2010 T20 world cup

The 2010 T20 World Cup will be held in the West Indies between 30 April and 16 May. Find out details of the dates, groups and venues for the tournament.


West Indies will host the next T20 World Cup Tournament set for 2010. The International Cricket Council decided to hold the T20 World Cup in successive years to avoid staging two major events in the same year, with the one day 50 over World Cup taking place in
South Africa in 2011.




Groups For 2010 T20 World Cup


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


Group Stage Schedule For 2010 T20 World Cup


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 Schedule


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 Stage Schedule


Thursday 13 May


St Lucia: First Semi-Final


Friday 14 May


St Lucia: Second Semi-Final


Sunday 16 May


Barbados: Final


2009 T20 World Cup A Great Success


The 2009 T20 World Cup held in England was a great sporting and financial success with Pakistan defeating Sri Lanka in the Lord's final. The tournament took place to full houses and was played in largely fine weather.


Pakistan surprised many by lifting the cup but improved steadily throughout the tournament with Shahid Afridi recovering form at just the right time to prove a talismanic force for his side. From a playing perspective the 2009 T20 World Cup reinforced the edict that, whatever the duration of game, it is bowlers that win matches. The teams with the most potent bowling attacks - Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa being the outstanding sides present.


2010 T20 World Cup


The 2010 tournament in the West Indies will again be a festival of exciting and attractive cricket. The West Indies will be favoured on home soil but teams from the sub continent will again provide stern opposition. However, the very nature of T20 makes prediction unreliable. What can be assured is another outstanding few weeks of top class sporting entertainment.