The 2012 World Twenty20 will be held between September 18 and October 12, 2012 in Sri Lanka the ICC have confirmed. Colombo, Pallekele and Hambantota will be venues for the men's tournament, while the women's group games will be played in Galle.
The format will see four groups of three in a preliminary round. England, the defending champions, and India are in Group A and will be joined by one of the Associate or Affiliate teams that qualify. The other qualifying team will be in Group B with West Indies and Australia. Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe make up Group C, and Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh are in Group D.
The top two teams in each group will make it through the preliminary round, after which there will be a Super Eight stage, featuring two groups. The format is essentially the same as the last edition in 2010, though there are four fewer teams this time.
The tournament will include two teams qualifying from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012, which will be staged in the United Arab Emirates from March 13-14 2012.
Hosts Sri Lanka will play the tournament's opening fixture against Zimbabwe in Hambantota. England begin their defence against a qualifying team on September 21 and will then play India in Colombo on September 23.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| England | Australia | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
| India | West indies | South Africa | New Zealand |
| Afghanistan | Ireland | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh |
| Super Eight | |
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
| A1 | A2 |
| B2 | B1 |
| C1 | C2 |
| D2 | D1 |
ICC World Cup T20 2012 Schedule
| Date | Times | Match and Venue |
| Tue Sep 18 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
1st Match, Group C - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota |
| Wed Sep 19 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
2nd Match, Group B - Australia v Ireland R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Wed Sep 19 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
3rd Match, Group A - Afghanistan v India R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Thu Sep 20 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
4th Match, Group C - South Africa v Zimbabwe Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota |
| Fri Sep 21 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
5th Match, Group D - Bangladesh v New Zealand Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Fri Sep 21 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
6th Match, Group A - Afghanistan v England R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sat Sep 22 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
7th Match, Group C - Sri Lanka v South Africa Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota |
| Sat Sep 22 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
8th Match, Group B - Australia v West Indies R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sun Sep 23 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
9th Match, Group D - New Zealand v Pakistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Sun Sep 23 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
10th Match, Group A - England v India R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Mon Sep 24 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
11th Match, Group B - Ireland v West Indies R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Tue Sep 25 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
12th Match, Group D - Bangladesh v Pakistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Thu Sep 27 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
13th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - TBC v TBC (C1 v D2) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Thu Sep 27 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
14th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - TBC v TBC (A1 v B2) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Fri Sep 28 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
15th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - TBC v TBC (D1 v C2) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Fri Sep 28 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
16th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - TBC v TBC (B1 v A2) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sat Sep 29 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
17th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - TBC v TBC (C1 v B2) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Sat Sep 29 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
18th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - TBC v TBC (B1 v C2) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Sun Sep 30 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
19th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - TBC v TBC (D1 v A2) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sun Sep 30 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
19th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - TBC v TBC (B2 v D2) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Mon Oct 1 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
21st Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - TBC v TBC (A1 v C1) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Mon Oct 1 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
22nd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - TBC v TBC (B1 v D1) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Tue Oct 2 | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 15:30 IST |
23rd Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - TBC v TBC (A2 v C2) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Tue Oct 2 | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 19:30 IST |
23rd Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - TBC v TBC R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Thu Oct 4 | 13:30 GMT | 19:00 local 19:00 IST |
1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Fri Oct 5 | 13:30 GMT | 19:00 local 19:00 IST |
2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sun Oct 7 | 13:30 GMT | 19:00 local 19:00 IST |
Final - TBC v TBC R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
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