T-20 fever is on. After MCL 2016 we have yet another schedule for you. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, 11/12/2015 released the schedule of the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup, to be held in India. India will be hosting the event for first time from 11 march 2016 to 3 April 2016. The ICC T20 Championship is an int’l Twenty20 cricket competition run by the ICC. Till date, there has been five editions of ICC T-20 Cricket World Cup, inaugural being hosted by South Africa, where arch-rivals India and Pakistan entered finals. India winning the final in last over thriller.
The second edition organized in England, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 from 5–21 June 2009. Pakistan, the previous runners-up defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to lift the Cup. The third tournament, held from 30 April–16
May 2010 in West Indies. The winners were England who defeated Australia by 7 wickets. The fourth edition held from 18 September to 7 October 2012 in Sri Lanka. The winners were West Indies who defeated Sri Lanka by 36 runs. In 2014, Sri Lanka beaten India to lift the cup for first time.
History of T-20 World Cup
Year Host Winner Runner-up
2007 South Africa India Pakistan
2009 England Pakistan Sri Lanka
2010 West indies England Australia
2012 Sri Lanka West Indies Sri Lanka
2014 Bangladesh Sri Lanka India
2016 India - -
ICC T-20 World Cup 2016
The
2016 ICC World Twenty20 will be the sixth ICC World Twenty20
competitionT-20 World Cup edition. This time the tournament is scheduled
to take place in India from 11 March to 3 April 2016.
It will be played in eight cities – Bangalore, Chennai, Dharamshala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi.
It will be third consecutive time that an Asian country will host this event, as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh hosted the previous tournament in 2012 and 2014 respectively. Total number of matches are 35. The next T-20 World Cup will most probably be hosted by India.
Tournament Format
- First round [Qualifying Stage : group winners to progress to second round]
Group A Group B
Bangladesh Zimbabwe
Netherlands Scotland
Ireland Hong Kong
Oman Afghanistan
- Second round groups [Main Stage] : Super 10
Group A Group B Sri Lanka India South Africa Pakistan West Indies Australia England New Zealand Q B1 Q A1
World T20 v 's Warm Up Schedule
India will play South Africa & West Indies in their 2 warm up matches ahead of the ICC World T20 next month. India plays WI on March 10th at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The 2nd practice match against SA will be held at Wankhede in Mumbai on March 12th. Teams taking part in the 1st round of the tournament will play their warm up matches at Dharamshala & Mohali between Mar 3rd & 6th. The teams playing the 2nd round will play their warm ups at Kolkata & Mumbai.
Warm-up match schedule
3 Mar – Zimbabwe v local side, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (15h00)
3 Mar – Ireland v Hong Kong*, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (19h30)
4 Mar – Netherlands v local side, Sector-16, Mohali (15h00)
4 Mar – Scotland v Oman*, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali (19h30)
5 Mar – Ireland v Zimbabwe, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (15h00)
5 Mar – Bangladesh v Hong Kong*, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (19h30)
6 Mar – Scotland v Netherlands, Sector-16, Mohali (15h00);
6 Mar – Oman v Afghanistan*, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali (19h30)
10 Mar – New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (19h30)
10 Mar – India v West Indies, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (19h30)
12 Mar – New Zealand v England, BKC, Mumbai (15h00)
12 Mar – Pakistan v local side, JU, Kolkata (15h00)
12 Mar – India v South Africa, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (19h30)
13 Mar – Australia v West Indies, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (19h30)
14 Mar – England v local side, BKC, Mumbai (15h00)
14 Mar – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (15h00)
15 Mar – South Africa v local side, BKC, Mumbai (15h00)
* If Afghanistan, Hong Kong, UAE or Oman reach the second round of the Asia Cup, then their warm-up matches will be re-scheduled accordingly.
Schedule of Qualifying Stage Matches
M No. Date Team Venue 1 March 8 Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong Nagpur 2 March 8 Scotland vs Afghanistan Nagpur 3 March 9 Bangladesh vs Netherlands Dharamshala 4 March 9 Ireland vs Oman Dharamshala 5 March 10 Scotland vs Zimbabwe Nagpur 6 March 10 Hong Kong vs Afghanistan Nagpur 7 March 11 Oman vs Netherlands Dharamshala 8 March 11 Ireland vs Bangladesh Dharamshala 9 March 12 Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Nagpur 10 March 12 Scotland vs Hong Kong Nagpur 11 March 13 Ireland vs Netherlands Dharamshala 12 March 13 Bangladesh vs Oman Dharamshala Schedule of Group Stage Matches
13 March 15 New Zealand vs India Nagpur 14 March 16 West Indies vs England Mumbai 15 March 16 Pakistan vs Q A1 Kolkata 16 March 17 Sri Lanka vs Q B1 Kolkata 17 March 18 Australia vs New Zealand Dharamshala 18 March 18 South Africa vs England Mumbai 19 March 19 Pakistan vs India Dharamshala 20 March 20 South Africa vs Q B1 Mumbai 21 March 20 Sri Lanka vs West Indies Bengaluru 22 March 21 Australia vs Q A1 Bengaluru 23 March 22 New Zealand vs Pakistan Mohali 24 March 23 England vs Q B1 New Delhi 25 March 23 India vs Q A1 Bengaluru 26 March 25 Australia vs Pakistan Mohali 27 March 25 South Africa vs West Indies Nagpur 28 March 26 New Zealand vs Q A1 Kolkata 29 March 26 England vs Sri Lanka New Delhi 30 March 27 Australia vs India Mohali 31 March 27 Q B1 vs West Indies Nagpur 32 March 28 South Africa vs Sri Lanka New Delhi Schedule of Knockout Stage Matches SF 1 March 30 A1 vs B2 New Delhi SF 2 March 31 B1 vs A2 Mumbai Final April 03 TBD vs TBD Kolkata
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Asia Cup History and Future
Asia Cup Tournament is going to held in February 2014. The ACC Asia Cup is an international men’s ODI cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the ACC in order to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years. The first tournament was held in 1984 in Sharjah in the UAE where the council’s offices were based [until 1995]. The ICC has ruled that all games played for the Asia Cup have official One Day International status.
Asia Cup 2016 will be played in T20 format keeping T20 world cup 2016 into account. This tournament is shifting from ODI Format to T20 format for the first time since 1984. Sri Lanka is the defending champions. They won 2014 Asia cup against Pakistan by 5 wickets in Bangladesh. Again 2018 Asia cup will be reverted back to ODI format to prepare for 2019 Cricket World Cup. For 2020 T20 World Cup, this will again switch back to T20 format. Asia cup T20 2016 is to be played in Bangladesh. Asia cup 2016 is starting on February 24, 2016 and the Final match will be played on March 6, 2016.
In 2016, Asia Cup There will be 4 confirmed full test teams (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) plus one associate team from the four Asian teams who already have T20 status (Afghanistan, UAE, Oman and Hong Kong). The four-team Asia Cup T20 Qualifier will be held in Bangladesh from February 19 to 22th February. Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman and UAE will play each other to decide the one Associate who will advance to the main draw involving the region's four Full Member teams.
Asia Cup 2016 will be played in T20 format keeping T20 world cup 2016 into account. This tournament is shifting from ODI Format to T20 format for the first time since 1984. Sri Lanka is the defending champions. They won 2014 Asia cup against Pakistan by 5 wickets in Bangladesh. Again 2018 Asia cup will be reverted back to ODI format to prepare for 2019 Cricket World Cup. For 2020 T20 World Cup, this will again switch back to T20 format. Asia cup T20 2016 is to be played in Bangladesh. Asia cup 2016 is starting on February 24, 2016 and the Final match will be played on March 6, 2016.
In 2016, Asia Cup There will be 4 confirmed full test teams (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) plus one associate team from the four Asian teams who already have T20 status (Afghanistan, UAE, Oman and Hong Kong). The four-team Asia Cup T20 Qualifier will be held in Bangladesh from February 19 to 22th February. Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman and UAE will play each other to decide the one Associate who will advance to the main draw involving the region's four Full Member teams.
History of Asia Cup Cricket Tournament
Year Hosted By Winner Runner-up 1984 Sharjah India Sri Lanka 1986 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Pakistan 1988 Bangladesh India Sri Lanka 1990 India India Sri Lanka 1995 Sharjah India Sri Lanka 1997 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka India 2000 Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka 2004 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka India 2008 Pakistan Sri Lanka India 2010 Sri Lanka India Sri Lanka 2012 Bangladesh Pakistan Bangladesh 2014 Bangladesh Sri Lanka Pakistan 2016 Bangladesh - -
Asia Cup T-20 2016
Bangladesh will face off against India in the opening match of Asia Cup Twenty20 2016 on February 24, while India will take on Pakistan on February 27, as per the schedule announced on Wednesday (January 27). The Asia Cup, which is being played for the first time in the 20-over format, also features Sri Lanka along with the team that comes out on top in the qualifiers. Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman and United Arab Emirates will take on each other in the qualifying stage and the topper will proceed to the next stage.
India and Pakistan will face each other at least twice in a T20I between February and April. They take on each other in the first stage of the Asia Cup and will also clash in the group stage in the T20 WC 2016 on March 19. There may also be additional India-Pakistan clashes in the upcoming months in case these two sides qualify for the final of Asia Cup, while there is also the possibility of India and Pakistan facing in the knock-out stage of T20 WC.
Asia Cup Fact File
- India has won the tournament the most times [5].
- India appeared in every Cup except in 1986 when India pulled out due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka and in 1993 when it was cancelled due to strained political relations between India and Pakistan.
- The ACC have announced that the tournament will be held biennially from 2008 onwards
- Sri Lanka is the current champion after beating Pakistan in the final of 2014 Asia Cup.
- Asia Cup will be played regularly every two years from now on.
- In the Twenty20 World Cup year, Asia Cup will feature T20 competition and 2016 Asia Cup will be the first T20 event.
- Asia Cup 2016 will take place February or March before the T20 world cup in India.
- More associate teams will be included in the T20 competition.
- While in the year of 50 Over World Cup, Asia cup will be a one day tournament played before the world cup for example Asia Cup 2018 will be 50 over competition to be played before the 2019 world cup in India.
- While 2020 Asia Cup will again return to T20 format.
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Asia Cup 2016 Schedule
Qualifier Stage 19th February Afganistan vs UAE [2:30pm IST] 19th February Hong Kong vs Oman [7:00pm IST] 20th February Afganistan vs Oman [2:30pm IST] 21th February Hong Kong vs UAE [2:30pm IST] 22th February Hong Kong vs Afganistan [2:30pm IST] 22th February Oman vs UAE [7:00pm IST] Main Stage 24th February Bangladesh vs India 25th February Sri Lanka vs TBD 26th February Bangladesh vs TBD 27th February India vs Pakistan 28th February Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 29th February Pakistan vs TBD 1st March India vs Sri Lanka 2nd March Bangladesh vs Pakistan 3rd March India vs TBD 4th March Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 5th March Final
* All the games will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur and the Asia Cup final will be held on March 6, just two days before the start of the first round of T20 WC.
Big Bash League 2016 [5th Season]
The 2015–16 Big Bash League season or BBL|05 will be the fifth season of the Big Bash League [BBL], the premier Twenty20bcricket competition in Australia. The tournament will run from 17 December 2015 to 24 January 2016. The format of the tournament is identical to previous seasons. Each team will play 8 group stage matches, four at home and four away, before the top 4 ranked teams progress to the Semi Finals. The Final of the tournament will be played at the home ground of the highest-ranked team. The Perth Scorchers are the reigning champions and will be seeking a third successive BBL title
The January 2 match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at The Furnace will see the clubs wearing Batman and Superman playing gears instead of their original gears as a part of BBL's new partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures.
The January 2 match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at The Furnace will see the clubs wearing Batman and Superman playing gears instead of their original gears as a part of BBL's new partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures.
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