The 2012 World Twenty20 will be held between September 18 and October 12, 2012 in Sri Lanka the ICC has 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 connected 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 first round, after which there will be a Super Eight stage, featuring two groups. The format is basically 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 match against Zimbabwe in Hambantota. England begins their defence against a qualifying team on September 21 and will then play India in Colombo on September 23.
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