Just a day away from the ICC World Twenty20 2016 to be held in eight
venues in the next 26 days where 16 men’s teams and ten women’s teams
will go head to head to determine the world champion in the format with
much entertainment is waiting
Bangladesh men’s team already left the capital for India on Monday
while Bangladesh Women’s team will depart Dhaka for India on Tuesday to
participate in the ICC World Twenty20’2016.
Although the Bangladesh men’s team will play in the qualifying round
for a berth in finalymp[oy, but the Bangladesh women’s will directly
play in the 10-team final round taking on hosts Indian on March 15 in
Bengaluru.
Bangladesh women’s put in Group B of the World T20 with England, India, Pakistan and West Indies.
In the men’s competition, Hong Kong will play Zimbabwe at 3:30 pm (BST)
while Afghanistan will face Scotland at 8:pm (BST) in Group B matches,
both at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha in Nagpur.
Bengal Tigers will start their World Cup campaign taking Netherlands in
Group A opener of men’s group at 3:30 pm (BST) at Himachal Pradesh
Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala while Ireland will play Oman
at 8 pm (BST) at the same venue.
In remaining group A matches, Bangladesh will play Ireland on March 11 and meet Oman on March 13, both at Dharamsala.
Eight teams, split into two groups will initially competing in the
first round qualifiers for the two top spots of the groups to play in
the 10-team final round, will begin on March 15, both at Himachal
Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
Eight teams are (Men’s Group):
Group A - Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands and Oman.
Group B - Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Scotland and Zimbabwe.
The Super-10 teams of the final round are:
Group 1 : England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Group B champion
Group 2 : Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan,Group A champions.
In the recent six T20 matches, Tigers lost to Zimbabwe by 18 runs, lost
to India by 45 runs, beat UAE by 51 runs, beat Sri Lanka by 23 runs,
beat Pakistan by five-wicket and lost to India by eight-wickets in the
Asia Cup final.
Bangladesh didn’t enjoy a lot of success in the next three editions of
the tournament, losing both its matches in the group stage in 2009, 2010
and 2012. However, in the 2014 edition, it made most of the home
advantage and advanced to the Super-10 stage after beating Afghanistan
and Nepal in the group stage. Victory proved to be elusive in the Super
10 stage as Bangladesh lost all its four matches and finished tenth
among 16 teams.
Bangladesh men’s team: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Arafat Sunny,
Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Sabbir Rehman, Abu
Hider, Nurul Hasan, Al-Amin Hossain, Nasir Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan,
Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammed Mithun, Mustafizur Rahman.
Bangladesh Women’s team: Jahanara Alam (capt.); Ayasha Rahman; Fahima
Khatun; Fargana Hoque; Khadiza Tul Kubra; Lata Mondal; Nahida Akhter;
Nigar Sultana; Panna Ghosh; Ritu Moni; Rumana Ahmed; Salma Khatun;
Sanjida Islam; Shaila Sharmin and Sharmin Akhter
Fixtures of Men’s Group (Indian time):
March 8, 2016 Hong Kong v Zimbabwe Nagpur 3pm
March 8, 2016 Afghanistan v Scotland Nagpur 7.30 pm
March 9, 2016 Bangladesh v Netherlands Dharamsala 3pm
March 9, 2016 Ireland v Oman Dharamsala 7.30 pm
March 10, 2016 Scotland v Zimbabwe Nagpur 3pm
March 10, 2016 Afghanistan v Hong Kong Nagpur 7.30 pm
March 11, 2016 Oman v Netherlands Dharamsala 3pm
March 11, 2016 Bangladesh v Ireland Dharamsala 7.30 pm
March 12, 2016 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe Nagpur 3pm
March 12, 2016 Hong Kong v Scotland Nagpur 7.30 pm
March 13, 2016 Ireland v Netherlands Dharamsala 3pm
March 13, 2016 Bangladesh v Oman Dharamsala 7.30 pm
March 15, 2016 India v New Zealand Nagpur 7.30 pm
March 16, 2016 Pakistan v A1 Kolkata 3pm
March 16, 2016 England v West Indies Mumbai 7.30 pm
March 17, 2016 Sri Lanka v B1 Kolkata 7.30 pm
March 18, 2016 Australia v New Zealand Dharamsala 3pm
March 18, 2016 England v South Africa Mumbai 7.30 pm
March 19, 2016 India v Pakistan Dharamsala 7.30 pm
March 20, 2016 South Africa v B1 Mumbai 3pm
March 20, 2016 Sri Lanka v West Indies Bengaluru 7.30 pm
March 21, 2016 Australia v A1 Bengaluru 7.30 pm
March 22, 2016 New Zealand v Pakistan Mohali 7.30 pm
March 22, 2016 England v B1 Delhi 3pm
March 23, 2016 India v A1 Bengaluru 7.30 pm
March 25, 2016 Australia v Pakistan Mohali 3pm
March 25, 2016 South Africa v West Indies Nagpur 7.30 pm
March 26, 2016 A1 v New Zealand Kolkata 3pm
March 26, 2016 England v Sri Lanka Delhi 7.30 pm
March 27, 2016 B1 v West Indies Nagpur 3pm
March 27, 2016 India v Australia Mohali 7.30 pm
March 28, 2016 South Africa v Sri Lanka Delhi 7.30 pm
March 30, 2016 TBD v TBD Delhi 7pm
March 31, 2016 TBD v TBD Mumbai 7pm
April 3, 2016 TBD v TBD Kolkata 7pm
Fixtures : Women's Group:
March 15, 2016 India v Bangladesh Bengaluru 3.30 pm
March 15, 2016 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Delhi 7.30 pm
March 16, 2016 West Indies v Pakistan Chennai 7.30 pm
March 17, 2016 England v Bangladesh Bengaluru 3.30 pm
March 18, 2016 New Zealand v Ireland Mohali 3.30 pm
March 18, 2016 Australia v South Africa Nagpur 7.30 pm
March 19, 2016 India v Pakistan Delhi 3.30 pm
March 20, 2016 West Indies v Bangladesh Chennai 3.30 pm
March 20, 2016 Sri Lanka v Ireland Mohali 7.30 pm
March 21, 2016 Australia v New Zealand Nagpur 3.30 pm
March 22, 2016 England v India Dharamshala 3.30 pm
March 23 2016 South Africa v Ireland Chennai 7.30 pm
March 24, 2016 Australia v Sri Lanka Delhi 3.30 pm
March 24, 2016 England v West Indies Dharamshala 7.30 pm
March 24, 2017 Pakistan v Bangladesh Delhi 7.30 pm
March 26, 2016 Australia v Ireland Delhi 3.30 pm
March 26, 2016 South Africa v New Zealand Bengaluru 7.30 pm
March 27, 2016 West Indies v India Mohali 3.30 pm
March 27, 2016 England v Pakistan Chennai 7.30 pm
March 28, 2016 South Africa v Sri Lanka Bengaluru 3.30 pm
March 30, 2016 TBD v TBD Delhi 2.30 pm
March 31, 2016 TBD v TBD Mumbai 2.30 pm
April 3, 2016 TBD v TBD Kolkata 2.30 pm
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