Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga is the official ambassador for the World Twenty20 Championships which will be played between September 18 and October 7 © AFP
By CricketCountry Staff
Mumbai: Sep 12, 2012
The ICC World Cup T20 2012 which formally called ICC World T20 tournament is scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7, 2012.
ICC organises the T20 World Cup every two years. This is event will be the fourth T20 World Cup since 2007, which was won by India.
The T20 World Cup will feature 12 teams consisting of 10 Test teams and two qualifiers (Ireland & Afghanistan). The teams are divided into four groups are A, B, C and D.
The final of the tournament will be played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on October 7, 2012. The warm-up matches will start from September 13 before the event kicks off.
Earlier, ICC launched the official event website for the World Twenty20 Championships. Fans can get all the latest information on the tournament from www.icc-cricket.com. The site will also have video highlights from all matches in the tournament, including the men's and women's event, as well as behind the scenes interviews with all the teams and leading players.
The fans will also be able to catch up with the latest information from the ICC via its official social media channels including facebook.com/cricketicc and @cricketicc on Twitter.
ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Schedule:
Group Stage:
|
Date |
Match |
Result |
Group |
Venue |
|
18-09-2012 |
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe |
C |
Hambantota |
|
|
19-09-2012 |
Australia vs Ireland |
B |
Colombo |
|
|
19-09-2012 |
Afghanistan vs India |
A |
Colombo |
|
|
20-09-2012 |
South Africa vs Zimbabwe |
C |
Hambantota |
|
|
21-09-2012 |
Bangladesh vs New Zealand |
D |
Pallekele |
|
|
21-09-2012 |
Afghanistan vs England |
A |
Colombo |
|
|
22-09-2012 |
Sri Lanka vs South Africa |
C |
Hambantota |
|
|
22-09-2012 |
Australia vs West Indies |
B |
Colombo |
|
|
23-09-2012 |
New Zealand vs Pakistan |
D |
Pallekele |
|
|
23-09-2012 |
England vs India |
A |
Colombo |
|
|
24-09-2012 |
Ireland vs West Indies |
B |
Colombo |
|
|
25-09-2012 |
Bangladesh vs Pakistan |
D |
Pallekele |
Super Eights:
|
Date |
Match |
Result |
Group |
Venue |
|
27-09-2012 |
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand |
1 |
Pallekele |
|
|
27-09-2012 |
England vs West Indies |
1 |
Pallekele |
|
|
28-09-2012 |
Pakistan vs South Africa |
2 |
Colombo |
|
|
28-09-2012 |
Australia vs India |
2 |
Colombo |
|
|
29-09-2012 |
England vs New Zealand |
1 |
Pallekele |
|
|
29-09-2012 |
Sri Lanka vs West Indies |
1 |
Pallekele |
|
|
29-09-2012 |
Australia vs South Africa |
2 |
Colombo |
|
|
30-09-2012 |
India vs Pakistan |
2 |
Colombo |
|
|
01-10-2012 |
New Zealand vs West Indies |
1 |
Pallekele |
|
|
01-10-2012 |
Sri Lanka vs England |
1 |
Pallekele |
|
|
02-10-2012 |
Australia vs Pakistan |
2 |
Colombo |
|
|
02-10-2012 |
India vs South Africa |
2 |
Colombo |
Semi-Finals:
|
Date |
Match |
Result |
Venue |
|
04-10-2012 |
1st Semi-Final - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan |
N/A |
Colombo |
|
05-10-2012 |
2nd Semi-Final - Australia vs West Indies |
N/A |
Colombo |
Final:
|
Date |
Match |
Result |
Venue |
|
07-10-2012 |
TBD vs TBD |
N/A |
Colombo |





