ICC World Twenty20: India to Open vs New Zealand in Nagpur on March 15 - Full Schedule
This will be the first time India will host the ICC World Twenty20. The hosts are in a tough group with Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan. India's women have also drawn Pakistan in their group.
Indian men will open their International Cricket Council World Twenty20 campaign against New Zealand in Nagpur on March 15. India's women play Bangladesh in Bengaluru on the same day. The ICC announced the grouping and match schedule in Mumbai on Friday. (India to Clash vs Pakistan in Dharamsala on March 19)
Matches will be staged across eight venues in India from March 8 to April 3. 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. (India Can Win Twenty20 World Cup: Krishnamachari Srikkanth)
New Delhi and Mumbai will host the semi-finals on March 30 and March 31, respectively, while Eden Gardens in Kolkata will be the venue of the April 3 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. (ICC for Two More Dressing Rooms at Eden Gardens for 2016 World Twenty20 Final)
GROUPINGS
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)
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Tournament schedule
(Note: 'M' denotes men's match; 'W' denotes women's match; PM means afternoon match and Eve. means night match. Match timings to be confirmed)
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