Match Preview:

Before the tournament started, India was the first favorite of all but the performance of Indian batsman in the inaugural match of the T20 WC 2016 has rightly proved that T20 is surely a game of uncertainties and no prediction can be made for this short format of the game. India lost its first match of the tournament against New Zealand with a huge margin of 47 runs. The defeat clearly showed the weakness in batting order of the strong batting line up of India. Though the team was able to make a comeback in the tournament by winning all the other three super 10 stage matches against Pakistan, Bangladesh and Australia but has backed these wins due to the brilliant performance of Virat Kohli. As far as batting is concerned for India, it is has been a one-man show, except Kohli none of the batsman has played according to their name in the tournament so far. As result of this the early wicket of Kohli concluded the match in India’s defeat against New Zealand and a last ball win over Bangladesh. If batting has been a disappointment for India throughout the super 10 stage, bowling is the area which has worked for the team with Ashish Nehra, Jaspreet Bumrah and R Ashwin all performing well in the matches.

Opposite to Indian performance, West Indies entering semifinal stage has been a surprise to everyone. West Indies not only led the points table but has won three group matches but lost the last match to minnows Afghanistan which did not make any difference as WI has already qualified for Knockout stage.Unlike India the team has not been dependent on any individual and has shown a team effort to win against England, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Chris Gayle 100* runs against England prove the win of the Caribbean, if this man has his day. Suleiman Benn, Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo are all doing well with the bowl whereas Andre Fletcher has taken responsibilities from batting side.

One thing is sure that cricket fans will have a super match to enjoy when these two teams will battle on the field to get closer to the trophy and move to semi finals.

Semifinal 2 India vs West Indies T20 World Cup 2016 :-

	Vs
Venue	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Date	31st March 2016
Time	7:30 pm (Local Time)
Toss	At 7:00 pm

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New Zealand is the only team in the tournament which has remained unbeaten inspite of being in the very much competitive group and topped the point table. They have been inform since the very first match of the tournament and registered a win over India which has been considered the biggest contender for the tittle. They not only win but defeated India with a huge margin of 47 runs and throughout ruled the match. They were able to defend a low target in all the four matches. This shows their bowling strength. The pair of Mitchell Santner and Sodhi in bowling department has been able to restrict the opponents whereas Martin Guptill is the leading run scorer from the team. In the group matches, New Zealand has batted first in all the matches so it will be interesting to see whether they can successfully chase if in semis they will bat second.

England has shown continual improvement after they lost their first match against West Indies in super 10 stage of WC T20 2016, where Chris Gayle scored 100* runs by hitting 11 sixes due to which West Indies won the match. But soon England make their comeback in the tournament and won all the three matches against South Africa, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Though their qualification for next stage was in question till their last group stage match but their win against Sri Lanka confirm their ticket to semi final match.

New Zealand vs England 1st Semifinal T20 World Cup 2016 :-

	Vs
Venue	Kotla, Delhi
Date	30th March 2016
Time	7:30 pm (Local Time)
Toss	At 7:00 pm

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Hong Kong did not start well in the tournament and lost their first match to Zimbabwe. But if the team want to go to next round they have to make a fresh start. They need to learn lessons from their first match and do improvements in both batting and bowling department.

Afghanistan started the World T20 2016 with a win against Scotland and if the team want to enter Super 10 stage they need to continue their winning streak against Hong Kong also. The last year was great for the team in terms of performance in T20, Afghanistan has played 13 T20 out of which they won 11 matches. The team  is looking confident and are favorite between the two. Here are the teams for Hong Kong vs Afghanistan Match

Afghanistan Squad: Asghar Stanikzai (C), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Hamid Hassan.

Hong Kong Squad: Tanwir Afzal (C), Mark Chapman, Haseeb Amjad, Nadeem Ahmed, James Atkinson (wk), Tanwir Ahmed, Ryan Campbell, Waqas Barkat, Babar Hayat, Christopher Carter, Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath, Waqas Khan, Kinchit Shah.

Qualifier Match 6: HK vs AFG

Date and Time : 10 March 2016, 7:30 pm IST

Venue : Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India

Tournament : T20 World Cup 2016

Toss: Hong Kong Won the Toss Choose To Bat.

Man Of The Match: Mohammad Nabi

SCORE BOARD:

Hong Kong: 116/6 in 20 Overs

Afghanistan: 119/4 in 18 Overs

Match Result: Afghanistan Won by 6 Wickets

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West Indies are in Group B along with India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and England. They had reached the semifinals of 2010 and 2012 T20 world cup but could not progress further to final. The squad consists some of the best players like Stafanie Taylor, the three-time ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year and Deandra Dottin the only female cricketer to score century in T20. She scored 100 off 38 balls and remained unbeaten on 112* against South Africa in World T20 tournament. She also holds the record of fastest fifty, hitted against England during T20 world cup 2009.

West Indies Women Squad:

1. Stafanie Taylor (capt)
2. Shakera Selman
3. Merissa Aguilleira
4. Shemaine Campbelle
5. Shamilla Connell
6. Britney Cooper
7. Deandra Dottin
8. Afy Fletcher
9. Stacy-Ann King
10. Kycia Knight
11. Kyshona Knight
12. Hayley Matthews
13. Anis a Mohammed
14. Shaquana Quintyne
15. Tremayne Smartt

West Indies Match Schedule:

16 March 2016, Wednesday- WI vs PAK (Chidambaram, Chennai)

20 March 2016, Sunday- WI vs BAN (Chidambaram, Chennai)

24 March 2016, Thursday- WI vs ENG (HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala)

27 March 2016, Sunday- WI vs IND (PCA Stadium, Mohali)

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Bangladesh and Ireland have qualified through 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier. On this 5th Edition of tournament, Bangladesh will play its group matches against India, England, Pakistan and West Indies. The team will be led by Jahanara Alam and Fahima Khatun, Khadija Tul Kubra and Rumana Ahmed will be the key players. The only change in the squad is addition of Sanjida Islam. The selectors have also named stand players for the tournament which included Rubaya Haider, Shamima Sultana, Suraiya Azmim Sonda, Nuzhat Tasnia (Tumpa) and Tazia Akthar.

Bangladesh Women Squad:

1. Jahanara Alam (captain)
2. Ritu Moni
3. Ayasha Rahman
4. Sharmin Akter Supta
5. Salma Khatun
6. Nigar Sultana (wk)
7. Farzana Haque
8. Khadija Tul Kubra
9. Rumana Ahmed
10. Shaila Sharmin
11. Lata Mondal
12. Nahida Akter
13. Panna Ghosh
14. Sanjida Islam
15. Fahima Khatun

Stand-by players:

1. Rubaya Haider
2. Shamima Sultana
3. Suraiya Azmim Sonda
4. Nuzhat Tasnia (Tumpa)
5. Tazia Akthar.

Match Schedule:

15 March 2016, Tuesday- BAN vs IND (Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru)

17 March 2016, Thursday- BAN vs ENG (Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru)

20 March 2016, Sunday- BAN vs WI (Chidambaram, Chennai)

24 March 2016, Thursday- BAN vs PAK (Kotla, Delhi)

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New Zealand is placed in Group A with Australia, South Africa, Ireland and Sri Lanka. The team has been able to reach finals of 2009 and 2010 Women World T20 and ended as runner-up. They will like to end this edition with one more step further and become champions of 2016.  Suzie Bates has been named as captain and will lead the team. They will play their first match against Sri Lanka on 15th March.

New Zealand Women Squad:

1. Suzie Bates (capt)
2. Sophie Devine
3. Erin Bermingham
4. Leigh Kasperek
5. Felicity Leydon-Davis
6. Sara McGlashan
7. Katey Martin
8. Thamsyn Newton
9. Morna Nielsen
10. Katie Perkins
11. Anna Peterson
12. Rachel Priest
13. Hannah Rowe
14. Amy Satterthwaite
15. Lea Tahuhu

T20 World Cup 2016 Match Schedule for New Zealand

15 March 2016, Tuesday- NZ vs SL (Kotla, Delhi)

18 March 2016, Friday- NZ vs IRE (PCA Stadium, Mohali)

21 March 2016, Monday- NZ vs AUS (Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur)

26 March 2016, Saturday- NZ vs SA (Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru)

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Ireland Women players include 14 players who won the qualification tournament in Bangkok in December. The only new face included in the squad is Kate McKenna who is an excellent fielder and will also add moral to the batting line up. Isobel Joyce will lead the team as captain. The team is included in Group A with Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Ireland Women Players :

1. Isobel Joyce (capt)
2. Catherine Dalton
3. Laura Delany
4. Kim Garth
5. Jennifer Gray
6. Cecelia Joyce
7. Shauna Kavanagh
8. Amy Kenealy
9. Gaby Lewis
10. Robyn Lewis
11. Ciara Metcalfe
12. Kate McKenna
13. Lucy O’Reilly
14. Clare Shillington
15. Mary Waldron

Ireland World T20 2016 Match Schedule:

18 March 2016, Friday- IRE vs NZ (PCA Stadium, Mohali)

20 March 2016, Sunday- IRE vs SL (PCA Stadium, Mohali)

23 March 2016, Thursday- IRE vs SA (Chidambaram, Chennai)

26 March 2016, Saturday- IRE vs AUS (Kotla, Delhi)

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Australian team has won three consecutive world title of t20 (2010, 2012 and 2014) which is highest number of times by any other women team and is at top position in the ICC ranking table . Though they have lost their t20 series to India in January 2016, the players are anxious to take revenge in Indian soil by repeating the history and making title into their name. Meg Lanning will be the captain for the playing squad. This time Australia has been placed in Group A with Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

Australia Women Squad:

1. Meg Lanning (capt)
2. Alex Blackwell (vice-capt)
3. Kristen Beams
4. Lauren Cheatle
5. Sarah Coyte
6. Rene Farrell
7. Holly Ferling
8. Grace Harris
9. Alyssa Healy (wk)
10. Jess Jonassen
11. Beth Mooney
12. Erin Osborne
13. Ellyse Perry
14. Megan Schutt
15. Elyse Villani

Match schedule for T20 World Cup:

18 March 2016, Friday- AUS vs SA (Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur)

21 March 2016, Monday- AUS vs NZ (Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur)

24 March 2016, Thursday- AUS vs SL (Kotla, Delhi)

26 March 2016, Saturday- AUS vs IRE (Kotla, Delhi)

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Zimbabwe and Hong Kong both are in Group B along with Afghanistan and Scotland. Group A consists of Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands and Oman. At the end of qualifying round, the winner of Group B will be placed in Group 1 with England, South Africa, West Indies and Sri Lanka whereas the team with highest win in Group A will placed with Australia, India, New Zealand and Pakistan in Group 2.

You can check qualifier points table of T20 world cup here.

Zimbabwe team will be led by captain Hamilton Masakadza. The squad for t20 world cup 2016 marks the return of its senior player Tendai Chatara and Tinashe Panyangara. They had participated in 4 t20 world cup tournament , and played 9 matches with winning percentage of 33.33 (won 3 matches) and lost 6 matches. The team is placed on 14th position in ICC top team ranking table.

Hong Kong will like to leave their bad memories of last Asia Cup 2016, where the team lost all its 3 matches in the Asia Cup qualifier round and could not progress further. The team has been able to qualify for the world event only once that is on 2014  where they won against Bangladesh with 2 balls remaining but could not make their way to super 10. Tanvir Afzal will captain the team for the event. Here is the team squad of both the teams for the upcoming 1st Qualifier match of T20 World cup 2016.

Zimbabwe Team Squad:

1. Sean Williams
2. Tendai Chatara
3. Wellington Masakadza
4. Tinashe Panyangara
5. Hamilton Masakadza (captain)
6. Peter Moor
7. Elton Chigumbura
8. Sikandar Raza Butt
9. Richmond Mutumbami (wk)
10. Luke Jongwe
11. Tendai Chisoro
12. Neville Madziva
13. Malcolm Waller
14. Vusumuzi Sibanda
15. Graeme Cremer

Hong Kong Team Squad:

1. Tanwir Afzal (Captain)
2. Anshuman Rath
3. Babar Hayat
4. Christopher Carter
5. Haseeb Amjad
6. Nizakat Khan
7. Waqas Khan
8. Aizaz Khan
9. James Atkinson (Wicket Keeper)
10. Ryan Campbell
11. Mark Chapman
12. Nadeem Ahmed
13. Kinchit Shah
14. Waqas Barkat
15. Tanveer Ahmed

Here is the details of the 1st Qualifier Match of T20 World cup 2016:

• Date: 8/03/2016
• Match: ZIM vs HK
• Venue: VCA Stadium, Nagpur
• Tournament: World Twenty20 2016
• Round: Qualifiers
• Toss: Hong Kong Won the toss and opted to field first.

Live score :

Zim: 158/8 in 20 overs

HK: 144/6 in 20 overs

Match Result: Zimbabwe won the match by 14 runs

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Both the cricketer announced their retirement from all format of international cricket last year and shown their interest in the commentary on some media channels and now Star Sports network bringing them on the right occasion. The cricket fans will be more delighted to see their hero again on the TV spicing up the match with their views on national television.

Here is the List of commentators released by the channel for the T20 World Cup 2016.

1. Virender Sehawag
2. Zaheer Khan
3. Kapil Dev
4. Shoaib Akhtar
5. Mohammad Kaif
6. Aakash Chopra
7. Murali Kartik
8. Sunil Gavaskar
9. Harsha Bhogle
10. Wasim Akram

It will be fun when we will see Sehwag and Shoaib Akhtar in the same commentary box. So are you ready for the World T20 2016 ?

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