), Mumbai; Australia v
South Africa (W) (Eve.), Nagpur Sat, 19 Mar – India v Pakistan (W) (PM), New Delhi; India v Pakistan (M) (Eve.), Dharamsala Sun, 20 Mar
– South Africa v Q1B (M) (PM), Mumbai; West Indies v Bangladesh (W)
(PM), Chennai; Sri Lanka v Ireland (W) (Eve.), Mohali; Sri Lanka v West
Indies (M) (Eve.), Bengaluru Mon, 21 Mar – Australia v New Zealand (W) (PM), Nagpur; Australia v Q1A (M) (Eve.), Bengaluru Tue, 22 Mar – England v India (W) (PM), Dharamsala; New Zealand v Pakistan (M) (Eve.), Mohali Wed, 23 Mar – England v Q1B (M) (PM), New Delhi; India v Q1A (M), (Eve.), Bengaluru; South Africa v Ireland (W) (Eve.), Chennai Thu, 24 Mar
– England v West Indies (W) (Eve.), Dharamsala; Australia v Sri Lanka
(W) (PM), New Delhi; Pakistan v Bangladesh (W) (Eve.), New Delhi Fri, 25 Mar – Pakistan v Australia (M) (PM), Mohali; South Africa v West Indies (M), (Eve.), Nagpur Sat, 26 Mar
– Australia v Ireland (W) (PM), New Delhi; Q1A v New Zealand (M) (PM),
Kolkata; England v Sri Lanka (M) (Eve.), New Delhi; South Africa v New
Zealand (W) (Eve.), Bengaluru Sun, 27 Mar – West
Indies v India (W) (PM), Mohali; India v Australia (M) (Eve.), Mohali;
England v Pakistan (W) (Eve.), Chennai; Q1B v West Indies (M) (PM),
Nagpur; Mon, 28 Mar – South Africa v Sri Lanka (W) (PM), Bengaluru; South Africa v Sri Lanka (M) (Eve.), New Delhi Tue, 29 Mar – Rest/travel day Wed, 30 Mar – Women’s semi-final (2nd group A v 1st group B) (PM), New Delhi; men’s semi-final (Super 10 Group 1 2nd v Super 10 Group 2 1st) (Eve.), New Delhi Thu, 31 Mar
– Women’s semi-final (1st group A v 2nd group B) (PM), Mumbai; men’s
semi-final (Super 10 Group 1 1st v Super 10 Group 2 2nd) (Eve.), Mumbai Fri, 1 Apr – Rest/travel day Sat, 2 Apr – Rest/travel day Sun, 3 April – Women’s final (PM), Kolkata; men’s final (Eve.), Kolkata
India will open their 2016 ICC World Twenty20 campaign against New Zealand in Nagpur on March 15 but arguably the biggest match of the tournament will be played in Dharamsala on March 19, where India will take on archrivals Pakistan.
ICC announced the World Twenty20 schedule, which will be played from March 8 to April 3 next year, in a glittering ceremony in Mumbai on Friday.
The hosts and the 2007 champions are placed in Super-10 Group 2 alongside Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Qualifier.
The men's competition will be divided into two stages - the qualifiers and Super 10. The qualifiers will be played from March 8 to 13 between 8 teams divided into Group A and B, with the Super-10 stage beginning March 15.
One team from each of the qualifying groups will progress to the Super-10 stage.
Super-10 Group 1 comprises of Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England and Qualifier from Group B.
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are the two Test nations that will have to come through qualifiers. It will also include Oman, who are making their debut in a major ICC event.
The men's and women's competition will be held simultaneously, with both the finals taking place on April 3. A total of 58 matches (35 men’s and 23 women’s) will be played in the 27-day tournament.
The men’s event will carry a total prize money of $5.6 million, which is an 86 per cent increase from the 2014 tournament, while the total prize money for the women’s event is $400,000, which is a 122 per cent increase from the Bangladesh event.
In the women's draw as well, India are placed with Pakistan in Group B and will play the neighbours in Delhi on the same day as men's, i.e., March 19.
"It's a privilege that BCCI is hosting the World T20 event for the first time. I am sure that this event will be a great success," ICC Chairman and BCCI President Shashank Manohar said on the occasion.
India have hosted three ODI World Cups previously in 1987, 1996 and 2011; but this will be the first time that the ICC World Twenty20 comes to India.
Eight Indian cities will be hosting the tournament - Nagpur, Dharamsala, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Mohali, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
However, Chennai, will be hosting only the women's matches - most likely due to the disputed, locked-out stands at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
GROUPS (Men)
First-round groups (group winners to progress to second round)
Group A – Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman
Group B – Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan
Second round groups
Super 10 Group 1: Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England and winner group B (Q1B)
Super 10 Group 2: India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and winner group A (Q1A)
GROUPS (Women)
Group A – Australia (A1), South Africa (A2), New Zealand (A3), Sri Lanka (A4) and Ireland (A5)
Group B – England (B1), West Indies (B2), India (B3), Pakistan (B4) and Bangladesh (B5)
FULL SCHEDULE:
(‘M’ denotes men’s match; ‘W’ denotes women’s match; 'PM' means afternoon match and 'Eve' means night match. Match timings to be confirmed in due course)
Tue, 8 Mar – Zimbabwe v Hong Kong (PM), Nagpur; Scotland v Afghanistan (Eve.), Nagpur
Wed, 9 Mar – Bangladesh v Netherlands (PM), Dharamsala; Ireland v Oman (Eve.), Dharamsala
Thu, 10 Mar – Scotland v Zimbabwe (PM), Nagpur; Hong Kong v Afghanistan (Eve.)
Fri, 11 Mar – Netherlands v Oman (PM), Dharamsala; Bangladesh v Ireland (Eve.), Dharamsala
Sat, 12 Mar – Zimbabwe v Afghanistan (PM), Nagpur; Scotland v Hong Kong (Eve.), Nagpur
Sun, 13 Mar – Netherlands v Ireland (PM), Dharamsala; Bangladesh v Oman (Eve.), Dharamsala
Tue, 15 Mar – India v Bangladesh (W) (PM), Bengaluru; New Zealand v Sri Lanka (W) (Eve.), New Delhi; New Zealand v India (M) (Eve), Nagpur
Wed, 16 Mar – West Indies v England (M) (PM), Mumbai; Pakistan v Q1A (M) (Eve.), Kolkata; West Indies v Pakistan (W) (Eve.), Chennai
Thu, 17 Mar – England v Bangladesh (W) (PM), Bengaluru; Sri Lanka v Q1B (M) (Eve.), Kolkata
Fri, 18 Mar – New Zealand v Ireland (W) (PM), Mohali; Australia v New Zealand (M) (PM), Dharamsala; South Africa v England (M) (Eve.), Mumbai; Australia v South Africa (W) (Eve.), Nagpur
Sat, 19 Mar – India v Pakistan (W) (PM), New Delhi; India v Pakistan (M) (Eve.), Dharamsala
Sun, 20 Mar – South Africa v Q1B (M) (PM), Mumbai; West Indies v Bangladesh (W) (PM), Chennai; Sri Lanka v Ireland (W) (Eve.), Mohali; Sri Lanka v West Indies (M) (Eve.), Bengaluru
Mon, 21 Mar – Australia v New Zealand (W) (PM), Nagpur; Australia v Q1A (M) (Eve.), Bengaluru
Tue, 22 Mar – England v India (W) (PM), Dharamsala; New Zealand v Pakistan (M) (Eve.), Mohali
Wed, 23 Mar – England v Q1B (M) (PM), New Delhi; India v Q1A (M), (Eve.), Bengaluru; South Africa v Ireland (W) (Eve.), Chennai
Thu, 24 Mar – England v West Indies (W) (Eve.), Dharamsala; Australia v Sri Lanka (W) (PM), New Delhi; Pakistan v Bangladesh (W) (Eve.), New Delhi
Fri, 25 Mar – Pakistan v Australia (M) (PM), Mohali; South Africa v West Indies (M), (Eve.), Nagpur
Sat, 26 Mar – Australia v Ireland (W) (PM), New Delhi; Q1A v New Zealand (M) (PM), Kolkata; England v Sri Lanka (M) (Eve.), New Delhi; South Africa v New Zealand (W) (Eve.), Bengaluru
Sun, 27 Mar – West Indies v India (W) (PM), Mohali; India v Australia (M) (Eve.), Mohali; England v Pakistan (W) (Eve.), Chennai; Q1B v West Indies (M) (PM), Nagpur;
Mon, 28 Mar – South Africa v Sri Lanka (W) (PM), Bengaluru; South Africa v Sri Lanka (M) (Eve.), New Delhi
Tue, 29 Mar – Rest/travel day
FINALS
Wed, 30 Mar – Women’s semi-final (2nd group A v 1st group B) (PM), New Delhi; men’s semi-final (Super 10 Group 1 2nd v Super 10 Group 2 1st) (Eve.), New Delhi
Thu, 31 Mar – Women’s semi-final (1st group A v 2nd group B) (PM), Mumbai; men’s semi-final (Super 10 Group 1 2nd v Super 10 Group 2 1st) (Eve.), Mumbai
Fri, 1 Apr – Rest/travel day
Sat, 2 Apr – Rest/travel day
Sun, 3 April – Women’s final (PM), Kolkata; men’s final (Eve.), Kolkata
Mitchell Starc is in doubt for Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign with the fast bowler to undergo ankle surgery. Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed the left-armer, whose injury has ruled him out from the current Test series against the West Indies, has met with specialists and will go under the knife.
“We believe the best course of action would be for Mitchell to have the surgery for his ankle impingement now while he is currently laid off with the stress fracture in his foot,” team physiotherapist David Beakley said.
His return-to-play timeframes will be clearer once the surgery is completed but it is unlikely he’ll be available for the ICC World T20.
The tournament starts in India on 11 March and if Starc is not fit in time, his likely return to international cricket will be Australia’s tour of the West Indies in June.
Bone spurs in Starc’s right ankle have been managed throughout the year but caused the 25-year-old obvious discomfort in the closing days of Australia’s November three-Test series against New Zealand.
Head selector Rod Marsh has already ruled out Starc for Australia’s February two-Test tour of New Zealand. “In an ideal world we’d like to have him playing in the T20 World Cup. It may happen,” Marsh said at the start of December.
A date for Starc’s surgery will be confirmed in coming days.
