The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 will be the sixth ICC World Twenty20 tournament and is scheduled to be held in India from 8th March to 3rd April 2016.
For the second time, the tournament will feature 16 teams. All ten full members will qualify automatically, and are joined by the six Associate Members that qualified through the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, played in Ireland and Scotland between 6 to 26 July 2015. The qualifying teams are Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman.
ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Teams and Groups:
First round (group winners to progress to second round)
Group A: Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman
Group B: Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan
Second round groups
Group 1: Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England, First round group B winner
Group 2: India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, First round group A winner
Venues: Eden Gardens in Kolkata (66,349 seats), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore (40,000 seats), Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai (32,000 seats), Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala (23,000 seats), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in New Delhi (40,715 seats), Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali (26,950 seats), Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur (45,000 seats)
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 8th March 2016,Tuesday | 1st Match, Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong | Nagpur |
| 8th March 2016,Tuesday | 2nd Match, Scotland vs Afghanistan | Nagpur |
| 9th March 2016, Wednesday | 3rd Match, Bangladesh vs Netherlands | Dharamsala |
| 9th March 2016, Wednesday | 4th Match, Ireland vs Oman | Dharamsala |
| 10th March 2016, Thursday | 5th Match, Scotland vs Zimbabwe | Nagpur |
| 10th March 2016, Thursday | 6th Match, Hong Kong vs Afghanistan | Nagpur |
| 11th March 2016, Friday | 7th Match, Netherlands vs Oman | Dharamsala |
| 11th March 2016, Friday | 8th Match, Bangladesh vs Ireland | Dharamsala |
| 12th March 2016, Saturday | 9th Match, Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan | Nagpur |
| 12th March 2016, Saturday | 10th Match, Scotland vs Hong Kong | Nagpur |
| 13th March 2016, Sunday | 11th Match, Netherlands vs Ireland | Dharamsala |
| 13th March 2016, Sunday | 12th Match, Bangladesh vs Oman | Dharamsala |
| 15th March 2016, Tuesday | 13th Match, New Zealand vs India | Nagpur |
| 16th March 2016, Wednesday | 14th Match, West Indies vs England | Mumbai |
| 16th March 2016, Wednesday | 15th Match, Pakistan vs Q1A | Kolkata |
| 17th March 2016, Thursday | 16th Match, Sri Lanka vs Q1B | Kolkata |
| 18th March 2016, Friday | 17th Match, Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala |
| 18th March 2016, Friday | 18th Match, South Africa vs England | Mumbai |
| 19th March 2016, Saturday | 19th Match, India vs Pakistan | Dharamsala |
| 20th March 2016, Sunday | 20th Match, South Africa vs Q1B | Mumbai |
| 20th March 2016, Sunday | 21st Match, Sri Lanka vs West Indies | Bengaluru |
| 21st March 2016, Monday | 22nd Match, Australia vs Q1A | Bengaluru |
| 22nd March 2016, Tuesday | 23rd Match, New Zealand vs Pakistan | Mohali |
| 23rd March 2016, Wednesday | 24th Match, England vs Q1B | New Delhi |
| 23rd March 2016, Wednesday | 25th Match, India vs Q1A | Bengaluru |
| 25th March 2016, Friday | 26th Match, Pakistan vs Australia | Mohali |
| 25th March 2016, Friday | 27th Match, South Africa vs West Indies | Nagpur |
| 26th March 2016, Saturday | 28th Match, Q1A vs New Zealand | Kolkata |
| 26th March 2016, Saturday | 29th Match, England vs Sri Lanka | New Delhi |
| 27th March 2016, Sunday | 30th Match, India vs Australia | Mohali |
| 27th March 2016, Sunday | 31st Match, Q1B vs West Indies | Nagpur |
| 28th March 2016, Monday | 32nd Match, South Africa vs Sri Lanka | New Delhi |
| >Rest / Travel Day | ||
| 30th March 2016, Wednesday | 1st Semi-final (Group 1 2nd vs Group 2 1st) | New Delhi |
| 31st March 2016, Thursday | 2nd Semi-final (Group 1 1st vs Group 2 2nd) | Mumbai |
| 3rd April 2016, Sunday | Final match | Kolkata |
