Twenty20 Worldcup schedule
I know its little early to talk about the ICC Twenty20 worldcup. Time flies pretty quickly. We are stepping into 3rd month of 2009. So before you realize Twenty20 worldcup will be here. It will be held in England from 5th to 21st June.
12 teams have been divided into four groups. Top two teams from each group will go into Super Eight which is divided into Group E and F. India are grouped along with Bangladesh and Ireland. No problems getting into Super Eight. India play their first match saturday, 6th June.
Toughest group is Australia, Sri Lanka and West Indies. Team losing out on super eight birth will feel hard done as Bangladesh would go through from group A. All test playing nations should go through from other groups.
Groups:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | Pakistan | Australia | New Zealand |
| Bangladesh | England | Sri Lanka | South Africa |
| Ireland | Netherlands | West Indies | Scotland |
| Group E | A1, B2, C1, D2 | Group F | B1, A2, C2, D1 |
Schedule and fixtures:
| Date | Lord’s | Trent Bridge | The Oval |
| Fri, 5 June | Opening ceremonyEngland v Netherlands 1730-2030 |
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| Sat, 6 June | India v Bangladesh 1730-2030 |
New Zealand v Scotland 1000-1300Australia v West Indies 1330-1630 |
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| Sun, 7 June | South Africa v Scotland 1330-1630England v Pakistan 1730-2030 |
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| Mon, 8 June | Ireland v Bangladesh 1330-1630Australia v Sri Lanka 1730-2030 |
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| Tues, 9 June | Pakistan v Netherlands 1330-1630New Zealand v South Africa 1730-2030 |
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| Wed, 10 June | Sri Lanka v West Indies 1330-1630India v Ireland 1730-2030 |
In Super eight, format is round robin. Each team will play 3 matches. Top 2 teams from E and F will qualify for semifinals.
| Date | Lord’s | Trent Bridge | The Oval |
| Thu, 11 June | D1 v A2 (1330-1630) B2 v D2 (1730-2030) |
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| Fri, 12 June | B1 v C2 (1330-1630) A1 v C1 (1730-2030) |
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| Sat, 13 June | C1 v D2 (1330-1630) D1 v B1 (1730-2030) |
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| Sun, 14 June | A2 v C2 (1330-1630) A1 v B2 (1730-2030) |
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| Mon, 15 June | B1 v A2 (1330-1630) B2 v C1 (1730-2030) |
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| Tues, 16 June | D1 v C2 (1330-1630) D2 v A1 (1730-2030) |
E1 X F2 and F1 X E2 would make up semifinal. Interesting thing is Women’s Twenty20 world cup is also being scheduled during the same time. Eight teams are participating. Men’s and Women’s semifinals will be held on same day. Women per tradition go first. So does the final. This would be big boost to women’s cricket.
| Date | Lord’s | Trent Bridge | The Oval |
| Wed, 17 June | REST DAY | REST DAY | REST DAY |
| Thu, 18 June | Women’s semi-final A1 v B2 (1330-1630)Men’s semi-final E1 v F2 (1830-2030) |
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| Fri, 19 June | Women’s semi-final B1 v A2 (1330-1630)Men’s semi-final F1 v E2 (1730-2030) |
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| Sat, 20 June | REST DAY | REST DAY | REST DAY |
| Sun, 21 June | Women’s final 1000-1300Men’s final 1500-1800Closing ceremony |
One good thing, if you are prone to forgetting important matches, who is playing whom in the initial stages of world-cup, cricinfo have come up with calendar. Download it from here, open outlook go to files import the calendar. Thank you cricinfo.
Source: www.rediff.com and www.cricinfo.com
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