ICC T20 World Cup Cricket 2014: ICC releases T20 World Cup 2014 schedule

ICC and BCB has announced T20 World Cup 2014 schedule dates as per FTP of Cricket which is set to take place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April, 2014 in four major cities including Mirpur, Chittagong, Sylhet and Cox's Bazar. For the first time the tournament will have 16 teams including 10 full members qualified directly and 6 associate members qualified through 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Full schedule and fixtures of ICC T20 World Cup 2014 will be available as soon as its announced. According to ICC schedule, the tournament will start on March 16, 2014 and conclude on April 6, 2014. It will see 16 teams playing a total of 35 matches.
India and Pakistan will kick off tournament in the Super 10 stage on March 21 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Men's Group
Group 1 has Sri Lanka, South Africa, England, New Zealandand the first qualifier.
Group 2 has India, Pakistan, Australia, West Indies and the second qualifier.
Each team will play the other four teams in their respective group once and the top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.

The semi-finals (April 3rd and 4th) and final (April 6th) will also be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Cox's Bazaar has been dropped as a venue for the 2014 World T20 to be held in Bangladesh between March 16 and April 6. Sylhet, another venue considered doubtful due to ongoing work at the stadium, has been retained.

On Sunday, the ICC announced that Sylhet would host all first-round fixtures of the women's tournament and a few group matches of the men's tournament, along with Mirpur and Chittagong. All six knockout matches will be played in Mirpur.

The format for the men's tournament has been modified to accommodate 16 teams in this edition, as compared to 12 in the last edition. The top eight sides of the ICC's T20 team rankings as on October 8, 2012 have been given direct entry into the Super 10 stage. Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, who finished outside the top eight, will compete with six other qualifying teams in the first round from March 16 to 21 for the remaining two places in the Super 10 groups.

The eight teams in the first round have been divided into two groups of four teams each with table-toppers progressing to the next stage. The six qualifying teams to join the first round will be decided at the end of the World T20 qualifiers to be held in the UAE between November 15 and 30. If Bangladesh reach the Super 10 stage, they will play all their matches in Mirpur, facing West Indies, India, Pakistan and Australia.

The women's teams, increased from eight to ten, have been divided into two groups of five teams each. Australia, the women's T20 defending champions, will start their campaign for a third title against New Zealand on March 23. The knockout games for both tournaments will be played on the same day at the same venue.

Women's Groups:

Group A: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Ireland
Group B:England, West Indies, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Here is the Complete Schedule

T20 WORLD CUP 2014 - 1ST GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE:

GROUP A – Bangladesh + 3 Teams from Qualifying Round
GROUP B – Zimbabwe + 3 Teams from Qualifying Round

Take a look at the complete list of teams taking part in ICC World T20 Qualifiers in November

[ Full List of Qualified Teams ]

Will be updated Later after the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in UAE 2013

16, March 2014	Group A – Bangladesh vs TBC	Mirpur
16, March 2014	Group A – TBC vs TBC	Chittagong
17, March 2014	Group B – Zimbabwe vs TBC	Sylhet Stadium
17, March 2014	Group B – TBC vs TBC	Sylhet Stadium
18, March 2014	Group A – TBC vs TBC	Chittagong
18, March 2014	Group A – Bangladesh vs TBC	Chittagong
19, March 2014	Group B – Zimbabwe vs TBC	Sylhet Stadium
19, March 2014	Group B – TBC vs TBC	Sylhet Stadium
20, March 2014	Group A – TBC vs TBC	Chittagong
20, March 2014	Group A – Bangladesh vs TBC	Chittagong
21, March 2014	Group B – Zimbabwe vs TBC	Sylhet Stadium
21, March 2014	Group B – TBC vs TBC	Sylhet Stadium

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T20 WORLD CUP 2014 – SUPER 10 STAGE SCHEDULE:

Group 1:  Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Qualifier 1
Group 2:  West Indies, India, Pakistan, Australia, Qualifier 2

21, March 2014	Group 2 – India v Pakistan	Mirpur
22, March 2014	Group 1 – South Africa v Sri Lanka	Chittagong
22, March 2014	Group 1 – England v New Zealand	Chittagong
23, March 2014	Group 2 – Australia v Pakistan	Mirpur
23, March 2014	Group 2 – India v West Indies	Mirpur
24, March 2014	Group 1 – New Zealand v South Africa	Chittagong
24, March 2014	Group 1 – Sri Lanka vs TBC (Q B1)	Chittagong
25, March 2014	Group 2 – West Indies vs TBC (Q A1)	Mirpur
27, March 2014	Group 1 – South Africa vs TBC (Q B1)	Chittagong
27, March 2014	Group 1 – England v Sri Lanka	Chittagong
28, March 2014	Group 2 – Australia vs West Indies	Mirpur
28, March 2014	Group 2 – India vs TBC (Q A1)	Mirpur
29, March 2014	Group 1 – New Zealand vs TBC (Q B1)	Chittagong
29, March 2014	Group 1 – England vs South Africa	Chittagong
30, March 2014	Group 2 – Pakistan vs TBC (Q A1)	Mirpur
30, March 2014	Group 2 – Australia vs India	Mirpur
31, March 2014	Group 1 – England vs TBC (Q B1)	Chittagong
31, March 2014	Group 1 – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka	Chittagong
01, April 2014	Group 2 – Australia vs TBC (Q A1)	Mirpur
01, April 2014	Group 2 – Pakistan vs West Indies	Mirpur
03, April 2014	1st Semi-Final	Mirpur
04, April 2014	2nd Semi-Final	Mirpur
06, April 2014	Final – TBC vs TBC	Mirpur
07, April 2014	Reserve Day (Final)	Mirpur

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