 Pakistan won the World Twenty20 tournament in England |
England have been grouped with hosts West Indies and one qualifier in the World Twenty20 tournament in 2010. The West Indies, who knocked England out of this year's tournament, will open the competition on 30 April. Holders Pakistan face Australia and Bangladesh, with Sri Lanka pooled against New Zealand and Zimbabwe. India take on South Africa and another qualifier, with the tournament, staged in St Lucia, St Kitts, Barbados and Guyana, set to finish on 16 May. Chris Gayle's West Indies defeated England at the Super Eight stage in this year's Twenty20, winning a match in which the winner would qualify from their group. In a rain-affected contest, an unbeaten partnership of 37 between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan saw the Windies home. Pakistan, who won the recent Twenty20 tournament in England, begin their title defence against Bangladesh on 1 May in St Lucia, swiftly followed by a match against Australia the following day. The West Indies will face one of two qualifying sides in Guyana on 30 April in a double-header featuring 2009 losing finalists Sri Lanka and New Zealand.  | 606: DEBATE |
Another qualifier for the tournament will take on 2007 champions India in St Lucia on 1 May. The ICC decided to stage Twenty20 World Cups in successive years to avoid having two major events in 2011, when the one-day World Cup is scheduled to be played in South Asia. The final will be staged at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on 16 May. England's women, who beat New Zealand to win the inaugural women's title, start their campaign against Australia in St Kitts on 5 May. They will also face West Indies and South Africa in Group A. As with this year's tournament, the women's semi-finals and final will take place at the same venue and on the same day as the men's matches.
MEN'S GROUPS Group A: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia Group B: Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Zimbabwe Group C: South Africa, India, Qualifier 1 Group D: West Indies, England, Qualifier 2 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE GROUP STAGE Friday 30 April Guyana: Opening ceremony Guyana: West Indies v Qualifier 2; Sri Lanka v New Zealand Saturday 1 May St Lucia: India v Qualifier 1; Pakistan v Bangladesh Guyana: England v Qualifier 2 Sunday 2 May St Lucia: South Africa v India; Pakistan v Australia Guyana: New Zealand v Zimbabwe Monday 3 May Guyana: West Indies v England; Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Tuesday 4 May Barbados: South Africa v Qualifier 1; Bangladesh v Australia SUPER EIGHTS Thursday 6 May Barbados: A1 v D2; C1 v B2 Friday 7 May Barbados: A2 v C2; B1 v D1 Saturday 8 May Barbados: C1 v D2; A1 v B2 Sunday 9 May Barbados: C2 v D1; B1 v A2 Monday 10 May St Lucia: B2 v D2; A1 v C1 Tuesday 11 May St Lucia: B1 v C2; D1 v A2 KNOCKOUT STAGES Thursday 13 May St Lucia: 1st semi-final Friday 14 May St Lucia: 2nd semi-final Sunday 16 May Barbados: Final
WOMEN'S GROUPS Group A: England, Australia, West Indies, South Africa Group B: New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan WOMEN'S SCHEDULE Wednesday 5 May St Kitts: West Indies v South Africa; England v Australia Thursday 6 May St Kitts: Sri Lanka v Pakistan; New Zealand v India Friday 7 May St Kitts: Australia v South Africa; England v West Indies Saturday 8 May St Kitts: India v Pakistan; New Zealand v Sri Lanka Sunday 9 May St Kitts: England v South Africa; Australia v West Indies Monday 10 May St Kitts: New Zealand v South Africa; India v Sri Lanka Thursday 13 May St Lucia: 1st women's semi-final Friday 14 May St Lucia: 2nd women's semi-final Sunday 16 May Barbados: Women's final
| 
E-mail this to a friend 
Printable version 
Bookmark with:
What are these?