ICC World Twenty20 2012 Schedule

T20 World Cup 2012 will begin on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 in Sri Lanka as per cricket schedule announced. ICC World Twenty20 2012 is an international tournament to be organized by Sri Lanka. T20 World Cup 2012 will consist of 27 Twenty20 matches to be hosted by Sri Lanka in Sep-Oct 2012. The T20 World Cup 2012 tournament is a part of Future Cricket Tour Programs (FTP) prepared by International Cricket Council (ICC).

Sri Lanka will host this tournament, beginning on September 18, 2012. In T20 World Cup 2012 bilateral series, first T20 match would be between Sri Lanka - Zimbabwe on Sep 18, 2012 at 19:30 local time to be played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota.

ICC World Twenty20 2012 Schedule, T20 World Cup 2012 time table and ICC T20 World Cup 2012 teams information with all statistics,Twenty20 World Cup 2012 will be fourth ICC World Twenty20 competition since it began from the year 2007, South Africa. The Fourth International ICC Twenty20 World Cup will be played in Sri Lanka in 2012.

ICC World Twenty20 2012 will feature 16 teams, against 12 teams participated in last World Twenty20 2010.  Out of total sixteen teams, six teams would be selected from 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The Qualifying round will be played in UAE in early 2012.

2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier would comprise ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments in addition to the six nations which have either ODI/Twenty20 status in ICC.

The World Twenty20 2012 will be played in the month of September 2012. The fixture of World Twenty20 would be revealed once, Qualifier round of ICC World Twenty20 2012 gets over. Tournament is likely to be mix of Robin Round and Knockout.

ICC World Twenty20 is an International Tournament held every two years except in the year 2012 which was held as replacement for postponed ICC Champions Trophy which was schedule to be held in 2007 in Pakistan.

The current Champion of ICC World Twenty20 tournament is England who won in 2010. India and Pakistan has been World Twenty20 Champion once. India won the inaugural T20 World Cup while Pakistan won it in the year 2009 held in England. The Twenty20 World Cup is getting popularity due to its ability to attract large no. of spectators in ground as well as on television sets.

Date & Time (GMT)	fixture
Tue, Sep 18, 02:00 PM		Sri Lanka	vs		Zimbabwe
	Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Wed, Sep 19, 10:00 AM		Australia	vs		Q1
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Wed, Sep 19, 02:00 PM		India	vs		Q2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Thu, Sep 20, 2:00 PM		South Africa	vs		Zimbabwe
	Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Fri, Sep 21, 10:00 AM		New Zealand	vs		Bangladesh
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Fri, Sep 21, 2:00 PM		England	vs		Q2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Sat, Sep 22, 10:00 AM		Sri Lanka	vs		South Africa
	Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Sat, Sep 22, 02:00 PM		Australia	vs		West Indies
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Sun, Sep 23, 10:00 AM		Pakistan	vs		New Zealand
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Sun, Sep 23, 2:00 PM		England	vs		India
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Mon, Sep 24, 02:00 PM		West Indies	vs		Q1
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Tue, Sep 25, 02:00 PM		Pakistan	vs		Bangladesh
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Thu, Sep 27, 10:00 AM		C1	vs		D2
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Thu, Sep 27, 02:00 PM		A1	vs		B2
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Fri, Sep 28, 10:00 AM		D1	vs		C2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Fri, Sep 28, 2:00 PM		B1	vs		A2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Sat, Sep 29, 10:00 AM		A1	vs		D2
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Sat, Sep 29, 02:00 PM		C1	vs		B2
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Sun, Sep 30, 10:00 AM		B1	vs		C2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Sun, Sep 30, 02:00 PM		D1	vs		A2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Mon, Oct 1, 10:00 AM		B2	vs		D2
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Mon, Oct 1, 2:00 PM		A1	vs		C1
	Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Tue, Oct 2, 10:00 AM		B1	vs		D1
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Tue, Oct 2, 02:00 PM		A2	vs		C2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Thu, Oct 4, 1:30 PM		Super 8 Group-1 1	vs		Super 8 Group-2 2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Fri, Oct 5, 1:30 PM		Super 8 Group-2 1	vs		Super 8 Group-1 2
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium
Sun, Oct 7, 1:30 PM		FINAL : - SF 1 Winner	vs		SF 2 Winner
	Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium

Twenty20 Cricket has never failed to enthrall and captivate the minds of cricketing viewers and spectators round the globe. Since its early days, T20 Cricket came under constant criticism. But with the unprecedented success of the inaugural edition of the International Twenty20 World Cup, all questions over the longevity of the shortest format of Cricket was put to rest once and for all. To globalize T20 Cricket throughout the globe, the International Cricket Council decided to host T20 World Cups every 2 years.

The year 2012 will see the next edition of the World T20, to be played in the Asian country of Sri Lanka. The Twenty20 World Cup 2012 is the 4th edition of the T20 World Cup. This international T20 cricketing event will be hosted by the island country of Sri Lanka. In fact, this is the first time that this grand tournament will be hosted by an Asian country. The official dates have been announced by the ICC, the championship will start from September 18, 2012 and continue up to the first week of the November. Just like all other cricket tournaments and series, the ICC World T20 Championship is a part of the innovative Future Tour Programs (FTP).

The ICC has released the official cricket fixture of the World T20 to the public and the media, as assured by the officials at ICC last year. This time, the number of qualifying teams has been raised from 12 to 16. This implies, the minnows and the associate countries stand a chance to compete against the big teams and gain experience. For that, a qualifying round will be held in the first quarter of 2012.

The first game of the ICC T20 World Championship 2012 will be underway from Tuesday, September 18, 2012. The matches will be held in Galle, Kandy and Colombo. The finals, though, will be held at the legendary R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. It is one of the magnificent cricketing venues of the modern age. In the distant past, it has been witness to great cricketing spectacles, including quarter finals and semi finals of Cricket World Cup 2011 and 1996. Also, it would be interesting to see whether an Asian country will host the cup, or will it be a new name to lift up the coveted T20 World Championship crown. It’s just a matter of time, before the winner is exposed to the cricketing fraternity.

Group A – England, India, Qualifier 2 Group B – Australia, West Indies, Qualifier 1 Group C – Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe Group D – Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh

Group 1 – A1, B2, C1, D2 Group 2 – A2, B1, C2, D1

In the Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka T20 match, it would be interesting to know who will be top spinner on this cricket pitch with interesting fight between cricket bat and cricket ball in ICC World Twenty20 2012. Some cricket websites like sky sports, star cricket and cricinfo provides latest cricket score on ICC World Twenty20 2012 tournament. If you reside in North America, you can watch ICC World Twenty20 2012 live on internet by using cricket willow website. Cricket Tickets of T20 World Cup 2012 are expected to available at www.icctravel.net. Booking tickets for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, first T20 match could also be done there.