2016 ICC World Twenty20

For the women's tournament taking place at the same time, see 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
2016 ICC World Twenty20
Dates 8 March – 3 April 2016
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)

Group stage and

knockout
Host(s)  India
Participants 16
Matches played 35

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 will be the sixth ICC World Twenty20 tournament and is scheduled to be held in India from 8 March to 3 April.[1][2][3][4] The International Cricket Council, after its first meeting in Dubai on 28 January 2015, awarded India the rights to host the World Twenty20 championship in 2016. Sri Lanka are the defending champions.

Teams

For the second time, the tournament will feature 16 teams. All ten full members will qualify automatically, and will be joined by the six Associate Members that qualified through the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, played in Ireland and Scotland between 6 to 26 July 2015. The qualifying teams are Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman. Prior to the qualifying tournament, Oman only had Twenty20 status, but with their progression to their first World Twenty20 tournament, they gained full Twenty20 International status.[5]

The top eight teams in the ICC T20I Championship rankings automatically progress to the Super 10 stage, unless one of the top eight is an associate in which case the next ranked full member will progress in their place. The remaining eight teams compete in the group stage, from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage.

In October 2015 Shahryar Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said that Pakistan would consider pulling out of the tournament if the series against India did not go ahead.[6]

Squads

Venues

On 21 July 2015, the Indian cricket board announced the name of the cities which will be hosting the matches. Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamshala, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi will be the venues along with Kolkata, which will also host the final of the event.[7]

Chennai would not host a match due to legal issues regarding the construction of 3 stands at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.[8] VCA Stadium, Nagpur will host all Group B games whereas, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala will host all Group A matches.[9]

Venues for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, taking place in India.
Venue City Capacity Matches
Eden Gardens Kolkata 66,349 4 (final)
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore 40,000 3
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai 32,000 4 (semi-final)
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamshala 23,000 8 (group stage)
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground New Delhi 40,715 4 (semi-final)
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium Mohali 26,950 3
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur 45,000 9 (group stage)

Qualified teams

Qualification Country
Host  India
Full Members  Australia
 England
 New Zealand
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka
 West Indies
 Bangladesh
 Zimbabwe
Qualifier  Scotland
 Ireland
 Hong Kong
 Netherlands
 Afghanistan
 Oman

Trophy tour

Also known as the Nissan Trophy Tour will be from 13 December to 1 February. The trophy will be carried to 12 participating countries. The program is in a hope to build excitement around the world ahead of the WT20.[10] The tour started on 13 December in Scotland and is scheduled to finish on 1 February in New Delhi.

Schedule

Warm-up matches

First/Group Round

Group A

Team Pld W L NR NRR Pts
 Bangladesh
 Netherlands
 Ireland
 Oman

     Advance to Super 10

Group B

Team Pld W L NR NRR Pts
 Scotland
 Zimbabwe
 Afghanistan
 Hong Kong

     Advance to Super 10

Second/Super 10 Round

Qualification Country
Host  India
Full Members  Australia
 England
 New Zealand
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka
 West Indies
Advanced from First Round TBA
TBA

Group 1

Team Pld W L NR NRR Pts
 Sri Lanka
 South Africa
 West Indies
 England
Group B Winner

     Advance to Knockout stage.

17 March
Scorecard
v
Qualifier B
20 March
Scorecard
v
Qualifier B
23 March
Scorecard
v
Qualifier B
26 March
Scorecard
v

Group 2

Team Pld W L NR NRR Pts
 India
 New Zealand
 Pakistan
 Australia
Group A Winner

     Advance to Knockout stage.

16 March
Scorecard
v
Qualifier A
21 March
Scorecard
v
Qualifier A
23 March
Scorecard
v
Qualifier A
26 March
Scorecard
v
Qualifier A

Knockout stage

Due to security concerns, the ICC stated that if Pakistan finish second in Group 2, they will play their semi-final in Delhi on March 30, while Mumbai will host the fixture originally allotted to Delhi.[11]

Semifinals Final
      
①1  
②2  
①1  
②1  
②1  
①2  

Semi-finals

30 March
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD
31 March
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD

Final

3 April
Scorecard
SF1 Winner
v
SF2 Winner

References

  1. ↑ "India to host ICC T20 Championship in 2016".
  2. ↑ "BBC Sport - ICC committee proposes World Twenty20 expansion". BBC Sport.
  3. ↑ "India to host World Twenty20 Cup in 2016, World Test Championship in 2021". India Times. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "India to Host T20 World Cup in 2016". cricketworld4u. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "PCB moots World Twenty20 boycott". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Eden Gardens to host 2016 World T20 final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chennai in danger of being cut as World T20 host". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Fixtures for the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016". ICC. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Nissan marks ICC association with World T20 trophy tour". ZigWheels.com. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dharamsala to host World T20 India-Pakistan match". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

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