ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Schedule – ICC World T20 Sri Lanka

With the commencement of DLF IPL 2012, Season 5 begins the era of Twenty Twenty Cricket ( T20 Cricket ) in world Cricket. Soon after the completion of the DLF IPL, the T20 Battle takes an international ground. 12 teams from all around the globe battle it out for the supreme position in T20 cricket. The ICC T20 World cup is scheduled this September in the beautiful coastal lands of Sri Lanka. This will be the 4th Edition of the ICC T20 World Cup. The Opening Game will be played on 18th September between the host nation Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe. The Final will be contested at the R.Premadasa Stadium In colombo on 7th October. Following from the previous events, even this ICC T20 world cup has 12 teams Divided in a group of three. The four groups for the ICC T20 world Cup is as follows.

Group A : India , England & Afghanistan

Group B : Australia , West Indies & Ireland

Group C : South Africa, Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe

Group D : New Zealand, Pakistan & Bangladesh

After the 12 League Matches, 1 Team from each group will be eliminated. The remaining 8 Teams battle it out for the super 8 stage, leading to semi-finals and then the finals.

The detailed Schedule for the ICC T20 World Cup is stated below: Date Teams Time

18th September, 2012 Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 14:30 GMT

19th September, 2012 Australia Vs Ireland 10:00 GMT

19th September, 2012 India Vs Afghanistan 14:00 GMT

20th September, 2012 South Africa Vs Zimbabwe 14:00 GMT

21st September, 2012 Bangladesh Vs New Zealand 10:00 GMT

21st September, 2012 England Vs Afghanistan 14:00 GMT

22nd September, 2012 Sri Lanka Vs South Africa 10:00 GMT

22nd September, 2012 Australia Vs West Indies 14:00 GMT

23rd September, 2012 New Zealand Vs Pakistan 10:00 GMT

23rd September, 2012 India Vs England 14:00 GMT

24th September, 2012 West Indies Vs Ireland 14:00 GMT

25th September, 2012 Pakistan Vs Bangladesh 14:00 GMT

Following the league matches comes the Super Eight encounter. Top 2 teams from each group on the basis of points tally proceed to the Super Eight. The top 2 teams from group A is marked as A1 & A2. Similarly for the other groups too. So the Schedule for the Super Eight Stage is as follows.

Date Teams Time

27th September, 2012 C1 Vs D2 10:00 GMT

27th September, 2012 A1 Vs B2 14:00 GMT

28th September, 2012 D1 Vs C2 10:00 GMT

28th September, 2012 B1 Vs A2 14:00 GMT

29th September, 2012 C1 Vs B2 10:00 GMT 29th September, 2012 B1 Vs C2 14:00 GMT

30th September, 2012 D1 Vs A2 10:00 GMT

30th September, 2012 B2 Vs D2 14:00 GMT

1st October, 2012 A1 Vs C1 10:00 GMT

1st October, 2012 B1 Vs D1 14:00 GMT

2nd October, 2012 A2 Vs C2 10:00 GMT

2nd October, 2012 A1 Vs D2 14:00 GMT

After the super eight stages comes the semifinals and the mega finals. The schedule is as follows: Date Team Time

4th October, 2012 TBC* Vs TBC* 14:00 GMT

5th October, 2012 TBC* Vs TBC* 14:00 GMT

7th October, 2012 TBC* Vs TBC* 14:00 GMT

*TBC here is referred as “ To Be Confirmed ”

So, set back and enjoy 20 days of Non-Stop Cricketing Action at the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, coming your way this September.