The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the
match schedules and ticket sale plans for the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh
2014, which will be staged from 16 March to 6 April.
The first round of the men’s event will include eight sides that will be divided into two groups of four teams each, with the table-toppers progressing to the Super 10 stage.
In the first round, Group A will feature host Bangladesh
alongside three teams that will qualify from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
UAE 2013, to be staged from 15 to 30 November. Group B will include Zimbabwe,
which will be joined by another three teams from the upcoming qualifiers. As
such, the two groups will be finalized on 30 November.
The Super 10 stage will start with an evening match between former champions India and Pakistan in Dhaka on Friday 21 March.
The two groups of the Super 10 stage are:
Group 1 – Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Group B Qualifier 1 (Q1B)
Group 2 – West Indies, India, Pakistan, Australia, Group A Qualifier 1 (Q1A)
Reigning champion the West Indies will launch its title defence against India in an evening match on Sunday 23 March. Earlier on the same day, Pakistan will lock horns with Australia, which is looking for the only global title that has eluded it to date.
If Bangladesh reaches the Super 10 stage, it will play all its matches in Dhaka, facing the West Indies on 25 March, India on 28 March, and Pakistan on 30 March and Australia on 1 April.
The prize money for the men’s event will be US$3 million, with the winner receiving US$1.1 million and the losing finalist collecting US$550,000.
Some Pictures of the Event:
Report and pics Courtesy: ICC
The first round of the men’s event will include eight sides that will be divided into two groups of four teams each, with the table-toppers progressing to the Super 10 stage.
In the first round, Group A will feature host Bangladesh
alongside three teams that will qualify from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
UAE 2013, to be staged from 15 to 30 November. Group B will include Zimbabwe,
which will be joined by another three teams from the upcoming qualifiers. As
such, the two groups will be finalized on 30 November.The Super 10 stage will start with an evening match between former champions India and Pakistan in Dhaka on Friday 21 March.
The two groups of the Super 10 stage are:
Group 1 – Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Group B Qualifier 1 (Q1B)
Group 2 – West Indies, India, Pakistan, Australia, Group A Qualifier 1 (Q1A)
Reigning champion the West Indies will launch its title defence against India in an evening match on Sunday 23 March. Earlier on the same day, Pakistan will lock horns with Australia, which is looking for the only global title that has eluded it to date.
If Bangladesh reaches the Super 10 stage, it will play all its matches in Dhaka, facing the West Indies on 25 March, India on 28 March, and Pakistan on 30 March and Australia on 1 April.
The prize money for the men’s event will be US$3 million, with the winner receiving US$1.1 million and the losing finalist collecting US$550,000.
Some Pictures of the Event:
Report and pics Courtesy: ICC
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