Mumbai: The ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2010 will be held in the West Indies. The first match of the tournament will be played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on April 30 at Guyana. The final will be held on May 16.

 

The ICC T20 World Cup will be played at three venues - Bridgetown (Barbados), Guyana and St Lucia. In total, there will be 27 matches.

 

In addition to regular 10 teams, two associate teams, Afghanistan and Ireland will also take part in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2010. The 12 teams have been divided into four groups.

 

Top two teams in each group have been given numbers 1 and 2. Their position will remain the same, unless they were knocked down by the third team in their group.

 

Group A – Pakistan (A1), Australia (A2) and Bangladesh

Group B – Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2) and Zimbabwe

Group C – South Africa (C1), India (C2) and Afghanistan

Group D – West Indies (D1), England (D2) and Ireland

 

Super Eight Groups

 

Group E – Pakistan (A1), New Zealand (B2), South Africa (C1) and England (D2)

Group F – Australia (A2), Sri Lanka (B1), India (C2), and West Indies (D1)

Teams:

Afghanistan:

Nawroz Mangal (c), Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Mirwais Ashraf, Rais Ahmadzai, Dawlat Ahmadzai, Mohammad Shahzad, Hamid Hassan, Samiullah Shinwari, Noor Ali, Asghar Stanikzai, Shahpoor Zadran, Shabir Noori, Sayed Nasrat, Shafiq Shafaq.

Australia:

Michael Clarke (C), Cameron White, Daniel Christian, Brad Haddin, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey,Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Dirk Nannes, Tim Paine, Steven Smith, Shaun Tait, David Warner,  Shane Watson.

Bangladesh:

Shakib Al Hasan (C),  Mushfiqur Rahim (Vice-C/W),  Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes,  Mohammad Ashraful,  Aftab Ahmed,  Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam,  Masrafe Bin Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, ubel Hossain, Syed Rasel, Md. Sohrawordi, Jahirul Islam.

England:

Paul Collingwood (c), Kevin Pietersen, Michael Lumb, Ravi Bopara,Eoin Morgan, Craig Kieswetter, Michael Yardy, Ajmal Shahzad, Tim Bresnan, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Ryan Sidebottom,Graeme Swann, James Tredwell.

India:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Murali Vijay, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan,Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra,Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Dinesh Karthik,  Rohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla.

Ireland:

William Porterfield (C), Andre Botha, Peter Connell,Alex Cusack, George Dockrell,Trent Johnston,Nigel Jones,Gary Kidd,John Mooney,Niall O’Brien (W), Boyd Rankin,Paul Stirling,Andrew White, Gary Wilson, Kevin O'Brien.

New Zealand:

Daniel Vettori (C),Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder,  Martin Guptill,  Ross Taylor,  Scott Styris,  Aaron Redmond,  Jacob Oram,  Gareth Hopkins (W),  Rob Nicol,  Nathan McCullum,  Kyle Mills,  Tim Southee,  Shane Bond,  Ian Butler.

Pakistan:

Shahid Afridi (C),  Mohammad Hafeez,  Khalid Latif,  Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam,  Umar Akmal,  Salman Butt,  Abdul Razzaq,  Yasir Arafat, Hammad Azam,  Kamran Akmal (W),  Umar Gul,  Mohammad Asif,  Mohammad Aamer,  Saeed Ajmal.

South Africa:

Graeme Smith (C),  Jacques Kallis (vice-C),  Loots Bosman,  Johan Botha,  Mark Boucher (W),  AB de Villiers, JP Duminy,  Herschelle Gibbs,  Rory Kleinveldt,  Charl Langeveldt,  Albie Morkel,  Morne Morkel,  Dale Steyn,  Juan Theron,  Roelof van der Merwe.

Sri Lanka:

Kumar Sangakkara(C/W),  Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene,  Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera,  Angelo Mathews,  Nuwan Kulasekara,  Muttiah Muralitharan,  Ajantha Mendis,  Lasith Malinga,  Suraj Randiv,  Dinesh Chandimal,  Chinthaka Jayasinghe,  Chanaka Welegedara.

West Indies:

Chris Gayle(c),  Andre Fletcher,  Ramnaresh Sarwan,  Shivnarine Chanderpaul,  Dwayne Bravo,  Kieron Pollard,  Denesh Ramdin(W),  Darren Sammy,  Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn,  Ravi Rampaul,  Wavell Hinds,  Narsingh Deonarine,  Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach.

Zimbabwe:

Prosper Utseya (C), Andy Blignaut, Chamu Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura, Charles Coventry,  Graeme Cremer,  Craig Ervine, Greg Lamb,  Timycen Maruma,  Hamilton Masakadza,  Chris Mpofu,  Ray Price,  Vusi Sibanda,  Tatenda Taibu,  Brendan Taylor.

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