Defending champions England and India have been placed in the same preliminary group for next year’s World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka .
A yet-to-be determined qualifier will be the third team in group A, the International Cricket Council announced at the tournament launch in Colombo earlier on Wednesday.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Eights round, which will also be contested in two pools with the first two in each pool then advancing to the semi-finals.
The two-yearly tournament in cricket’s shortest format will be played from September 18 to October 7, with Hambantota holding three matches, Pallekele nine and capital Colombo 15. The Premadasa stadium in the Sri Lankan capital will hold the semi-finals on Oct 4 and 5 and the final on Oct 7.
The two qualifiers will be determined through a separate competition between non-Test nations to be held in the United Arab Emirates from March 13-24.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat was confident the tournament will be as successful as the three previous editions in South Africa (2007), England (2009) and the West Indies (2010). “The ICC World Twenty20 is now a marquee event in Twenty20 cricket where nations face each other for the most coveted title in the shortest format of the game,” he said.
“Nothing beats nation-versus-nation contests and when these battles take place in the newest, sharpest and quickest form of the game, you can feel the excitement in fans. Following the legacies and success of the World Cup, I am confident that Sri Lanka will deliver another world-class event.”.
Groups
Group A – England, India, Qualifier 2
Group B – Australia, West Indies, Qualifier 1
Group C – Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Group D – Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh
Super Eight (S8) Groups
Group 1 – A1, B2, C1, D2
Group 2 – A2, B1, C2, D1
Date | Local | GMT | Match Details | Venue |
Sep 18, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group C : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20 | Hambantota |
Sep 19, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Group B : Australia vs TBC, 2nd T20 | Colombo |
Sep 19, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group A : India vs TBC, 3rd T20 | Colombo |
Sep 20, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group C : South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20 | Hambantota |
Sep 21, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Group D : New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 5th T20 | Kandy |
Sep 21, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group A : England vs TBC, 6th T20 | Colombo |
Sep 22, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Group C : Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 7th T20 | Hambantota |
Sep 22, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group B : Australia vs West Indies, 8th T20 | Colombo |
Sep 23, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Group D : New Zealand vs Pakistan, 9th T20 | Kandy |
Sep 23, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group A : England vs India, 10th T20 | Colombo |
Sep 24, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group B : West Indies vs TBC, 11th T20 | Colombo |
Sep 25, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group D : Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 12th T20 | Kandy |
Sep 27, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 13th T20 | Kandy |
Sep 27, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 14th T20 | Kandy |
Sep 28, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 15th T20 | Colombo |
Sep 28, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 16th T20 | Colombo |
Sep 29, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 17th T20 | Kandy |
Sep 29, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 18th T20 | Kandy |
Sep 30, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 19th T20 | Colombo |
Sep 30, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 20th T20 | Colombo |
Oct 1, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 21st T20 | Kandy |
Oct 1, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 22nd T20 | Kandy |
Oct 2, 2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 23rd T20 | Colombo |
Oct 2, 2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 24th T20 | Colombo |
Oct 4, 2012 | 19:00 | 13:30 | TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final T20 | Colombo |
Oct 5, 2012 | 19:00 | 13:30 | TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final T20 | Colombo |
Oct 7, 2012 | 19:00 | 13:30 | TBC vs TBC, Final T20 | Colombo |
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