ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Schedule: Download PDF of ICC World Twenty20 2016 Time Table with Venue Details

India are pitted against arch-rivals Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand in what can be dubbed as the ''Group of Death''.

The sixth edition of the ICC World T20 will be held in India for the first time. Like the game of cricket itself, the birth of Twenty 20 (T20) cricket was elsewhere but it was in the Indian subcontinent that it was polished and sold to the masses, who lapped it up with both hands. The faced paced nature of the game saw boundaries flowing like nobody’s business and unheralded heroes rise to the occasion. To top it all, India are favourites to win this tournament; the side recently clinched the Asia Cup, and have gone on a superb winning run, starting with a whitewash Down Under. Also Check: ICC T20 World Cup 2016 book tickets online

Like the previous edition, which was held in Bangladesh, the World T20 2016 has will also go through a set of qualifiers before the main draw. Eight teams will fight for a place, out of which four will go through. Bangladesh are a near-certainty to progress and so are Zimbabwe. However, the African Nation have to watch out, having nearly missed out on a place in the last edition. Oman will be seen competing for a place for the first time in a major tournament. Netherlands had a memorable tournament last time around, yet again beating England while Ireland have always given the big sides a run for their money. Also Read- India clubbed with Pakistan, Australia for World T20

The main draw is what people look forward to and India are pitted against arch-rivals Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand. It will be a tough group but the Men in Blue were in an equally tough pool last time around too, a challenge which they tackled with ease, winning all the games to go all the way to the finals.

ICC World Twenty20 2016 Complete Match Schedule

No.	Date	Match	Venue	Time
1	8th March 2016, Tuesday	Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong	Nagpur	3:00 PM IST
2	8th March 2016, Tuesday	Scotland v Afghanistan		7:30 PM IST
3	9th March 2016, Wednesday	Bangladesh v Netherlands	Dharamsala	3:00 PM IST
4	9th March 2016, Wednesday	Ireland v Oman		7:30 PM IST
5	10th March 2016, Thursday	Scotland v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	3:00 PM IST
6	10th March 2016, Thursday	Hong Kong v Afghanistan		7:30 PM IST
7	11th March 2016, Friday	Netherlands v Oman	Dharamsala	3:00 PM IST
8	11th March 2016, Friday	Bangladesh v Ireland		7:30 PM IST
9	12th March 2016, Saturday	Zimbabwe v Afghanistan	Nagpur	3:00 PM IST
10	12th March 2016, Saturday	Scotland v Hong Kong		7:30 PM IST
11	13th March 2016, Sunday	Netherlands v Ireland	Dharamsala	3:00 PM IST
12	13th March 2016, Sunday	Bangladesh v Oman		7:30 PM IST
13	15th March 2016, Tuesday	New Zealand v India	Nagpur	7:30 PM IST
14	16th March 2016, Wednesday	West Indies v England	Mumbai	3:00 PM IST
15	16th March 2016, Wednesday	Pakistan v Q1A	Kolkata	7:30 PM IST
16	17th March 2016, Thursday	Sri Lanka v Q1B	Kolkata	7:30 PM IST
17	18th March 2016, Friday	Australia v New Zealand	Dharamsala	3:00 PM IST
18	18th March 2016, Friday	South Africa v England	Mumbai	7:30 PM IST
19	19th March 2016, Saturday	India v Pakistan	Dharamsala	7:30 PM IST
20	20th March 2016, Sunday	South Africa v Q1B	Mumbai	3:00 PM IST
21	20th March 2016, Sunday	Sri Lanka v West Indies	Bengaluru	7:30 PM IST
22	21st March 2016, Monday	Australia v Q1A	Bengaluru	7:30 PM IST
23	22nd March 2016, Tuesday	New Zealand v Pakistan	Mohali	7:30 PM IST
24	23rd March 2016, Wednesday	England v Q1B	New Delhi	3:00 PM IST
25	23rd March 2016, Wednesday	India v Q1A	Bengaluru	7:30 PM IST
26	25th March 2016, Friday	Pakistan v Australia	Mohali	3:00 PM IST
27	25th March 2016, Friday	South Africa v West Indies	Nagpur	7:30 PM IST
28	26th March 2016, Saturday	Q1A v New Zealand	Kolkata	3:00 PM IST
29	26th March 2016, Saturday	England v Sri Lanka	New Delhi	7:30 PM IST
30	27th March 2016, Sunday	India v Australia	Mohali	7:30 PM IST
31	27th March 2016, Sunday	Q1B v West Indies	Nagpur	3:00 PM IST
32	28th March 2016, Monday	South Africa v Sri Lanka	New Delhi	7:30 PM IST
	29th March 2016, Tuesday	Rest  Day
33	30th March 2016, Wednesday	Men’s semi-final	New Delhi	7:00 PM IST
34	31st March 2016, Thursday	Men’s semi-final	Mumbai	7:00 PM IST
35	3rd April 2016, Sunday	Final	Kolkata	7:00 PM IST

There are plenty of attacking teams in this tournament and a plethora of players who can bring fans to the edge of their seats. West Indies are always one of the favourites going into a T20 tournament. However, some of the sheen is off given the number of star players that have opted out. Australia, for all the arsenal they possess, have somehow not managed to set the stage on fire in T20 World Cup, apart from 2010 where they reached the finals. It will be foolish to write the 50-over champions off though. Also Check: ICC World T20 – Full Schedule and venue details

South Africa will bring in some of the most exiting players in the tournament. All eyes will be on batting maverick AB de Villiers, who enjoys more popularity than some of the Indian players. Brendon McCullum’s absence will be a big loss for New Zealand and the tournament. Defending champions Sri Lanka are rebuilding their side while Pakistan remain their unpredictable selves, thrilling fans one day while coming a cropper on another.

The full schedule of the ICC World T20 can be found here. One can download the entire fixture list through PDF format here.