ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 schedule announced

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ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 schedule announced

58 men’s and women’s matches to be played at eight venues from 8 March to 3 April; Mumbai and New Delhi to stage semi-finals while Kolkata to stage finals

Sri Lanka's cricketers celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC World Twenty20 2014.

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 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
 
*Warm-up schedule to be confirmed in due course

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IND v PAK in Dharmashala at 19th  

Time for 11-0   

[Mosher]

IND v PAK in Dharmashala at 19th  

Time for 11-0   

Hope India smash the Pakis, but worried about our bowling and lack of big hitters  

[beautifulgame]

Mohali (Niranjan Shah) Dharmashala (Anurag Thakur) Mumbai (Pawar) and Nagpur (Manohar) got all the important matches .Same as was during the CT 2006 and 2011 WC

So not a single Men's match in Chennai .Neither in Hyderabad or Vizag .Atleast Bangalore got a game against Minnow I suppose

Great scheduling without any Nepotism from Manohar

[express bowling]

Hope India smash the Pakis, but worried about our bowling and lack of big hitters  

You don't have faith in Sreenath Aravind  ?    

[Mosher]

You don't have faith in Sreenath Aravind  ?    

Sreenath Aravind

[StriKe]

Does BCCI know there are stadium other than Nagpur, Mohali and Dharamsala in India?

[beautifulgame]

Does BCCI know there are stadium other than Nagpur, Mohali and Dharamsala in India?

They should just rename it as BCC for North India and stop pretending

Bunch of pathetic clowns

[adi B]

Happy that delhi got a semi final after getting token matches in the 2011 wc.

Too many matches in mohali and dharmsala tbh .

Very tough group for India,we have to prepare spinning tracks else nzl and aus will romp us on flat beds

[adi B]

Hope India smash the Pakis, but worried about our bowling and lack of big hitters  

hopefully shami comes back because he's the one genuine pacer who Dhoni will trust (wait even he was dropped for mohit in the later stages of wt20 in Bangladesh by Dhoni lol) . If india fields trundlers like bhuvi (he's still fine) ,mohit and aravind then we might just give  walk over before the nzl and aus game

[Ironhide]

Happy to see Bangalore getting 2 India matches and Nagpur got India vs NZ, will try to watch India matches at Bangalore and Nagpur depending on my location at that time. 

[mohalikuri]

does anyone have any idea when tickets shall be released and how easy they will be available online for India games?  (buying from abroad)

 

[beautifulgame]

Happy to see Bangalore getting 2 India matches and Nagpur got India vs NZ, will try to watch India matches at Bangalore and Nagpur depending on my location at that time. 

Only one India match in Bangalore vs the 1st qualifier

[beautifulgame]

does anyone have any idea when tickets shall be released and how easy they will be available online for India games?  (buying from abroad)

 

From past experience(2011 WC) its hard to buy tickets tickets via online .Limited amt was made available through online last and were snapped up within hours .

So have go to counter if u wanna purchase tickets unless it's improved this time .Your best bet is getting tickets from any club members if u know them.Usually a large section of tickets are sold to them as priority during world cup

They made tickets available one month before I think .Can't remember 100%

[mohalikuri]

From past experience(2011 WC) its hard to buy tickets tickets via online .Limited amt was made available through online last and were snapped up within hours .

 

So have go to counter if u wanna purchase tickets unless it's improved this time .Your best bet is getting tickets from any club members if u know them.Usually a large section of tickets are sold to them as priority during world cup

 

They made tickets available one month before I think .Can't remember 100%

I am abroad (US/UK) so cant buy in India.  2011 they did some ballot system I remember making it impossible

Even if they sell immediately online I will make sure I am trying to buy as soon as they are released (assuming they design a system which doesn't crash etc). 

Edited December 11, 2015 by mohalikuri

[adi B]

I am abroad (US/UK) so cant buy in India.  2011 they did some ballot system I remember making it impossible

Even if they sell immediately I will make sure I am trying to buy as soon as they are released. 

Onlinei site is the best for you,book 1-2 months before amd collect the ticket 2 days before when you come to india

Edited December 11, 2015 by adi B

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Zimbabwe v Hong Kong, Nagpur
Scotland v Afghanistan, Nagpur
Scotland v Zimbabwe, Nagpur
Hong Kong v Afghanistan, Nagpur
Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, Nagpur
Scotland v Hong Kong, Nagpur
South Africa v West Indies, Nagpur
Q1B v West Indies, Nagpur 
New Zealand v India, Nagpur

Bangladesh v Netherlands, Dharamsala
Ireland v Oman, Dharamsala
Netherlands v Oman, Dharamsala
Bangladesh v Ireland, Dharamsala
Netherlands v Ireland, Dharamsala
Bangladesh v Oman, Dharamsala
Australia v New Zealand, Dharamsala
India v Pakistan, Dharamsala

West Indies v England, Mumbai
South Africa v England, Mumbai
South Africa v Q1B, Mumbai
Semi-final, Mumbai

Pakistan v Q1A, Kolkata
Sri Lanka v Q1B, Kolkata
Q1A v New Zealand, Kolkata
Final, Kolkata

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Bengaluru
Australia v Q1A, Bengaluru
India v Q1A, Bengaluru

England v Q1B, New Delhi
England v Sri Lanka, New Delhi
South Africa v Sri Lanka, New Delhi
Semi-final 1, New Delhi

New Zealand v Pakistan, Mohali
Pakistan v Australia, Mohali
India v Australia, Mohali

Edited December 11, 2015 by StriKe
Format

[beautifulgame]

whats there fucking obsession with nagpur and dharmashala ?

nothing in south india wtf 

 

bang got useless minnows match...

Nagpur - Manohar

Dharmashala - Anurag Thakur

Easy to find reason of the obsession

[beautifulgame]

whats there fucking obsession with nagpur and dharmashala ?

nothing in south india wtf 

 

bang got useless minnows match...

Nagpur - Manohar

Dharmashala - Anurag Thakur

Easy to find reason of the obsession

[horizonspeaks]

Nagpur and Dharamasala got all preliminary round matches where no one will show up. If you take those out, then nothing spectacular is left out. 

Prelim matches also could have split up in multiple venues but anyway no one shows up in these matches and teams had to travel more in that case. 

Bangladesh, if they come out of prelims, will get two matches in Kolkata.