Friends,
Twenty20 World Cup 2012 is going to be held in Sri Lanka for this time. Twelve Teams are going to entartain you Starting from September 18,2012 to October 7,2012. The teams have been divided into frour Groups. In Group A the Teams are England, India, Afghanistan and for Group B the Teams are Australia, West Indies, Ireland. The Group C contains Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe Teams and in Group D the teams are Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh. Cricket now is mostly about the fascinating short version of the game called T20 cricket. With the T20 World Cup knocking at the door which is to start from the September 18, 2012 in Sri Lanka, the expectations from participating nations from all across the World are humongous. The T20 World Cup schedule has been declared by the ICC which will host 27 matches in the period of September-October this year. There has been much discussion about the Twenty20 World Cup schedule where team managements are in continuous discussion with the ICC to ensure a fair T20 schedule in order to avoid fatigue. The Future Cricket Tour Programs (FTP) is the operational body and developer of the World Twenty20 fixtures for the World Cup this year.
The first match is going to be played between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka on September 18 as the inaugural match of the Cup. Critics have already started the blame game complaining too much of cricket especially Twenty20 cricket is the root for fatigue among players and the T20 World Cup time table should be reviewed in order to save cricket. The 20 odd day long tournament will be concluded with the final match played at the Premdasa Stadium on October 7. The T20 World Cup fixtures include participating nations like Sri Lanka (the host), Zimbabwe, Australia, Ireland, Afghanistan, India, South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, West Indies, Pakistan and England. Despite the T20 fever of IPL donning the cricket World at present, the T20 World Cup is expected to throw a lot of surprises off the shore.
- Group A - England, India, Afghanistan
- Group B - Australia, West Indies, Ireland
- Group C - Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Group D - Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh
- Group 1 - A1, B2, C1, D2
- Group 2 - A2, B1, C2, D1
| Date and Time | Match Details and Series |
| Tue Sep 18 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Group C : 1st T20 - Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Wed Sep 19 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Group B : 2nd T20 - Australia vs Ireland R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Wed Sep 19 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Group A : 3rd T20 - India vs Afghanistan R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Thu Sep 20 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Group C : 4th T20 - South Africa vs Zimbabwe Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Fri Sep 21 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Group D : 5th T20 - New Zealand vs Bangladesh Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Fri Sep 21 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Group A : 6th T20 - England vs Afghanistan R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sat Sep 22 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Group C : 7th T20 - Sri Lanka vs South Africa Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Sat Sep 22 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Group B : 8th T20 - Australia vs West Indies R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sun Sep 23 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Group D : 9th T20 - New Zealand vs Pakistan Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Sun Sep 23 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Group A : 10th T20 - England vs India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Mon Sep 24 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Group B : 11th T20 - West Indies vs Ireland R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Tue Sep 25 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Group D : 12th T20 - Bangladesh vs Pakistan Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Thu Sep 27 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 1 : 13th T20 - TBC vs TBC Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Thu Sep 27 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 1 : 14th T20 - TBC vs TBC Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Fri Sep 28 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 2 : 15th T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Fri Sep 28 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 2 : 16th T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sat Sep 29 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 1 : 17th T20 - TBC vs TBC Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Sat Sep 29 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 1 : 18th T20 - TBC vs TBC Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Sun Sep 30 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 2 : 19th T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sun Sep 30 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 2 : 20th T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Mon Oct 1 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 1 : 21st T20 - TBC vs TBC Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Mon Oct 1 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 1 : 22nd T20 - TBC vs TBC Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Tue Oct 2 15:30 local | 10:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 2 : 23rd T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Tue Oct 2 19:30 local | 14:00 GMT | Super Eights, Group 2 : 24th T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Thu Oct 4 19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 1st Semi Final T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Fri Oct 5 19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 2nd Semi Final T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sun Oct 7 19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | Final T20 - TBC vs TBC R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
