ICC World T20- 2012 Fixtures

Groups- 

The groups were announced on 21 September 2011.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
England (A1)	Australia (B1)	Sri Lanka (C1)	Pakistan (D1)
India (A2)	West Indies (B2)	South Africa (C2)	New Zealand (D2)
Qualifier 2	Qualifier 1	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh

 Ireland and  Afghanistan, as finalists in the Twenty20 qualifying competition, have gained the two qualification places.

Venues- 

All matches will be playing at the following three grounds:

Pallekele	Colombo	Hambantota
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	R. Premadasa Stadium	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium
Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000
Pallekele Colombo Hambantota

FIXTURES			-

Date Local GMT Match Details Venue 18-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Group C : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20  Hambantota 19-Sep-2012   15:30 10:00 Group B : Australia vs TBC, 2nd T20 Colombo 19-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Group A : India vs TBC, 3rd T20 Colombo 20-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Group C : South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20 Hambantota 21-Sep-2012 15:30 10:00 Group D : New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 5th T20 Kandy 21-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Group A : England vs TBC, 6th T20 Colombo 22-Sep-2012 15:30 10:00 Group C : Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 7th T20 Hambantota 22-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Group B : Australia vs West Indies, 8th T20 Colombo 23-Sep-2012 15:30 10:00 Group D : New Zealand vs Pakistan, 9th T20 Kandy 23-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Group A : England vs India, 10th T20 Colombo 24-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Group B : West Indies vs TBC, 11th T20 Colombo 25-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Group D : Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 12th T20 Kandy 27-Sep-2012 15:30 10:00 Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 13th T20 Kandy 27-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 14th T20 Kandy 28-Sep-2012 15:30 10:00 Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 15th T20 Colombo 28-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 16th T20 Colombo 29-Sep-2012 15:30 10:00 Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 17th T20 Kandy 29-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 18th T20 Kandy 30-Sep-2012 15:30 10:00 Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 19th T20 Colombo 30-Sep-2012 19:30 14:00 Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 20th T20 Colombo 1-Oct-2012 15:30 10:00 Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 21st T20 Kandy 1-Oct-2012 19:30 14:00 Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 22nd T20 Kandy 2-Oct-2012 15:30 10:00 Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 23rd T20 Colombo 2-Oct-2012 19:30 14:00 Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 24th T20 Colombo 4-Oct-2012 19:00 13:30 TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final T20 Colombo 5-Oct-2012 19:00 13:30 TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final T20 Colombo 7-Oct-2012 19:00 13:30 TBC vs TBC, Final T20 Colombo Rules and regulations During the group stage and Super Eight, points are awarded to the teams as follows: Results Points Win 2 points No result 1 point Loss 0 points In case of a tie (i.e. both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over decides the winner. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament. Within each group (both group stage & Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria: Higher number of points If equal, higher number of wins If still equal, higher net run rate If still equal, lower bowling strike rate If still equal, result of head to head meeting. Format The format is the same as the 2010 edition. The format will see four groups of three in a preliminary round. Apart from the ten test cricket playing nations, there will be a further two associate/affiliate teams who would qualify from the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be staged in the United Arab Emirates from March 13–14, 2012. The top two teams from each group will proceed to the Super Eight stage of the tournament. The Super Eight will consist of two groups. The top two teams from the two Super Eight groups would play the semi-finals, and the semi-final winners would contest the final, to be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium. The winner of this final shall be crowned world champions in Twenty20 cricket. England are the defending champions, having won the 2010 edition in the West Indies.