New Delhi: India will host T20 world cup for both men and women in 2016, the International Cricket Council said in a press release today.
“Matches will be staged across eight venues in India from 8 March to 3 April, with Mumbai and New Delhi staging semi-finals and Kolkata staging finals,” the cricketing body said
“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,” it said.
The women's semi-finals and final will be followed by the men's knock-out matches.
The first round matches in the men's event will take place in Dharamsala and Nagpur from 8-13 March. The group winners will join Second round groups in the Super 10 stage.
India, which won the inaugural tournament in South Africa in 2007, 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.
Under men's 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.
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)
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
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
Wed, 30 Mar Semi-final 1, New Delhi
Thu, 31 Mar Semi-final 2, Mumbai
Fri, 1 Apr Rest/travel day
Sat, 2 Apr Rest/travel day
Sun, 3 April Final, Kolkata
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.
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)
Women Tournament schedule
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
