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ICC World T20: Indian Cricketers who missed the World Cup ticket

Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, Ajinkya Rahane, Robin Uthappa, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha

Suyash Srivastava

While the Indian selectors have been spot on with most of their selections for the ICC World T20, yet there are a few decisions which were difficult to digest. Here is a list of players who had the potential to be in the squad, but were excluded for some reason or the other.

Robin Uthappa: One of the cleanest strikers of the cricket ball, Robin Uthappa played in all the matches of 2007 T20 World Cup and came up with some formidable knocks. Robin Uthappa is one of those rare Indian cricketers who doesn’t fear charging down the wicket even to the fast bowlers. Earlier this year, Uthappa was a part of the T20 squad that went to South Africa to play the one-off T20 match which indicated that the selectors were keen to include him in the playing eleven. But with Yuvraj back in the team, there was no place left for the hard-hitter.

Yusuf Pathan: The brutal right-hander hasn’t made most of the opportunities which came his way. The T20 format suits him the most but he was a big flop in IPL 2012. The KKR team went on to clinch the trophy but Yusuf failed to play a single innings of significance in the edition. His ability to strike the ball hard goes in his favour but his inconsistency was the big factor why he wasn’t included in the T20 squad.

Ravindra Jadeja: Just like Yusuf, Jadeja has been not been consistent in recent times. He was a regular part of the India ODI squad for some time and Dhoni could see a good all-rounder in his Chennai Super Kings mate which is probably why he kept giving him opportunities. Jadeja failed to capitalise on them and he couldn't do much in this season of the IPL as well. With Ashwin performing his duties pretty well with the bat and the ball, the selectors couldn’t find a reason to include Jadeja in the squad.

Umesh Yadav: Surprisingly, Umesh Yadav has been left out of the T20 squad and Laxmipathy Balaji made the cut for the final tournament. Indian team doesn’t have a genuine fast bowler who can trouble the opponents with the pace and this could be a costly decision for the Men in Blue. The selectors might have zeroed in on Balaji on the basis of his ability to bowl good slower ones in death overs and his good show in IPL and Ranji only asserted his place in squad.

Pragyan Ojha: A cricketer has to be special if someone like Sourav Ganguly keeps on lavishing praise on him. He is India’s experienced left-arm spinner with a lot of variety and he could have been a tough one to handle at the Sri Lankan pitches. It is hard to make out why Piyush Chawla was preferred over the left-arm spinner.

Ajinkya Rahane: Even a terrific show at IPL 2012 couldn’t cement his place in the squad. He was considered as a Test specialist before he shocked everyone at IPL 2012 where he hit two centuries and impressed the veterans of the game with his variety of strokes. Keeping his good form in mind, the selectors could have easily included the talented youngster ahead of Rohit Sharma.

ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Pakistan have set the momentum, says Dav Whatmore

Tags: Dav Whatmore, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Imran Nazir, Umar Gul, Umar Akmal, Pakistan, T20 WC,

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Pakistan have set the momentum, says Dav Whatmore

Dav Whatmore said that it isn't necessary that all the Pakistan cricketers who was present in the series win against Australia be retained and some changes might be made in accordance with the circumstances © Getty Images

Karachi: Sep 14, 2012

Pakistan head coach Dav Whatmore has stopped short of making claims that his team can win World T20 Trophy but seemed confident that his wards will put their best foot forward during the three-week tournament in Sri Lanka starting September 18.

"We have already set a momentum. I am confident my boys will carry it into the World Cup," he added.

Although Pakistan which recently won its T20 series against Australia is being seen as a strong contender for the title, Whatmore insisted anything could happen in the volatile T20 format.

"Other teams have also started to take this format seriously and have built specialist teams for it," he told Geo News Channel.

"We did well against Australia but T20 is a volatile format. One over can change the course of the game. It is a format where a player or a team has to be at their utmost best and that too within a short span," Whatmore stated.

The Australian coach also under pressure to deliver after reports that he too has fallen under the influence of Hafeez and other senior players and is unable to take independent decisions said Saeed Ajmal would play an important role for Pakistan in the World Cup.

He pointed out that Ajmal was a good bowler, who could get wicket on each of his ball.

Replying to another question, Whatmore said that he expected good performance from all players in each match and the warm-up games against India and England on the 17th and 19th would be very important for the team.

"Although it is a practice match against India, but the victory in this match is important," he said.

The national cricket team coach said that it was not necessary that all the players winning against Australia be retained, some changes might be made in accordance with the circumstances.

Pakistan has picked a combination of senior and young players for the tournament which it won in 2009 in England under Younis Khan's captaincy. It also lost in the final of the inaugural World T20 in South Africa in 2007 to arch rivals India.

Experts and analysts believe the current tournament could be a make or break one for many of the senior players including Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Imran Nazir and Umar Gul.

"Some of the younger players are also under pressure to perform in the event notably Umar Akmal whose inconsistency remains a big problem," a source informed. (PTI)

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Team Profile- Bangladesh

Tags: ICC T20 World Cup 2012, Team Profile, Bangladesh, Bangladesh squad

Biswajit Jha

Despite playing international cricket for more than a decade, Bangladesh, as a cricketing nation is yet to mature. There have been times when they defeated big teams like India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa. But those have been sporadic. They have never been consistent, never clinched any coveted trophy. They have always threatened but never been able to establish themselves among the top teams. Their talents have flattered to deceive when it was time for a knock-out punch. If they perform to their potential, they can be a big threat to the big teams in the slow and low Sri Lankan turfs.

Strength: Bangladesh should be lucky to have a world class performer like Shakib Al Hasan in the side. Shakib is the only one in the Bangladeshi side who can get a berth in any of the top sides in the world. Shakib the bowler takes wickets, contains runs. Shakib the batsman scores runs. He can be free-flowing as well as play gritty knocks according to the demands.

Apart from him, the team has an explosive opener in Tamim Iqbal. Iqbal, like Sehwag, can tear apart any bowling attack of the world. In the past he has proved to be a very dangerous customer for the opposition camps, It’s his innings that helped Bangladesh beat India in the 2007 World Cup, a loss which ultimately ousted them from the event. If Tamim remains in-form, Bangladesh can upset any opposition in the world. Among the lower order batsmen Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah can play cameos.

Another aspect that can go Bangladesh’s way is their spin department which is very much disciplined. On the slow pitches it’s very difficult to break free against left-arm spinners like Shakib, Abdur Razzak and Elias Sunny. The part time off-spinners-Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah also bowls a tight line and length which makes run scoring a difficult prospositions in the middle overs.

Weakness: Pace bowling and mediocre batting are Bangladesh’s biggest worries. Though there is Mashrafe Mortaza to lead the pace bowling attack but you can’t rely on him as he is very injury prone. Right-arm pacers Shafiul Islam and Ziaur Rahman are not the kind of bowlers who would turn a match on its head. Bangladesh always rely on spinners for all the breakthroughs which make their attack very much insipid and helps the opponent batsmen come to terms with the pace of the ball and settle down easily.

Like their pace attack, Bangladesh’s worry is their fragile batting. Apart from Tamim and Shakib Bangladesh batsmen don’t have the patience and tenacity to build an innings and they tend to succumb easily under pressure. Middle-order batsman Jahurul Islam, top-order batsman Junaid Siddique and ever talented Mohammad Ashraful- are all capable of playing the match-winning knocks. But more often than not they flatter to deceive. Unless all their batsmen score runs consistently, Bangladesh would not spring a surprise in the World T20 in Sri Lanka.

Opportunity: If Bangladesh want to establish themselves one of the top cricketing nations in the coming days, this is the perfect place for them to start off, for T20 is the best format for a small nation to come of age. Since Sri Lankan conditions will be similar to what they get back home, it’s a home away from home situation for the Bangladeshi team. With the kind of spinners they have in their teams, Bangladesh can pose serious threats to the teams like South Africa, England, Australia and New Zealand. If they play to their potential, Bangladesh can be one of the semi-finalists in the World T20.

Threats: Inconsistency is Bangladesh’s biggest hurdle. They have to guard against inconsistency if they have to come good in the tournament. Bangladesh can beat any team but the problem is whether they can beat the top teams in the consistent basis. Other thing that will haunt them is there poor records in the ICC tournaments.

Players to watch out for: Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Nasir Hossain

Squad

Mushfiqur Rahim (capt), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Ziaur Rahman, Elias Sunny, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shafiul Islam, Farhad Reza, Abul Hasan

ICC T20 World Cup 2012: All eyes on India's star Virat Kohli

Tags: Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, England, Australia, West Indies, Sri Lanka, South Africa, T20 WC,

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: All eyes on India's star Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has been in top form for India recently © AFP

Colombo: Sep 17, 2012

The Twenty20 World Cup starts Tuesday and there are no clear favourites in the tournament. All teams are well balanced and look evenly matched.

India, Afghanistan and defending champions England are in Group A while Australia, the West Indies and Ireland are in Group B. Hosts Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe are in Group C while Group D comprises of 2009 winners Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh.

Defending champions England will have their hands full if they are to retain their title. Without the services of star batsman Kevin Pietersen, the English side looks a little thin on the batting aspect and will have to rely on their in-form pace attack to restrict the opposition.

The West Indies though have been earmarked by many of the pundits as the team to watch out. The return of Chris Gayle for the islanders has given them the much needed firepower.

The explosive opener has been in sparkling form in the game's shortest format. The mystery of off-spinner Sunil Narine is yet to be revealed and with conditions that suit spinners in Sri Lanka, he could very well be the trump card.

India, the 2007 champions, too have fielded a strong team. The return of Yuvraj Singh after his battle with cancer, will provide the team the added inspiration to do well.

But much is at stake for India. It has been a roller-coaster ride for India since winning the 50-over World Cup at home last year. They suffered embarrassing losses in the away Test series in England and Australia and also suffered an humiliating exit from the Asia Cup in Bangladesh.

They know that winning the World Twenty20 will be the perfect way to put behind the string of losses.

All eyes will be on India's newest star Virat Kohli. The top-order looks one of the strongest and a lot would be expected from the dashing Delhi duo of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.

But there are ample problems for the men in blue. Their failure to restrict teams towards the fag end of the innings has cost them many a game. The duty would fall on the experienced shoulders of Zaheer Khan to pull the Indian attack into a cohesive unit.

What may bother India is the fact that since winning the inaugural edition in 2007 they have failed to progress past the Super Eights. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who led the team to triumph in 2007, still remains crucial to India's chances.

One team which has not been talked about much, South Africa, could very well be the dark horse of the tournament. The African side will be looking to shrug off the tag of chokers and win their first T20 crown under the captaincy of their dynamic batsman AB de Villiers.

But lack of quality spinners could prove to be the downfall of South Africa, who rely heavily on their pace attack.

Sri Lanka, who will be playing at home, also have a fair chance. The unpredictability of Pakistan cannot be discounted either. With a well balanced side and a lethal spin attack at their disposal, they could repeat their 2009 feat of winning the tournament.(IANS)

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Rohit Sharma upbeat despite loss against Pakistan

Tags: Rohit Sharma, India, Pakistan, Ind vs Pak, India-Pakistan warm-up match, World T20, T20 World Cup 2012, Rohit Sharma's form, Afghanistan,

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Rohit Sharma upbeat despite loss against Pakistan

Batsman Rohit Sharma scored 56 runs in the warm-up game and added 127 runs for the third wicket to help India set a competitive target for Pakistan on Monday © AFP

By CricketCountry Staff

Colombo: Sep 17, 2012

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma is upbeat India's chances despite the loss against Pakistan in their second warm-up match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20 2012 on Monday.

According to Rohit, India’s loss in the practice match won’t dent team’s confidence. He was quoted by BCCI’s official website as saying, “It is not the end, it is just the start and there is still a long way to go in the tournament.

“Unfortunately, things didn’t go our way today [but] 186 was a good target on this track because I thought there was a little bit of help for the spinners.

“But yes, it was one of those days where things didn’t come together. We still have one more day before the official game on 19th so we will see how we can come back.”

Rohit is glad to have made use of the two warm-up matches to regain confidence ahead of the tournament. The batsman scored 56 runs in the warm-up game and added 127 runs for the third wicket to help India set acompetitive target for Pakistan on Monday.

He said, “Certainly, it helped a lot. I wanted to make full use of these two warm-up games because getting into a tournament with bad form is not a good way to go into a tournament.

“Even in Chennai when we played against New Zealand I didn’t get to bat [much]. So these two warm-up games were very important from a personal point of view. And I am glad I made full use of it.

“So I am just looking forward. I don’t want to lose this form, I just want to bat, and I don’t want to take any pressure also because I just want to keep myself calm, free and composed.”

India’s loss against Pakistan came despite scoring 185 runs. Rohit however feels that blaming the bowlers won’t be fair.

He said, “It was a warm-up game but we were very focussed and we wanted to win this game. We were quite intense in the field.

“It’s just that our bowling didn’t click together which is a little bit frustrating because, if you want to win the game everything has to click together.

“It’s just that. Our bowlers did a pretty good job in the first warm-up game when we defended 145 [odd runs] on that flat track. I don’t want to take any credit away from them. They have been bowling really well. I am sure they will come well as the tournament progresses.”

Rohit felt the pitch was good for batting at R Premadasa Stadium. Regarding the pitch, he said, “The wicket was very good to bat on, as you saw more than 180 runs were scored in both the innings. It was a typical Sri Lankan wicket; if you bat well and apply yourself you will get runs.”

The batsman declined to comment what was match winning score and felt that the team needs plan and assess the conditions in the world cup.

He said, “At this moment, I cannot say what a safe score is. We will have to look at the wicket and we will have to look at the conditions. We have to look at the opposition as well and then plan accordingly.

“I feel that we just can’t go into the tournament thinking that we should have this much score and we should defend it. I think we should take it game by game. Every game will be very important. “

Rohit defended the bowlers’ performance against Pakistan by calling it an “off day” for them.

He said, “No, not at all. It was one of those bad days I would say. If you look at the last game against Sri Lanka, the bowlers got plenty of wickets we defended a low score, which was on that track which was 145-odd runs. It was not a par score [for that track] yet the bowlers defended that.

“Yes, we had an off day today. I am sure we will come on hard against Afghanistan and from there on.”

He further added, “Talking about the past tour to Sri Lanka, it was frustrating. I was not in great form but everyone showed faith in me which is very encouraging for me. I have certainly worked hard on my batting and my fitness as well and I think it is showing. “

Rohit is confident that openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir would come good in the World T20. He said, “It is very important in any format you play. Getting a good start is important. They have been batting really well; there is no doubt about that.

“I am sure that in the coming games when they actual the tournament starts they will come good. They have experience playing in these conditions and I feel it is just a matter of one game and we are right there after that.”

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2012 ICC World Twenty20

For the women's tournament taking place at the same time, see 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

2012 ICC World Twenty20

Dates	Tuesday, 18 September – Sunday, 7 October
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Participants	12^[1]
Matches played	27
Official website	iccworldtwenty20.com
← 2010 2014 →

The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 will be the fourth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament that will be held in Sri Lanka between September 18 and October 7, 2012.^[2]^[3]^[4] The schedule has been posted by ICC. This will be the first World Twenty20 tournament held in an Asian country, the last three being held in South Africa, England and the West Indies respectively. Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga has been chosen as the event ambassador of the tournament by ICC.^[5] The format will see four groups of three in a preliminary round. India and England are in the same group and will be joined by the runner up of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier; Afghanistan. The Champions of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier; Ireland are in a group with West Indies and Australia. Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh are the other two groups.^[1]
Match fixtures were announced on 21 September 2011 by ICC.^[2] On the same date, the ICC also unveiled the logo of the tournament, named "Modern Spin"^[6]

Background

The 2012 World Twenty20 will be the fourth edition of the Twenty20 tournament. The first was hosted by South Africa in 2007, where India beat Pakistan in a thriller to become Twenty20 champions. Afridi was the man of the tournament. Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over bowled by Stuart Broad. Pakistan, the losing finalists in 2007, defeated Sri Lanka in the 2009 tournament to become World t20 Champions, held in England. Dilshan was the man of the tournament. England became the third World Twenty20 champions by beating Australia in the West Indies. Kevin Pietersen was the Player of the tournament this time.^{[citation needed]}

Format

The format is the same as the 2010 edition. The format will see four groups of three in a preliminary round. Apart from the ten test cricket playing nations, there will be a further two associate/affiliate teams who qualified from the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier staged in the United Arab Emirates on March 13–14, 2012.
The top two teams from each group will proceed to the Super Eight stage of the tournament. The Super Eight will consist of two groups. The top two teams from the two Super Eight groups would play the semi-finals, and the semi-final winners would contest the final to determine the world champions in Twenty20 cricket. England are the defending champions, having won the 2010 edition in the West Indies.^[1]
The Super Eight stage consists of the top two teams from each group of the group stage. The teams are split into two groups, Groups E and F. Group E will consist of the top seed from Groups A and C, and the second seed of groups B and D. Group F will consist of the top seed from Groups B and D, and the second seed of groups A and C. The seedings used are those allocated at the start of the tournament and are not affected by group stage results, with the exception of if a non-seeded team knocks out a seeded team, the non-seeded team inherits the seed of the knocked-out team.^[7]
During the group stage and Super Eight, points are awarded to the teams as follows:

Results	Points
Win	2 points
No result	1 point
Loss	0 points

In case of a tie (i.e. both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over decides the winner. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament.^[8]
Within each group (both group stage & Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:^[9]

Higher number of points
If equal, higher number of wins
If still equal, higher net run rate
If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
If still equal, result of head to head meeting.

Qualification

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

Earlier, the ICC development committee had expanded the global qualification system for the World Twenty20, to give the Associate and Affiliate members of the governing body a chance to feature in the tournament. The qualification tournament, which was contested by eight teams in February 2010, was featured 16 sides when it was held in early 2012 ahead of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, later that year.
Ireland defeated Afghanistan in the final to win the championship, and both teams progressed to play in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.

Venues

All matches will be played at the following three grounds:

Pallekele	Colombo	Hambantota
Pallekele Cricket Stadium	R. Premadasa Stadium	Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium

Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000
Pallekele Colombo Hambantota

Match officials

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 officials

Squads

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 squads

Groups

The groups were announced on 21 September 2011.^[2]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Fixtures

All times given are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Warm-up matches

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 (Warm-up matches)

12 warm-up matches will be played between 13 and 19 September featuring all 12 teams.^[10]

Warm-up matches [show]

Group stage

Group A

Team	Seed	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afghanistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

19 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	India	v	Afghanistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asad Rauf (PCB) and Simon Taufel (CA)

21 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	England	v	Afghanistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SLC) and Simon Taufel (CA)

23 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	England	v	India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Group B

Team	Seed	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Indies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

19 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	Australia	v	Ireland	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Aleem Dar (PCB) and Kumar Dharmasena (SLC)

22 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	Australia	v	West Indies	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

24 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	West Indies	v	Ireland	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Group C

Team	Seed	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

18 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	Sri Lanka	v	Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka Umpires: Ian Gould (ECB) and Rod Tucker (CA)

20 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	South Africa	v	Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka Umpires: Steve Davis (CA) and Richard Kettleborough (ECB)

22 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	Sri Lanka	v	South Africa	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ECB) and Rod Tucker (CA)

Group D

Team	Seed	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

21 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	New Zealand	v	Bangladesh	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka Umpires: Marais Erasmus (CSA) and Nigel Llong (ECB)

23 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	Pakistan	v	New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

25 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	Pakistan	v	Bangladesh	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

Super Eight stage

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
(A1)	0	0	0	0	0	0
(B2)	0	0	0	0	0	0
(C1)	0	0	0	0	0	0
(D2)	0	0	0	0	0	0

27 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	C1	v	D2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

27 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	A1	v	B2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

29 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	A1	v	D2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

29 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	C1	v	B2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

1 October 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	B2	v	D2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

1 October 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	A1	v	C1	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
(A2)	0	0	0	0	0	0
(B1)	0	0	0	0	0	0
(C2)	0	0	0	0	0	0
(D1)	0	0	0	0	0	0

28 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	D1	v	C2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

28 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	B1	v	A2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

30 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	B1	v	C2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

30 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	D1	v	A2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2 October 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard	B1	v	D1	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2 October 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	A2	v	C2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final

	E1
	F2


	F1
	E2

Semi-finals

4 October 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	Group E winners	v	Group F runners-up	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

5 October 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	Group F winners	v	Group E runners-up	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Final

7 October 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard	SF1 winners	v	SF2 winners	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Records and statistics

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20 statistics

Media coverage

Country/Territory ^[11]	TV	Radio	Internet
Afghanistan	Lemar TV	Salaam Wantadar
Australia	Fox Sports Australia Nine Network (only Australia matches & finals)		foxsports.com.au
Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia	Astro
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Television	Bangladesh Betar
Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Maldives, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka	ESPN Star Sports Star Cricket		espnstar.com
Canada	Sportsnet		Sportsnet World Online
Caribbean, Central America and South America	ESPN	CMC	ESPN3
Europe excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland	Eurosport 2
India	Doordarshan (only India matches)	All India Radio
Ireland, United Kingdom	Sky Sports	BBC	skysports.com
Middle East and North Africa	CricOne
New Zealand	Sky TV	Radio Sport
Pacific Islands	Fiji TV
Pakistan	PTV Home Ten Cricket
Solomon Islands	Telkom TV
Sri Lanka	CSN	SLBC
South Africa	SABC	SABC
South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa	SuperSport	supersport.com
Tonga	Tonga TV
USA, Puerto Rico, Guam, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama	ESPN2 (Final only)		ESPN3