West Indies will host the next T20 World Cup Tournament set for 2010. The International Cricket Council decided to hold the T20 World Cup in successive years to avoid staging two major events in the same year, with the one day 50 over World Cup taking place in South Africa in 2011.
Groups For 2010 T20 World Cup
Group A: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia
Group B: Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Zimbabwe
Group C: South Africa, India, Qualifier 1
Group D: West Indies, England, Qualifier 2
Group Stage Schedule For 2010 T20 World Cup
Friday 30 April
Guyana: Opening Ceremony
Guyana: West Indies v Qualifier 2 / Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Saturday 1 May
St Lucia: India v Qualifier 1 / Pakistan v Bangladesh
Guyana: England v Qualifier 2
Sunday 2 May
St Lucia: South Africa v India / Pakistan v Australia
Guyana: New Zealand v Zimbabwe
Monday 3 May
Guyana: West Indies v England / Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Tuesday 4 May
Barbados: South Africa v Qualifier 1 / Bangladesh v Australia
Super Eights Schedule
Thursday 6 May
Barbados: A1 v D2 / C1 v B2
Friday 7 May
Barbados: A2 v C2 / B1 v D1
Saturday 8 May
Barbados: C1 v D2 / A1 v B2
Sunday 9 May
Barbados: C2 v D1 / B1 v A2
Monday 10 May
St Lucia: B2 v D2 / A1 v C1
Tuesday 11 May
St Lucia: B1 v C2 / D1 v A2
Knockout Stage Schedule
Thursday 13 May
St Lucia: First Semi-Final
Friday 14 May
St Lucia: Second Semi-Final
Sunday 16 May
Barbados: Final
2009 T20 World Cup A Great Success
The 2009 T20 World Cup held in England was a great sporting and financial success with Pakistan defeating Sri Lanka in the Lord's final. The tournament took place to full houses and was played in largely fine weather.
Pakistan surprised many by lifting the cup but improved steadily throughout the tournament with Shahid Afridi recovering form at just the right time to prove a talismanic force for his side. From a playing perspective the 2009 T20 World Cup reinforced the edict that, whatever the duration of game, it is bowlers that win matches. The teams with the most potent bowling attacks - Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa being the outstanding sides present.
2010 T20 World Cup
The 2010 tournament in the West Indies will again be a festival of exciting and attractive cricket. The West Indies will be favoured on home soil but teams from the sub continent will again provide stern opposition. However, the very nature of T20 makes prediction unreliable. What can be assured is another outstanding few weeks of top class sporting entertainment.
