Saturday, February 20, 2010

ICC 20-20 World cup 2010 schedule

The third edition of 20-20 world cup is scheduled to be played in West Indies from 30th April-16th May 2010. There are three venues finalized for this tournament Barbados, Guyana and St.Lucia. The first edition was won by India and the second edition of this tournament was won by Pakistan. A total of 12 teams are participating in this tournament - 10 one day playing teams and 2 associate members (Afghanistan & Ireland).

GROUPS

Group A – Pakistan (A1), Australia (A2) and Bangladesh

Group B – Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2) and Zimbabwe

Group C – South Africa (C1), India (C2) and Afghanistan

Group D – West Indies (D1), England (D2) and Ireland

Point to note: Top two teams in each groups are given No.1 & No.2 ranking. They will maintain this ranking even after the league matches are over but if the third spot team beats any of the top teams then it will take the ranking of that particular team provided they qualify for the super eight. e.g. If Ireland beats West Indies, England  beats both West Indies and  Ireland the rankings will then be like this Ireland (D1), England (D2).


DateTime (GMT/IST)Match DetailsVenue
April 30th17:00/22:30Sri Lanka v New ZealandGuyana
April 30th21:00/2:30+1dayWest Indies v IrelandGuyana
May 1st13:30/19:00India v AfghanistanSt.Lucia
May 1st17:30/23:00Pakistan v BangladeshSt.Lucia
May 2nd13:30/19:00South Africa v IndiaSt.Lucia
May 2nd17:30/23:00Pakistan v AustraliaSt.Lucia
May 3rd13:30/19:00Sri Lanka v ZimbabweGuyana
May 3rd17:30/23:00West Indies v EnglandGuyana
May 4th13:30/19:00New Zealand v ZimbabweGuyana
May 4th17:30/23:00England v IrelandGuyana
May 5th13:30/19:00Australia v BangladeshBarbados
May 5th17:30/23:00South Africa v AfghanistanBarbados
SUPER EIGHT
DateTime (GMT/IST)Match DetailsVenue
May 6th13:30/19:00Pakistan v England (E)Barbados
May 6th17:30/23:00South Africa v New Zealand (E)Barbados
May 7th13:30/19:00Austalia v India (F)Barbados
May 7th17:30/23:00Sri Lanka v WI (F)Barbados
May 8th13:30/19:00South Africa v England (E)Barbados
May 8th17:30/23:00Pakistan v New Zealand (E)Barbados
May 9th13:30/19:00India v WI (F)Barbados
May 9th17:30/23:00Sri Lanka v Australia (F)Barbados
May 10th13:30/19:00New Zealand v England (E)St.Lucia
May 10th17:30/23:00Pakistan v South Africa (E)St.Lucia
May 11th17:00/22:30Sri Lanka v India(F)St.Lucia
May 11th21:00/2:30+1dayWI v Australia(F)St.Lucia

SEMI - FINAL
Date       Time (GMT/IST)Match Details                  Venue   
May 13th15:30/21:00 E1 v F2 St.Lucia
May 14th15:30/21:00 F1 v E2 St.Lucia



FINAL
Date       Time (GMT/IST)Match Details                  Venue   
May 16th15:30/21:00 Winner SF1 v Winner SF2Barbados