ICC World Twenty20: Format of the Tournament, Schedule, Timings and Venues

All is set to kick off 2012 ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament tomorrow (Tuesday, Sep 18) in Sri Lanka. The final of the tournament will be played on Oct 7, 2012.

 

2012 ICC World Twenty20 (Sri Lanka Sep 18 - Oct 07)

 

 

Twelve (12) teams are going to fight out their hearts for the trophy. The teams include Sri Lanka (the host), Zimbabwe, Australia, Ireland, Afghanistan, India, South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, West Indies, Pakistan and England.

 

Teams are divided into four groups for the initial round as follows:

 

Group A – England, India, Afghanistan
Group B – Australia, West Indies, Ireland
Group C – Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Group D – Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh

 

After the intial round two tema from each group will qualify for the second round - Super Eight (Super 8, S8 round) and two groups will be formed having 4 teams in each group. The formation of the S8 groups will be as follows:

 

Group 1 – A1, B2, C1, D2
Group 2 – A2, B1, C2, D1

 

In the Super 8 round each team will play three matches, one with each group-team, to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament scheduled on October 4 and October 5. The final of the tournament will be played on Oct 7, 2012.

 

The Group C teams Sri Lanka will take on Zimbabwe in the tournament opener tomorrow at 19:30 local time (14:00 GMT).

 

The complete schedule of the matches for the initial round is given below:

 

ICC World T20 Pre-S8 Matches Schedule (Click to enlarge)