2014 ICC World Twenty20 Overview
The much awaited 2014 ICC World Twenty20 will be the fifth edition of this popular cricket competition. This year the event is scheduled to take place in Bangladesh between 16 March to 6 April 2014.
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 will have a total of 35 matches. All the matches will be played in three cities of Bangladesh — Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet.
Format
Total of 16 teams would be categorized into 2 groups of 8 each. Each group will have 5 full member International Cricket Council teams and 3 of the 6 qualifying associate ICC teams. The top eight (full member) teams in the ICC T20 Championship rankings on 8 October 2012 will directly enter the Super 10 stage. The remaining eight teams will compete in the group stage, from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage
2014 ICC World Twenty20 Teams
Directly qualified for Super 10 - India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand.
Teams Qualified for group stage - Ireland, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe.
T20 World Cup 2014 Fixtures
| Date | IST | GMT | Match | Details | Venue |
| Mar-16 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 1st T20 | Group A : Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Mirpur |
| Mar-16 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 2nd T20 | Group A : Hong Kong vs Nepal | Chittagong |
| Mar-17 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 3rd T20 | Group B : Ireland vs Zimbabwe | Sylhet |
| Mar-17 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 4th T20 | Group B : Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates | Sylhet |
| Mar-18 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 5th T20 | Group A : Afghanistan vs Hong Kong | Chittagong |
| Mar-18 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 6th T20 | Group A : Bangladesh vs Nepal | Chittagong |
| Mar-19 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 7th T20 | Group B : Netherlands vs Zimbabwe | Sylhet |
| Mar-19 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 8th T20 | Group B : Ireland vs United Arab Emirates | Sylhet |
| Mar-20 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 9th T20 | Group A : Afghanistan vs Nepal | Chittagong |
| Mar-20 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 10th T20 | Group A : Bangladesh vs Hong Kong | Chittagong |
| Mar-21 | 07:00 | 01:00 | 11th T20 | Group B : Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates | Sylhet |
| Mar-21 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 12th T20 | Group B : Ireland vs Netherlands | Sylhet |
| Mar-21 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 13th T20 | Group 2 : India vs Pakistan | Mirpur |
| Mar-22 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 14th T20 | Group 1 : Sri Lanka vs South Africa | Chittagong |
| Mar-22 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 15th T20 | Group 1 : England vs New Zealand | Chittagong |
| Mar-23 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 16th T20 | Group 2 : Pakistan vs Australia | Mirpur |
| Mar-23 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 17th T20 | Group 2 : West Indies vs India | Mirpur |
| Mar-24 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 18th T20 | Group 1 : New Zealand vs South Africa | Chittagong |
| Mar-24 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 19th T20 | Group 1 : Sri Lanka vs TBC | Chittagong |
| Mar-25 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 20th T20 | Group 2 : Sri Lanka vs TBC | Mirpur |
| Mar-27 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 21st T20 | Group 1 : South Africa vs TBC | Chittagong |
| Mar-27 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 22nd T20 | Group 1 : England vs Sri Lanka | Chittagong |
| Mar-28 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 23rd T20 | Group 2 : West Indies vs Australia | Mirpur |
| Mar-28 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 24th T20 | Group 2 : India vs TBC | Mirpur |
| Mar-29 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 25th T20 | Group 1 : New Zealand vs TBC | Chittagong |
| Mar-29 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 26th T20 | Group 1 : England vs South Africa | Chittagong |
| Mar-30 | 12:00 | 06:00 | 27th T20 | Group 2 : Pakistan vs TBC | Mirpur |
| Mar-30 | 16:00 | 10:00 | 28th T20 | Group 2 : India vs Australia | Mirpur |
| Mar-31 | 12:00 | 06:00 | 29th T20 | Group 1 : England vs TBC | Chittagong |
| Mar-31 | 16:00 | 10:00 | 30th T20 | Group 1 : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | Chittagong |
| Apr-01 | 12:00 | 06:00 | 31st T20 | Group 2 : Australia vs TBC | Mirpur |
| Apr-01 | 16:00 | 10:00 | 32nd T20 | Group 2 : West Indies vs Pakistan | Mirpur |
| Apr-03 | 15:30 | 09:30 | 1st Semi Final T20 | TBC vs TBC | Mirpur |
| Apr-04 | 15:30 | 09:30 | 2nd Semi Final T20 | TBC vs TBC | Mirpur |
| Apr-06 | 15:30 | 09:30 | Final T20 | TBC vs TBC | Mirpur |