ICC announces World T20 2016 warm-up matches schedule

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the match timings and warm-up schedule of the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016. The warm-up matches will be played across five venues in India from 3rd March to 15th March.

The teams taking part in the first round will play their warm-up matches at Dharamsala and Mohali from 3-6 March while Kolkata and Mumbai will host the second round of matches from 10-15 March.

The warm-up matches for the women’s teams will be played in Bengaluru and Chennai from 10-14 March.

Warm-up match schedule (men’s):

3 March –

Zimbabwe v local side, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (15h00);

Ireland v Hong Kong*, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (19h30)

4 March –

Netherlands v local side, Sector-16, Mohali (15h00);

Scotland v Oman*, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali (19h30)

5 March –

Ireland v Zimbabwe, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (15h00);

Bangladesh v Hong Kong*, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (19h30)

6 March –

Scotland v Netherlands, Sector-16, Mohali (15h00);

Oman v Afghanistan*, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali (19h30)

10 March –

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (19h30);

India v West Indies, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (19h30)

12 March –

New Zealand v England, BKC, Mumbai (15h00);

Pakistan v local side, JU, Kolkata (15h00);

India v South Africa, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (19h30)

13 March –

Australia v West Indies, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (19h30)

14 March –

England v local side, BKC, Mumbai (15h00); Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (15h00)

15 March –

South Africa v local side, BKC, Mumbai (15h00)

*The schedule of matches for Afghanistan, Hong Kong or Oman will be rescheduled if they are able to make it to the second round of the Asia Cup.

Warm-up match schedule (women’s):

10 March –

India v Ireland, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru (15h00);

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru (19h30);

New Zealand v Pakistan, MA Chidambaram, Chennai (19h30)

12 March –

Bangladesh v Ireland, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru (15h00-18h15);

Sri Lanka v India, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru (19h30);

New Zealand v England, Guru Nanak, Chennai (15h00);

Pakistan v South Africa, MA Chidambaram, Chennai (19h30)

14 March –

West Indies v Australia, Guru Nanak, Chennai (15h00);

South Africa v England, MA Chidambaram, Chennai (19h30)