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About the Event About the Event 1 ABOUT THE EVENT ABOUT THE EVENT EVENT OVERVIEW The ICC World Twenty20 2016, being hosted by India, is the sixth edition of the tournament and the fifth time the women will play alongside the men. South Africa hosted the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, which was won by India in a dramatic final against Pakistan at the Wanderers. The tournament will also be remembered for Yuvraj Singh hitting six sixes in one over against England’s Stuart Broad and the first-ever Twenty20 International century, which was hit by Chris Gayle. Pakistan won the second edition of the men’s tournament, which took place in England in 2009. It defeated Sri Lanka in the final of the event at Lord’s, although Tillakaratne Dilshan won the Player of the Tournament Award. Associate Members enjoyed great success, with the Netherlands defeating England and Ireland beating Bangladesh. In 2009, the first-ever women’s tournament was also held alongside the men’s event, with double-header matches played in the knock-out stage. England’s women won the tournament after defeating New Zealand in the final after an outstanding display by Katherine Brunt. In 2010, England’s men captured their first-ever ICC global title, defeating Australia by seven wickets in the final, while Australia’s women won a close final against New Zealand by three runs. In 2012, while West Indies beat host Sri Lanka by 36 runs to win the men’s title, its first ICC trophy since the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004, Australia beat England by four runs to win the women’s title. The most recent tournament, held in Bangladesh in 2014, saw Sri Lanka emphatically defeat 2016 host India. India had gone through the tournament undefeated until the final, suffering a six-wicket loss with 13 balls remaining. In the women’s event, Australia again beat England in the repeat of 2012 final, this time by six wickets with 28 balls remaining, to complete a hat-trick of titles. 1.1 ABOUT THE EVENT TOURNAMENT FORMAT The ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 will be staged across eight venues of India from 8 March to 3 April. A total of 58 tournament matches, including 35 men’s matches and 23 women’s matches, will be played in the 27-day tournament in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai and Nagpur. Delhi and Mumbai will host the semi-finals on 30 and 31 March, respectively, while Eden Gardens in Kolkata will be the venue of the 3 April finals. The women’s semi-finals and final will be followed by the men’s knock-out matches. There is a reserve day for the finals. For the second time in a row, 16 teams will feature in the men’s competition. The top eight sides on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Rankings as on 30 April 2015 have qualified directly for the second round, which will start on 15 March. The first round will commence from 8 March and will be competed by the ninth and 10th ranked sides (Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) along with Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland and Oman. These sides have qualified from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015, which was staged in Ireland and Scotland. The eight sides in the first round have been divided into two groups of four each as follows: Group A Group B BANGLADESH ZIMBABWE NETHERLANDS SCOTLAND IRELAND HONG KONG OMAN AFGHANISTAN The two group winners will join Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and host India in the Super 10 stage, which will be played alongside the women’s event from 15-28 March. Men’s defending champion Sri Lanka has been placed in Super 10 Group 1 along with South Africa, West Indies, England and the Group B winner. Host India, which won the inaugural tournament in South Africa in 2007, is in Super 10 Group 2 along with 2009 winner Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and the Group A winner. The 2 Groups of the Super 10 stage look like this: Group 1 Group 2 SRI LANKA INDIA SOUTH AFRICA PAKISTAN WEST INDIES AUSTRALIA ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND GROUP B QUALIFIER GROUP A QUALIFIER 1.2 ABOUT THE EVENT In the women’s event, a total of 10 teams will feature, including eight sides paticipating in the ICC Women’s Championship, and Ireland and Bangladesh, which qualified from the ICC Women’s Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 in Thailand. The 10 sides have been divided into two groups of five each and the top two sides from each group will progress to the semi-finals. 2009 champion England is in Group B along with the West Indies, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Australia, which will be bidding to win the title for the fourth straight time, is in Group A along with South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ireland. The two women’s groups are: Group A Group B AUSTRALIA ENGLAND SOUTH AFRICA WEST INDIES NEW ZEALAND INDIA SRI LANKA PAKISTAN IRELAND BANGLADESH ICC WORLD TWENTY20 TROPHIES Designed and manufactured by Links of London, the ICC World Twenty20 trophy designs are based on the field dynamics of balls being hit to the boundary and fielders returning them in an interactive process. These have a sense of open space and vigour, and captures the constant movement of Twenty20 play. Made of silver and rhodium, these represent a youthful and edgy design. Women’s Trophy Dimensions Men’s Trophy Dimensions Height: 51 cm Height: 51cm Base diameter: 47 cm Base diameter: 45 cm Top diameter: 21 cm Top diameter: 43 cm Approximate weight: 6 kg Approximate weight: 7.5kgs 1.3 ABOUT THE EVENT PRIZE MONEY The prize money of the men’s event has been increased from $3million to $5.6million with the winner receiving $1.6million, runner-up collecting $800,000 and losing semi-finalists pocketing $400,000 each. The prize money of the women’s event has been more than doubled to $400,000 with the winner pocketing $100,000 and runner-up getting $50,000. Prize money in the first rounds has also been introduced to reward the sides and players for qualifying for an ICC major event as there is no prize money for qualifying or development events. Men Prize Money in US $ Winner $1.6million Runner-up $800,000 Losing semi-finalists $400,000 each Round Two Win $60,000 per match Round Two Exit $80,000 per side Round One Win $40,000 per match Round One Exit $40,000 per side Women Prize Money in US $ Winner $100,000 Runner-up $50,000 Losing semi-finalists $25,000 each Group Win $7,000 per match Group Exit $10,000 per side PLAYING CONDITIONS A full copy of the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 playing conditions is available on the official tournaments website athttp://www.icc-cricket.com/ world-t20/about ANTI-CORRUPTION The ICC is committed to maintaining absolute integrity in the tournament and has a zero-tolerance approach to corruption. While ACU representatives will attend all the 58 matches, a 24-hour Hotline +91 971 139 5995 will be maintained during the tournament for players, officials, media and members of the public to give confidential information relating to any suspicious or corrupt activity. The ACU can also be contacted via email: [email protected] Information on the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Policy can be found on the ICC website at http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/46/anti-corruption/overview 1.4 ABOUT THE EVENT ANTI–DOPING The ICC operates a zero-tolerance policy to doping in cricket. The ICC Anti-doping Code, compliant with the WADA Code, ensures cricket plays its part in the global fight against doping in sport. Information on the ICC’s Anti-doping Code can be found on the ICC website at http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/51/anti-doping/overview ANTI-RACISM The ICC Anti-Racism Code promotes and encourages participation at all levels of cricket regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, and to ensure that there is no discrimination in the sport. Information on the ICC’s Anti-Racism Policy can be found on the ICC website at http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/60/anti-racism/anti-racism-and-diversity BROADCAST The International Cricket Council, along with its production partners Sunset+Vine, will provide comprehensive match coverage of the ICC World T20 India 2016, along with compelling additional content packaged together to deliver a World Feed programme of the highest quality. They will be ably supported by production suppliers Broadcast Solutions, who will provide a majority of the TV equipment and will supervise the installation and running of all technical facilities. The graphics providers Alston Elliot will take care of the in-programme graphics, including live match scoring and other real time and enhanced graphics. Hawkeye meanwhile, will provide high-end Ultra-motion replays and tracking data, apart from batting and bowling analysis. All these parties come together under the banner of ICC TV to provide enthralling coverage of T20 cricket’s biggest extravaganza – the ICC World T20. ICC’s Global Media Rights Partner, Star, has sub-licensed broadcast rights in various territories which will ensure a reach of more than 1.5 billion for the event. Major broadcast partners include Star Sports (India and Indian Sub-Continent), BSKYB (United Kingdom and Ireland), SuperSport (South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa) and OSN (Middle East and North Africa), BTV, GTV, Maasranga TV (Bangladesh), and Ten Sports and PTV (Pakistan). ICC’s Audio Rights Partner, Channel 2 Group, has acquired global audio rights and will sub-license audio rights in key territories around the world.
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