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. The details on ICC Qualifier round are yet to be announced.
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.
Groups
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
Super Eight (S8) Groups
Group 1 – A1, B2, C1, D2
Group 2 – A2, B1, C2, D1
| Date | Local | GMT | Match Details | Venue |
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| 18-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group C : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20 | Hambantota | |
| 19-Sep-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Group B : Australia vs TBC, 2nd T20 | Colombo | |
| 19-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group A : India vs TBC, 3rd T20 | Colombo | | | |
| 20-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group C : South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20 | Hambantota |
| 21-Sep-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Group D : New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 5th T20 | Kandy |
| 21-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group A : England vs TBC, 6th T20 | Colombo |
| 22-Sep-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Group C : Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 7th T20 | Hambantota |
| 22-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group B : Australia vs West Indies, 8th T20 | Colombo |
| 23-Sep-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Group D : New Zealand vs Pakistan, 9th T20 | Kandy |
| 23-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group A : England vs India, 10th T20 | Colombo |
| 24-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group B : West Indies vs TBC, 11th T20 | Colombo |
| 25-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Group D : Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 12th T20 | Kandy |
| 27-Sep-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 13th T20 | Kandy |
| 27-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 14th T20 | Kandy |
| 28-Sep-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 15th T20 | Colombo |
| 28-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 16th T20 | Colombo |
| 29-Sep-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 17th T20 | Kandy |
| 29-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 18th T20 | Kandy |
| 30-Sep-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 19th T20 | Colombo |
| 30-Sep-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 20th T20 | Colombo |
| 1-Oct-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 21st T20 | Kandy |
| 1-Oct-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 22nd T20 | Kandy |
| 2-Oct-2012 | 15:30 | 10:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 23rd T20 | Colombo |
| 2-Oct-2012 | 19:30 | 14:00 | Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 24th T20 | Colombo |
| 4-Oct-2012 | 19:00 | 13:30 | TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final T20 | Colombo |
| 5-Oct-2012 | 19:00 | 13:30 | TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final T20 | Colombo |
| 7-Oct-2012 | 19:00 | 13:30 | TBC vs TBC, Final T20 | Colombo |
