Published: Mar 07, 2016, 05:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 31, 2016, 11:16 PM (IST)
ICC World Twenty20 (T20) 2016 is just around the corner with the qualifiers beginning from March 8 and the final will take place on April 3. The Indian cricket team will play warm-up matches in their build-up to the ICC World T20 2016 at Kolkata and Mumbai. It must be remembered that India will be hosting the ICC World T20 tournament for the very first time, having won the inaugural edition in 2007 in South Africa. India will be facing South Africa in Mumbai and the West Indies in Kolkata, on March 10 and 12 respectively. While the main round of the ICC World T20 2016 begins on March 15, the qualifying round will be played from March 8-13. Eight teams have already qualified for the main round, whereas one team each from two groups of four will qualify for the main tournament. READ: Sanath Jayasuriya backs Angelo Mathews to lead Sri Lanka in ICC world T20 2016
The teams who will be playing in the first round — the qualification round of the ICC World T20 2016 — the warm-up matches have already begun fro March 3, in Dharamsala and Mohali. The eight teams who already have qualified for the tournament will be playing their warm-up matches — two each — from March 10-15. Matches are are slotted in afternoon and evening. Though the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) are still fighting to hold matches in their venue, as of now there are no confirmations on the matches being shifted to other venues. READ: India go to ICC World T20 2016 ranked No. 1 in ICC rankings
The semi-final will be played at Delhi and Mumbai with the final slotted to play at Eden Gardens. After winning the Asia Cup T20 2016 title, former cricketers from every country consider India to be favorites.
| DATE & TIME | MATCHES | VENUE |
| Tue, Mar 8, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | Hong Kong vs Zimbabwe | Nagpur |
| Tue, Mar 8, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Afghanistan vs Scotland | Nagpur |
| Wed, Mar 9, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | Dharamsala |
| Wed, Mar 9, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Ireland vs Oman | Dharamsala |
| Thurs, Mar 10, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | Scotland vs Zimbabwe | Nagpur |
| Thurs, Mar 10, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Afghanistan vs Hong Kong | Nagpur |
| Fri, Mar 11, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | Oman vs Netherlands | Dharamsala |
| Fri, Mar 11, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Bangladesh vs Ireland | Dharamsala |
| Sat, Mar 12, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe | Nagpur |
| Sat, Mar 12, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Hong Kong v Scotland | Nagpur |
| Sun, Mar 13, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | Ireland vs Netherlands | Dharamsala |
| Sun, Mar 13, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Bangladesh vs Oman | Dharamsala |
| Tue, Mar 15, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | India vs New Zealand | Nagpur |
| Wed, Mar 16, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | Pakistan vs TBA | Kolkata |
| Wed, Mar 16, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | England vs West Indies | Mumbai |
| Thurs, Mar 17, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Sri Lanka vs TBA | Kolkata |
| Fri, Mar 18, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | New Zealand vs Australia | Dharamsala |
| Fri, Mar 18, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | South Africa vs England | Mumbai |
| Sat, Mar 19, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | India vs Pakistan | Dharamsala |
| Sun, Mar 20, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | South Africa vs TBA | Mumbai |
| Sun, Mar 20, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Sri Lanka vs West Indies | Bengaluru |
| Mon, Mar 21, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | Australia vs TBA | Bengaluru |
| Tue, Mar 22, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Mohali |
| Wed, Mar 23, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | England vs TBA | Delhi |
| Wed, Mar 23, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | India vs TBA | Bengaluru |
| Fri, Mar 25, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | Australia vs Pakistan | Mohali |
| Fri, Mar 25, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | South Africa vs West Indies | Nagpur |
| Sat, Mar 26, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | New Zeland vs TBA | Kolkata |
| Sat, Mar 26, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | England vs Sri Lanka | Delhi |
| Sun, Mar 27, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | West Indies vs TBA | Nagpur |
| Sun, Mar 27, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | India vs Australia | Mohali |
| Mon, Mar 28, 2016 (20 Ovs), 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Delhi |
| Wed, Mar 30, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:00 IST | 13:30 GMT | England vs New Zealand, Semi-Final 1 | Delhi |
| Thurs, Mar 31, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:00 IST | 13:30 GMT | India vs West Indies, Semi-Final 2 | Mumbai |
| Sun, Apr 3, 2016 (20 Ovs), 19:00 IST | 13:30 GMT | England v West Indies, Final | Kolkata |
Sri Lanka will be the defending champions in this editions, as they had defeated India in the final of the tournament held in Bangladesh in 2014.
