T20 World Cup 2014 Schedule, Fixtures & Results

Rarely does it happen but within a month the cricket world will witness a face-off between India and Pakistan for the second time, and though the venue will be the same, stakes will be a lot higher at the ICC World Twenty20 2014 encounter.

Bangladesh will host the fifth edition of the World T20, which this time will see participation from 16 teams instead of 12. But all eyes will be on March 21 when India and Pakistan open their campaign and the tournament's Super 10 stage in what is expected to be a high-octane clash with a bit of recent history attached.

World Twenty20 2014: The two teams played each other at the Asia Cup on March 2, where Pakistan inflicted an agonizing one-wicket defeat on India in a last-over finish. Shahid Afridi's 18-ball 34* included two consecutive sixes in the last over of the match bowled by Ashwin, which settled the issue in Pakistan's favour. And India will want to take revenge when the teams meet at the same venue - the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

The World Twenty20 winners so far

QUALIFYING

March 16: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Mirpur - 1500 IST

March 16: Hong Kong vs Nepal, Chittagong - 1900 IST

March 17: Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Sylhet Stadium - 1500 IST

March 17: Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates, Sylhet Stadium - 1900 IST

March 18: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Chittagong - 1500 IST

March 18: Bangladesh vs Nepal, Chittagong - 1900 IST

March 19: Netherlands vs Zimbabwe, Sylhet Stadium - 1500 IST

March 19: Ireland vs United Arab Emirates, Sylhet Stadium - 1900 IST

March 20: Afghanistan vs Nepal, Chittagong - 1500 IST

March 20: Bangladesh vs Hong Kong, Chittagong - 1900 IST

March 21: Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates, Sylhet Stadium - 1100 IST

March 21: Ireland vs Netherlands, Sylhet Stadium - 1500 IST

SUPER 10

March 21: India vs Pakistan, Mirpur - 1900 IST

March 22: South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Chittagong - 1500 IST

March 22: England vs New Zealand, Chittagong - 1900 IST

March 23: Australia vs Pakistan, Mirpur - 1500 IST

March 23: India vs West Indies, Mirpur - 1900 IST

March 24: New Zealand vs South Africa, Chittagong - 1500 IST

March 24: Sri Lanka vs TBC (Qualifier B1), Chittagong - 1900 IST

March 25: West Indies vs TBC (Qualifier A1), Mirpur - 1900 IST

March 27: South Africa vs TBC (Qualifier B1), Chittagong - 1500 IST

March 27: England vs Sri Lanka, Chittagong - 1900 IST

March 28: Australia vs West Indies, Mirpur - 1500 IST

March 28: India vs TBC (Qualifier A1), Mirpur - 1900 IST

March 29: New Zealand vs TBC (Qualifier B1), Chittagong - 1500 IST

March 29: England vs South Africa, Chittagong - 1900 IST

March 30: Pakistan vs TBC (Qualifier A1), Mirpur - 1500 IST

March 30: Australia vs India, Mirpur - 1900 IST

March 31: England vs TBC (Qualifier B1), Chittagong - 1500 IST

March 31: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Chittagong - 1900 IST

April 1: Australia vs TBC (Qualifier A1), Mirpur - 1500 IST

April 1: Pakistan vs West Indies, Mirpur - 1900 IST

April 3: 1st Semi-Final - TBC vs TBC (1st Group 1 vs 2nd Group 2), Mirpur - 1830 IST

April 4: 2nd Semi-Final - TBC vs TBC (1st Group 2 v 2nd Group 1), Mirpur - 1830 IST

April 6: Final - TBC vs TBC (Reserve Day 7th April), Mirpur - 1830 IST

 

Live Cricket Score: India (IND) vs (PAK) Pakistan, World T20

India VS Pakistan

DHAKA: While India will be taking on Sri Lanka in their first practice match at the Sher-E-Bangla National

Stadium in Mirpur on Monday, their arch-rivals Pakistan are scheduled to face New Zealand a bit earlier in the day at the same venue. However, there were hardly any questions asked about those games when players of both teams faced the media on Saturday.

All the queries were about the opening encounter of the Super 10 stage. The Friday Blockbuster — India vs Pakistan.

Pakistan have won just one of their five T20 clashes against India and they have never beaten India in eight clashes in the World Cup (5 in ODIS and 3 in T20s). India will be looking to maintain that record while Pakistan, arguably a better T20 side, will be looking to break that jinx. "We never look at that record and neither do we look at that game as a big one. It is just hyped up by all the people around it," feels India's star batsman Virat Kohli. Tell him about India's spotless record against Pakistan and he says, 'We will not go out there to keep that record intact. We will go and play good cricket and try not to get too desperate.'

ICC World Twenty20 2014: Team India|World T20

 ICC World Twenty20 2014: Team India 

Mirpur, Mar 11: India will aim to become the first team in ICC World Twenty20 Championship history to win the title twice.

Tournament  India Team Profile

The MS Dhoni-led side won the inaugural championship in 2007 but failed in the next three editions.

India Team Squad

1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain) - 32 years

2. Ajinkya Rahane - 25 years 

3. Amit Mishra - 31 years

4. Stuart Binny - 29 years

5. Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 24 years

6. Mohammed Shami - 23 years

7. Mohit Sharma - 25 years 

8. Ravichandran Ashwin - 27 years 

9. Ravindra Jadeja - 25 years

10. Rohit Sharma - 26 years 

11. Shikhar Dhawan - 27 years 

12. Suresh Raina - 27 years 

13. Varun Aaron - 24 years 

14. Virat Kohli - 25 years 

15. Yuvraj Singh - 32 years 

Coach: Duncan Fletcher 

 India's Matches (Group 2) 

 Mirpur March 21  India - Vs- Pakistan,   (7 PM IST) 

 Mirpur March 23  India- Vs- West Indies,(7 PM IST) 

 Mirpur March 28  India- Vs -Qualifier,     (7 PM IST) 

 Mirpur March 30  India- Vs -Australia,     (7 PM IST) 

MS Dhoni aims for unique record

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is seeking to become the first captain in international cricket history to hold all three ICC global event titles at the same time.

In 2007, he led India to victory by five runs over Pakistan at Johannesburg in the final of the inaugural ICC World Twenty20. Four years later he skippered his country to victory over Sri Lanka on home soil, at the Wankhede Stadium, in the final of the World Cup 2011.

This was India's second ICC CWC title following its shock victory over champion West Indies at Lord's in 1983.

Dhoni is one of three players - Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma being the others - who played in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final and also India's most recent T20I against Australia in October 2013. One of the most memorable moments of the 2007 tournament was Yuvraj hitting England's Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over at Durban in the Group Stage.

In the three ICC World Twenty20 tournaments since 2007, India has not progressed beyond the Super Eight stage. As of the end of January, India was second to Sri Lanka in the ICC T20I Rankings and had won 25 and lost 19 of its 46 T20Is.

India had won 11 and lost six of those matches played in Asia. Yuvraj Singh was Man of the match in four of India's six most recent T20Is between October 2012 and October 2013.

Past performances at World T20

 2007 (South Africa) - Champions

 2009 (England) - Super Eight

 2010 (West Indies) - Super Eight

 2012 (Sri Lanka) - Super Eight