T20 World Cup 2012

The ICC World Twenty20 or ICC World T20 also referred to as the T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament consists of 12 teams in which all the ten ICC Full Members are automatically qualified and the remaining two spots will be contested through ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The event is held every two years.

The inaugural event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa from 11–24 September 2007. The tournament was won by India, who became the first World T20 Champions after defeating Pakistan by 5 runs in the final at Johannesburg. The second event, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 took place in England from 5–21 June 2009. This tournament was won by the previous runners-up Pakistan who defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's, London.[1] The third tournament, the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 was held from 30 April–16 May 2010 and hosted by the West Indies. The winners were England who defeated Australia by 7 wickets in the final at Kensington Oval, Barbados. This was the first ever ICC tournament won by England.

ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Schedule, Fixtures, Time Table

T20 World Cup 2012 will begin on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 in Sri Lanka as per cricket schedule announced. ICC World Twenty20 2012 is an international tournament to be organized by Sri Lanka. T20 World Cup 2012 will consist of 27 Twenty20 matches to be hosted by Sri Lanka in Sep-Oct 2012.

The T20 World Cup 2012 tournament is a part of Future Cricket Tour Programs (FTP) prepared by International Cricket Council (ICC). Sri Lanka will host this tournament, beginning on September 18, 2012. In T20 World Cup 2012 bilateral series, first T20 match would be between Sri Lanka - Zimbabwe on Sep 18, 2012 at 19:30 local time to be played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota.
 ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Schedule, Fixtures, Time Table

18 September (D/N)	Group C - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
19 September (D/N)	Group A - India v Q2	R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo
19 September (D/N)	Group B - Australia v Q1	R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo
20 September (D/N)	Group C - South Africa v Zimbabwe	MahindaRajapaksa International Stadium Hambantota
21 September (D/N)	Group A - England v Q2	R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo
21 September (D/N)	New Zealand v Bangladesh	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele
22 September (D/N)	Group B - Australia v West Indies	R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo
22 September (D/N)	Group C - Sri Lanka v South Africa	MahindaRajapaksa International Stadium Hambantota
23 September (D/N)	Group A - England v India	R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo
23 September (D/N)	Group D - Pakistan v New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
24 September (D/N)	Group B - West Indies v Q1	R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo
25 September (D/N)	Group D - Pakistan v Bangladesh	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Super 8 Matches:

27 September (D/N)	C1 v D2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
27 September (D/N)	A1 v B2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
28 September (D/N)	D1 v C2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
28 September (D/N)	B1 v A2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
29 September (D/N)	A1 v D2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
29 September (D/N)	C1 v B2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
30 September (D/N)	B1 v C2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
30 September (D/N)	D1 v A2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 October (D/N)	B2 v D2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
1 October (D/N)	A1 c C1	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
2 October (D/N)	B1 v D1	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2 October (D/N)	A2 v C2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Semi Finals Matches:

4 October (D/N)	TBC v TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
5 October (D/N)	TBC v TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Final Match:

7 October (D/N)

TBC v TBC

R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka