World Twenty20 will be getting underway with the preliminary qualifying round on 08th March 2016 while the Super 10 stage will begin on 15th March. However most of the teams participating in the Twenty20 world has already announced the warmup matches to adjust to local wickets and environment. Every team is playing atleast couple of warmups before the super 10 stage starts and below is the list of all matches scheduled and confirmed so far.
NO# | WARM-UP MATCH | DATE & TIME | VENUE |
1 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 10 March, 19:30 IST | Mumbai |
2 | India vs West Indies | 10 March, 19:30 IST | Kolkata |
3 | New Zealand vs England | 12 March, 15:00 IST | Mumbai |
4 | Pakistan vs Local Team | 12 March, 15:00 IST | Kolkata |
5 | India vs South Africa | 12 March, 19:30 IST | Mumbai |
6 | Australia vs West Indies | 13 March, 19:30 IST | Kolkata |
7 | England vs Local Team | 14 March, 15:00 IST | Mumbai |
8 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 14 March, 15:00 IST | Kolkata |
9 | South Africa vs Local Team | 15 March, 15:00 IST | Mumbai |
Australia is the only top cricket nation who has yet to announce their warmup games and they might actually not play any Warm because they are involved in couple of series before the T20 world cup which means they might restrain from playing too many games before world cup to make sure player go into the world cup in top shape.
Pakistan’s first warmup is scheduled on 12 March but their opponent is yet to be announced while their second warmup will be against Sri Lanka on 14th march. These warmups are crucial for teams to get to know local conditions and pitches before the super 10 stage gets underway. Here is the full schedule T20 world cup starting from 08 March and will be played through 03 April 2016.
We will update the page if more warmups are announced or some changes are made ahead of the competition gets underway. Keep track of all the news about T20 world cup right here on totalSPORTEK.com/cricket/