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Hello All,

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 to be held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016. It will be the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20, and the first to be hosted by India. Seven Indian cities will host matches at the tournament, with the final to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. As at the previous 2014 edition, the 2016 World Twenty20 will feature sixteen teams. Ten teams qualified automatically through their status as full members of the International Cricket Council, while another six qualified through the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier.

Squad
Zimbabwe announced their squad on 14 February 2016:

Hamilton Masakadza (c)
Tendai Chatara
Elton Chigumbura
Tendai Chisoro
Graeme Cremer
Luke Jongwe
Neville Madziva
Wellington Masakadza
Peter Moor (wk)
Richmond Mutumbami
Tinashe Panyangara
Sikandar Raza
Vusi Sibanda
Malcolm Waller
Sean Williams

Matches:

8 March
Hong Kong v Zimbabwe

10 March
Scotland v Zimbabwe

12 March
Afghanistan v Zimbabwe

Matches will be broadcast by Star Network:
Live Streaming by: https://tune.tv/WC-T20
Live Commentary by Cricinfo

I don't like the format this time. They should have gone with a first round of 4 groups of 4 and second round (Super 8s) of 2 groups of 4 (the top two finishers from the Groups) and then semifinals and final.

So let's say you had:

Group A

South Africa
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh (nice strong group here with the Saffers, Lankans and Bangladesh; the Dutch may pull a surprise)
Netherlands



Group B

West Indies
England
Ireland (nice Anglo-Irish rivalry plus Anglo-West Indian history; Ireland and West Indies also have a bit of history and the Irish aren't weak either)
Oman



Group C

India
Pakistan (Indo-Pakistani rivalry obviously a must-do when possible)
Scotland
Afghanistan (Afghanistan have improved enough to make this a competitive group and a India-Afghanistan game and an Afghanistan-Pakistan game should generate keen rivalry)



Group D

Australia
New Zealand (Trans-Tasman rivalry will sell well and have eyes glued to the TV)
Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe should be able to challenge in this group and a chance to take down Australia would be great).
Hong Kong

^^ tasty!

But we will never see another world cup format where India could crash out after three matches.