ICC announces World T20 2016 schedule

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Dharamsala will host the World Twenty20 2016 match between arch rivals Pakistan and India on March 19 while semi-finals will be played in Delhi and Mumbai.

According to the fixtures released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Australia are placed in Group 2 of the Super 10s stage while South Africa, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka are in Group 1.

Two qualifying teams will join the Super 10s after the first stage of the tournament, to be held in Dharamsala and Nagpur between March 8 and 13.

The eight teams competing in the qualifying stage have also been split into two groups. Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman have been slotted into Group A, while Group B comprises Zimbabwe, Scotland, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.

The qualifying team from Group A will join Group 2 while the qualifier from Group B moves to Group 1.

The opening match of the Super 10s stage will be played between India and New Zealand on March 15 in Nagpur.

The hosts will then play Pakistan on March 19, the qualifying team in the group on March 23 in Bangalore and Australia in Mohali on March 27.

The top two sides from each of the Super 10s groups will move into the semi-finals. The semi-finals of the men’s and women’s tournaments will be played in Delhi and Mumbai on March 30 and 31 respectively, with the finals in Kolkata on April 3.