ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Schedule, Time Table, Fixtures, Teams, ICC T20 WC Live Streaming Score

Dubai: The top six sides from the 18-day tournament will join the 10 Full Members for the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016.

As preparations intensify ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015, which is set to be staged in Ireland and Scotland from 9 to 26 July, the International Cricket Council (ICC) can confirm all 14 competing squads.

Canada: Rizwan Cheema (captain), Saad Bin Zafar, Khurram Chohan, Navneet Dhaliwal, Satsimranjit Dhindsa, Nikhil Dutta, Jeremy Gordon, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Amarbir Hansra, Shaheed Keshvani, Nitish Kumar, Cecil Pervez, Junaid Siddiqui, Hamza Tariq, Srimantha Wijeyeratne

Afghanistan: Asghar Stanikzai (captain), Javed Ahmadi, Aftab Alam, Mirwais Ashraf, Sharafudin Ashraf, Hamid Hassan, Nawroz Mangal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Mohammad Shahzad, Samiullah Shinwari, Dawlat Zadran, Najib Zadran, Shahpur Zadran

Hong Kong: Tanwir Afzal (captain), Irfan Ahmed, Nadeem Ahmed, Haseeb Amjad, Jamie Atkinson, Waqas Barkat, Mark Chapman, Aizaz Khan, Anas Khan, Nizakat Khan, Waqas Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Kinchit Shah,

Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Tyrone Kane, Andrew McBrine, Graeme McCarter, John Mooney, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Stuart Poynter, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young

Jersey: Peter Gough (captain), Corey Bisson, Dom Blampied, Corne Bodenstein, Paul Connolly, Ed Farley, Anthony Kay, Jonty Jenner, Ben Kynman, Tommy Minty, Rhys Palmer, Chuggy Perchard, Callum Rabet, Ben Stevens, Nat Watkins

Kenya: Rakep Patel (captain), Emmanuel Bundi, Narendra Kalyan, Irfan Karim, Karan Kaul, Lucas Ndandason, James Ngoche, Shem Ngoche, Collins Obuya, Eugene Ochieng, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Nelson Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno, Morris Ouma, Gurdeep Singh

Namibia: Nicholas Scholtz (captain), Stephen Baard, Sarel Burger, Christopher Coombe, Jason Davidson, Gerhard Erasmus, Zhivago Groenewald, Louis Klazinga, JP Kotze, Bernard Scholtz, JJ Smit, Christiaan Snyman, Gerrie Snyman, Raymond van Schoor, Craig Williams

Nepal: Paras Khadka (captain), Pradeep Airee, Binod Bhandari, Shakti Gauchan, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Subash Khakurel, Siddhant Lohani, Gyanendra Malla, Anil Mandal, Jitendra Mukhiya, Rajesh Pulami, Sagar Pun, Basant Regmi, Sharad Vesawkar

Netherlands: Peter Borren (captain), Rahil Ahmed, Wesley Barresi, Mudassar Bukhari, Ben Cooper, Vivian Kingma, Ahsan Malik, Stephan Myburgh, Max O'Dowd, Michael Rippon, Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren, Thijs van Schelven, Pieter Seelaar, Michael Swart

Oman: Sultan Ahmed (captain), Yousuf Abdulrahim, Zeeshan Ahmad, Amir Ali, Khawar Ali, Munis Ansari, Aamir Kaleem, Mehran Khan, Ajay Lalcheta, Sufyan Mahmood, Zeeshan Maqsood, Muhammad Nadeem, Rajeshkumar Ranpura, Jatinder Singh, Vaibhav Wategaonkar

P.N.G.: Jack Vare (captain), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, John Boge Reva, Mahuru Dai, Willie Gavera, Loa Nou, Kila Pala, Pipi Raho, Lega Siaka, Chad Soper, Tony Ura, Vani Vagi, Assadollah Vala, Norman Vanua

Scotland: Preston Mommsen (captain), Richie Berrington, Kyle Coetzer, Matthew Cross, Josh Davey, Con de Lange, Alasdair Evans, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, Gavin Main, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Rob Taylor, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt

U.A.E.: Mohamed Tauqir (captain), Fayyaz Ahmed, Amjad Ali, Saqib Ali, Umair Ali, Shaiman Anwar, Faizan Asif, Nasir Aziz, Manjula Guruge, Amjad Javed, Muhammad Naveed, Swapnil Patil, Ahmed Raza, Muhammad Shahzad, Abdul Shakoor

U.S.A.: Muhammad Ghous (captain), Alex Amsterdam, Fahad Babar, Adil Bhatti, Akeem Dodson, Karan Ganesh, Naseer Jamali, Japen Patel, Mrunal Patel, Timil Patel, Hammad Shahid, Jasdeep Singh, Nicholas Stanford, Steven Taylor, Shiva Vashishat.

According to the format of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015, the sides that top the two groups will automatically qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016, while the sides that finish second and third in each of the two groups will play cross-over matches with the two winners joining the table-toppers for the India tournament.

ICC T20 World Cup is the international cricketing event, which feature cricketing nations from around the world participating in this twenty-twenty format of the game. As the name suggests, the event is organized by ICC or International Cricket Council, the principal governing body in world cricket. The participating teams are a total of 12 in number, with ten of them being the permanent members of ICC, while the remaining two are chosen by the ICC through qualifier matches for the event. 

However, in the last event held in 2014, the number of teams participating in it was expanded to 16. The prestigious tournament is scheduled every second year, with an exception of 2020 ICC T20 World Cup, which will be held four years after the previous T20 World Cup, to be held in 2016. The format followed in ICC T20 World Cup starts with round robin, which is followed by Super 8s and then the semi finals and the final, in which the winner is decided. The inaugural event of ICC T20 World Cup was organized in 2007 and till date, five of the events have been conducted with great success.

The first season of ICC T20 Cricket World Cup was organized in September 2007, with South Africa hosting the event, though Pakistan was the first choice for it. The finale of the event was held at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, with India being victorious over Pakistan by 5 runs.

ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Season 2 was held in England in June 2009. The venue of the final match was Lord's, London, with the last year's runner up Pakistan lifting the title in this season, by defeating Sri Lanka in the final match by a huge margin of 8 wickets.

The third season of ICC T20 Cricket World Cup was conducted two years later, in May 2010, with West Indies playing the host nation this season. At a gripping final match held at Kensington Oval, Barbados, England defeated Australia by a total of 7 wickets, to emerge as the champion.

 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Season 4 took place in Sri Lanka in September-October 2012. This year, West Indies created history by defeating Sri Lanka in the final by a margin of 36 runs at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. It was a fruit of great labor for the West Indian team, who were able to make it in a World Cup final after their first victory in 1979 and last appearance in 1983 World Cup final match.

Bangladesh hosted the season 5 of ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in March-April 2014. Sri Lanka was the winning team in the tournament and they beat India by 6 wickets in the final match, which was held at Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.

The 2016 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup is slated to be hosted by India, while the next one after that will be held four years later, in 2020, this time in Australia.

Get latest ICC T20 Team Rankings. Find top ten teams playing T20 Cricket as per international cricket council. 

England and Pakistan can each lay down a marker for next year's World Cup by winning their upcoming three-match Twenty20 series, says David Lloyd.

The teams face each other in the opener in Dubai at 4pm on Sky Sports 2 this Thursday following England's 3-1 ODI series victory.

With conditions in the UAE expected to be spin-friendly, Lloyd says it gives each side the perfect opportunity to hone their skills ahead of the World T20, which begins in March.

He said: "I think England are going to be very competitive in the World Cup given the way that things have come together in ODI cricket - and then to move it forward to T20. If I was in that England squad or management I'd be very excited.

"I bet Pakistan are also looking forward to the World T20. It's always nice to win and I think this series is going to be played in a great environment.

"The matches have an 8pm [local time] start; there should be full houses. This is a good examination of both teams. "We know what the pitches are like - they are very batsman-friendly. I think both teams have got every chance to show what they can do.

"Shahid Afridi is back for Pakistan - he's as old as me! I think this is a last hurrah for him. He's such an explosive batsman and he's a very good bowler in one-day cricket. He's a real crowd pleaser."

Watch Pakistan take on England in the first of three T20 internationals from 3.30pm on Sky Sports 2 this Thursday.

Watch the Free Live Streaming of Chittagong Vikings (CV) vs Dhaka Dynamites (DD) Bangladesh Premier League 2015 (BPL T20) match 10 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Neo Sports (Neo Prime) will telecast the match live in India while in Pakistan the SSS vs CV BPL T20 match will be available on Geo Super. Channel 9 will broadcast the match live in Bangladesh.

Match ten of Bangladesh Premier League 2015 will see fourth and fifth placed teams in action. It is Tamim Iqbal led Chittagong against Dhaka Dynamites led by seasonal campaigner Kumar Sangakkara.

Chittagong Vikings have played three matches so far, winning just one and losing the remaining two. On the other hand Dhaka Dynamites have won one lost one so far. As things intensify in the league, both teams will be looking for outright victories to keep themselves in race for the next round.

Teams-

Chittagong Vikings: Tamim Iqbal(C), Asif Ahmed, Elias Sunny, Kamran Akmal, Jeevan Mendis, Naeem Islam, Robin Peterson, Shafiul Islam, Umar Akmal, Ziaur Rahman, Anamul Haque, Elton Chigumbura, Enamul Haque jnr, Chamara Kapugedera, Mohammad Amir, Nafees Iqbal, Saeed Ajmal, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Tilekaratne Dilshan, Robiul Islam.

Dhaka Dynamites: Kumar Sangakkara (C), Nasir Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mossharraf Hossain Rubel, Mosaddek Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Saikat Ali, Farhad Reza, Nabil Samad, Abul Hasan, Irfan Shukkur, Sohail Khan, Yasir Shah, Nasir Jamshed, Shahzaib Hasan, Mohammad Irfan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Dawid Malan. (Main Image: tigercricket.com.bd).

Rangpur Riders defeated Dhaka Dynamites to climb to top of points table. Comilla Victorians for now are placed second. Bangladesh Premier League 2015 is a revamped BPL which features six franchises and after a gap of two years is back again. Total of 34 matches will be played throughout the tournament starting from November 22 with the final scheduled on December 15.

All six teams will face each other twice in a race to top points table and qualify for next round that is the playoff. The six teams who will be battling it out in BPL T20 2015 are Barisal Bulls, Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites, Rangpur Riders and Sylhet Super Stars. The teams will be led by Mahmudullah Riad, Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza, Kumar Sangakkara, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim respectively.

Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka and MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong are the two venues for BPL T20 2015. Dhaka will host the playoff along with the finals.

Bangladesh Premier League 2015 Points Table: BPL T20 2015 Team Standings & Positions

After the culmination of league matches, top four teams on the points table will advance to next round-playoff. Table toppers (1st and 2nd placed teams) will face each other in 1st Qualifier on December 12. The Eliminator will be played on the same day between third and fourth placed teams. Winner of the Eliminator then meets loser of 1st Qualifier on December 13 in 2nd Qualifier for a place in finals. The grand finale of BPL T20 will be held on December 15 at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

The former West Indies captain who was in the city as brand ambassador for the Kerala Cricket League spoke to WCLU on Thursday.

Gayle, who has been out of action for quite a while now since undergoing a surgery to get rid of a long-standing back injury, said his next international match would be the T20 World Cup. "I will be playing the Big Bash though, but as far as international matches are concerned it will be the T20 World Cup next year," he said.

The left-handed explosive batsman couldn't have asked for a better venue than India which has been his favourite hunting ground.

"Oh yeah," he said as he smacked his lips. "I'm looking forward to the T20 World Cup as it is being played in India which is my favourite hunting ground. "It should be a fantastic tournament. We all know what T20 is like so lets see which team will come out on top at the end of the day."

When pushed to answer whether his Test career was at a crossroad, he said, "I would love to play Test matches next year. As of now I can't push myself into Test cricket as I feel I'm not fully there after the surgery."

So would he like to prolong his career in either Tests or 50 overs or T20s like some of the players including Pakistan's Younis Khan (retired from ODIs) and Shoaib Malik (retired from Tests) have done in recent past.

The 36-year-old's reply was. "It all depends on how an individual feels at a particular time. Those guys (Younis) and (Malik) have played a lot of cricket. These things can take a toll on your body so it is only a matter of time when you have to decide to take a call on your playing career.

"Whether it's Test cricket or 50 overs at the end of the day we all have to walk away from the game at some point in time. In my case I'm still looking to play some more international matches in all formats but it's all about fitness. I'm not getting any younger so I need to know how to cope with it. I will have to monitor my body and make a decision."

Gayle refused to be drawn into the controversies surrounding West Indies cricket. The current team will be touring Australia next month sans top players like Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy and Dwayne Bravo after losing a Test series in Sri Lanka.

"It's going to be difficult to play in Australia as we know how dangerous they are playing in home conditions. They beat us at home. But we have to look and see what the boys can take from the series. They have to be positive and grab the opportunity to present themselves in the best possible way."

The surgery might have restricted his movements on the field but when it comes to music there's nothing to stop the strapping 6 feet 4 inch Jamaican from doing the Gangnam dance.

Legendary batsman and former skipper Javed Miandad on Tuesday lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), saying that instead of making efforts to make India a sport-loving nation, the BCCI is taking absurd dictations from the Indian government and adopting a ridiculous stance by asking the Pakistan government to initiate talks for resuming bilateral cricket series.

 It is pertinent to mention here that BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur in a recent statement had said that Pakistani government should talk to its Indian counterpart for the resumption of Pakistan-India cric­ket series as it will greatly help in building a conducive atmosphere.

Miandad said it clearly shows how strongly the Indian government influences workings of the BCCI. "The BCCI is not a cricket board but a government's board," he said. "This attitude of India towards other cricketing nations is the beginning of their downfall and the day is not far when India would itself ask Pakistan for a series."
Miandad asked that when Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan recently went to India on BCCI's invitation for a meeting, what protocol or help the BCCI or the Indian government provided to him. "That shows that neither the BCCI nor the Indian government is sincere in resumption of the bilateral cricket series," he said.

Miandad added that BCCI officials have got inflated egos now and their attitudes have changed after getting the status among the big three.

"Before big three the ICC used to issue a 10-year Future Tours Programme for all countries but now we don't see that as it is the big three who decide what all other Boards should do, which is such a shame," he lamented.

He pointed out that if the Ashes series can be played regularly without any ego issues affecting it, why not Indo-Pak series. "It is India which does not want it to happen because they are afraid of losing to Pakistan," he said.

Miandad insisted that Pakistan must boycott the World Twenty20 in India next year.

"If respect really matters to the PCB, then it should not send the team to the World T20," he emphasised. "It is a matter of our country's prestige for which India has no regard." - Agencies

Harbhajan Singh took six wickets from four matches in the recently concluded ODI series