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Australia unseeded for 2010 World Twenty20
Reigning 50-over world champions Australia, have been ranked below Bangladesh for next year's WT20 in the Caribbean, organisers announced on Sunday.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: July 06, 2009 09:04 AM IST
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Seedings are based primarily on the results of last month's second edition of the tournament in England, which saw Pakistan, losing finalists in 2007, beat Sri Lanka at Lord's to take the trophy.
Australia lost both their group matches, against the West Indies and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh too also failed to make it through to the second round, after defeats by minnows Ireland and 2007 champions India.
But Bangladesh emerged with a slightly better, if still negative, run-rate compared to that of Australia (-0.996 to -1.331).
Both countries have now been placed in the same first round Group A, along with defending champions Pakistan.
The top two sides from each of the four groups in the 12-nation men's tournament will go through to the second round Super Eights from which the top four sides for the semi-finals will be drawn.
Should Australia qualify at Bangladesh's expense they would inherit their rivals' A2 seeding.
Bangladesh, if they got through instead of Australia, would remain as A2 regardless of whether they or Pakistan topped the group.
In one of cricket's greatest shocks, Bangladesh beat Australia by five wickets in a 50 over one-day international at Cardiff - where the 2009 Ashes begin on Wedenesday - in 2005.
The semi-finals and final of the eight-team women's tournament will take place on the same days and at the same venues as the corresponding men's matches, a move that was widely seen as helping give women's cricket a greater profile during last month's World Twenty20.
Group and Fixture schedule for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean:
Men's event
Group A: Pakistan (A1), Bangladesh (A2), Australia
Group B: Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2), Zimbabwe
Group C: South Africa (C1), India (C2), Qualifier One
Group D: West Indies (D1), England (D2), Qualifier Two
Fixtures
Group stage
Apr 30: Guyana: Opening ceremony, WIS vs Q2, SRI vs NZL
May 01: St Lucia: IND vs Q1, PAK v BAN
May 01: Guyana: ENG vs Q2
May 02: St Lucia: RSA vs IND, PAK v AUS
May 02: Guyana: NZL vs ZIM
May 03: Guyana: WIS vs ENG, SRI v ZIM
May 04: Barbados: RSA vs Q1, BAN vs AUS
Super Eights
May 06: Barbados: A1 vs D2, C1 vs B2
May 07: Barbados: A2 vs C2, B1 vs D1
May 08: Barbados: C1 vs D2, A1 vs B2
May 09: Barbados: C2 vs D1, B1 vs A2
May 10: St Lucia: B2 vs D2, A1 vs C1
May 11: St Lucia: B1 vs C2, D1 vs A2
Semi-finals
May 13: St Lucia: 1st semi-final
May 14: St Lucia: 2nd semi-final
Final
May 16: Barbados: Final
Women's event
Group A: England, Australia, West Indies, South Africa
Group B: New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Fixtures
Group stage:
May 05: St Kitts: WIS vs RSA, ENG vs AUS
May 06: St Kitts: SRI vs PAK, NZL vs IND
May 07: St Kitts: AUS vs RSA, ENG vs WIS
May 08: St Kitts: IND vs PAK, NZL vs SRI
May 09: St Kitts: ENG vs RSA, AUS vs WIS
May 10: St Kitts: NZL vs RSA, IND vs SRI
Top two from each group qualify for semi-finals
Semi-finals
May 13: St Lucia: 1st semi-final
May 14: St Lucia: 2nd semi-final
Final
May 16: Barbados: Final
Reigning 50-over world champions Australia, have been ranked below Bangladesh for next year's World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, organisers announced on Sunday.Seedings are based primarily on the results of last month's second edition of the tournament in England, which saw Pakistan, losing finalists in 2007, beat Sri Lanka at Lord's to take the trophy.
Australia lost both their group matches, against the West Indies and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh too also failed to make it through to the second round, after defeats by minnows Ireland and 2007 champions India.
But Bangladesh emerged with a slightly better, if still negative, run-rate compared to that of Australia (-0.996 to -1.331).
Both countries have now been placed in the same first round Group A, along with defending champions Pakistan.
The top two sides from each of the four groups in the 12-nation men's tournament will go through to the second round Super Eights from which the top four sides for the semi-finals will be drawn.
Should Australia qualify at Bangladesh's expense they would inherit their rivals' A2 seeding.
Bangladesh, if they got through instead of Australia, would remain as A2 regardless of whether they or Pakistan topped the group.
In one of cricket's greatest shocks, Bangladesh beat Australia by five wickets in a 50 over one-day international at Cardiff - where the 2009 Ashes begin on Wedenesday - in 2005.
The semi-finals and final of the eight-team women's tournament will take place on the same days and at the same venues as the corresponding men's matches, a move that was widely seen as helping give women's cricket a greater profile during last month's World Twenty20.
Group and Fixture schedule for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean:
Men's event
Group A: Pakistan (A1), Bangladesh (A2), Australia
Group B: Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2), Zimbabwe
Group C: South Africa (C1), India (C2), Qualifier One
Group D: West Indies (D1), England (D2), Qualifier Two
Fixtures
Group stage
Apr 30: Guyana: Opening ceremony, WIS vs Q2, SRI vs NZL
May 01: St Lucia: IND vs Q1, PAK v BAN
May 01: Guyana: ENG vs Q2
May 02: St Lucia: RSA vs IND, PAK v AUS
May 02: Guyana: NZL vs ZIM
May 03: Guyana: WIS vs ENG, SRI v ZIM
May 04: Barbados: RSA vs Q1, BAN vs AUS
Super Eights
May 06: Barbados: A1 vs D2, C1 vs B2
May 07: Barbados: A2 vs C2, B1 vs D1
May 08: Barbados: C1 vs D2, A1 vs B2
May 09: Barbados: C2 vs D1, B1 vs A2
May 10: St Lucia: B2 vs D2, A1 vs C1
May 11: St Lucia: B1 vs C2, D1 vs A2
Semi-finals
May 13: St Lucia: 1st semi-final
May 14: St Lucia: 2nd semi-final
Final
May 16: Barbados: Final
Women's event
Group A: England, Australia, West Indies, South Africa
Group B: New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Fixtures
Group stage:
May 05: St Kitts: WIS vs RSA, ENG vs AUS
May 06: St Kitts: SRI vs PAK, NZL vs IND
May 07: St Kitts: AUS vs RSA, ENG vs WIS
May 08: St Kitts: IND vs PAK, NZL vs SRI
May 09: St Kitts: ENG vs RSA, AUS vs WIS
May 10: St Kitts: NZL vs RSA, IND vs SRI
Top two from each group qualify for semi-finals
Semi-finals
May 13: St Lucia: 1st semi-final
May 14: St Lucia: 2nd semi-final
Final
May 16: Barbados: Final
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