T20 World Cup 2016 Schedule

T20 World Cup 2016 Schedule

T20 World Cup 2016 which will start from March 8th to April 3rd and It is divided into two rounds namely first and second both rounds take place in India. In this T20 World Cup 2016 these are total 58 matches take place, including 35 men's and 23 women matches, and the tournament will be held in 27 days in Bangalore, Chennai, Dharamsala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi. The New Delhi and Mumbai to host the semi-finals on 30 and March 31, respectively, while the Eden Gardens in Kolkata will be the venue of the finals April 3rd.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
Men's event T20 World Cup 2016 will carry prize money total $ 5.6 million, an increase of 86 percent from the tournament in 2014, while the total prize money for the women's event is $ 400,000, which represents an increase of 122 percent from the event Bangladesh.

According to the men's event 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. 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.

Associate teams are segregated into two groups A and B for the first round.

First Round ( Group winners qualify for Second Round or for super 10 stage )

Group A Includes : Bangladesh, Ireland, Holland & Oman

Group B Includes : Zimbabwe, Scotland, Afghanistan & Hong Kong

T20 World Cup 2016 First Round Matches Schedule
No #	Matches	Date	Time	Venue
01	Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong	8th March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Nagpur
02	Scotland vs Afghanistan	8th March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Nagpur
03	Bangladesh vs Holland	9th March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Dharamsala
04	Ireland vs Oman	9th March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Dharamsala
05	Scotland vs Zimbabwe	10th March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Nagpur
06	Hong Kong vs Afghanistan	10th March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Nagpur
07	Holland vs Oman	11th March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Dharamsala
08	Bangladesh vs Ireland	11th March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Dharamsala
09	Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan	12th March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Nagpur
10	Scotland vs Hong Kong	12th March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Nagpur
11	Ireland vs Holland	13th March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Dharamsala
12	Bangladesh vs Oman	13th March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Dharamsala

The group winners will join Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and host India in the Super 10 stage.

Second Round ( Group winners and runners-up qualify for semifinals )

Group A Includes : South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, England and Qualified B

Group B Includes : India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and Qualified A

T20 World Cup 2016 Second Round Matches Schedule
No #	Matches	Date	Time	Venue
01	India vs New Zealand	15 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Nagpur
02	England vs West Indies	16 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Mumbai
03	Pakistan vs Q1A	16 March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Kolkata
04	Sri Lanka vs Q1B	17 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Kolkata
05	Australia vs New Zealand	18 March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Dharamsala
06	England vs South Africa	18 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Mumbai
07	Pakistan vs India	19 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Dharamsala
08	South Africa vs Q1B	20 March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Mumbai
09	Sri Lanka vs West Indies	20 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Bengaluru
10	Australia vs Q1A	21 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Bengaluru
11	Pakistan vs New Zealand	22 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Mohali
12	England vs Q1B	23 March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	New Delhi
13	India vs Q1A	23 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Bengaluru
14	Pakistan vs Australia	25 March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Mohali
15	South Africa vs West Indies	25 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	Nagpur
16	New Zealand vs Q1A	26 March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Kolkata
17	England vs Sri Lanka	26 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	New Delhi
18	Australia vs India	27 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT	Mohali
19	West Indies vs Q1B	27 March	15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)	Nagpur
20	South Africa vs Sri Lanka	28 March	19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)	New Delhi

T20 World Cup 2016 Knockout Stage Matches Schedule
No #	Matches	Date	Time	Venue
21	First Semifinal Match	30 March	19:00 IST (13:30 GMT)	Kotla, Delhi
22	Second Semifinal Match	31 March	19:00 IST (13:30 GMT)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
23	The Twenty20 Final	03 April	19:00 IST (13:30 GMT)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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