ICC World T20 warm-ups to be held in Kolkata and Mumbai

The teams taking part in the first round will play their warm-up matches in Dharamsala and Mohali from March 3 to 6, while sides featuring in the second round will play their practice games in Kolkata and Mumbai from March 10 to 15.

The women’s warm-up matches will take place in Bengaluru and Chennai from March 10 to 14. The Indian eves will play only one warm-up game against Ireland in Benguluru on March 10.

Meanwhile according to the schedule announced by the ICC, the men’s afternoon matches will take place from 15:00-18:10, while the evening matches will be played from 19:30-22:40. The semifinals and the final will be held from 19:00-22:10.

The women’s afternoon matches will be played from 15:30- 18:15, while the evening matches will take place from 19:30- 22:15. The semifinals and the finals, which will be played before the men’s matches, will be played between 14:30-17:15.

Full schedule for warm-up matches: Warm-up match schedule (men’s)

3 March Zimbabwe v local side, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (3 PM Local Time); Ireland v Hong Kong*, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (7:30 PM Local Time)

4 March Netherlands v local side, Sector-16, Mohali (3 PM Local Time); Scotland v Oman*, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali (7:30 PM Local Time)

5 March Ireland v Zimbabwe, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (3 PM Local Time); Bangladesh v Hong Kong*, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (7:30 PM Local Time)

6 March Scotland v Netherlands, Sector-16, Mohali (3 PM Local Time); Oman v Afghanistan*, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali (7:30 PM Local Time)

10 March New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (19h30); India v West Indies, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (7:30 PM Local Time)

12 March New Zealand v England, BKC, Mumbai (3 PM Local Time); Pakistan v local side, JU, Kolkata (3 PM Local Time); India v South Africa, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (7:30 PM Local Time)

13 March Australia v West Indies, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (7:30 PM Local Time)

14 March England v local side, BKC, Mumbai (3 PM Local Time); Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (7:30 PM Local Time)

15 March South Africa v local side, BKC, Mumbai (3 PM Local Time)

*If Afghanistan, Hong Kong or Oman reach the second round of the Asia Cup, then their warm-up matches will be rescheduled accordingly.

Warm-up match schedule (women’s)

10 March India v Ireland, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru (3 PM Local Time); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru (7:30 PM Local Time); New Zealand v Pakistan, MA Chidambaram, Chennai (7:30 PM Local Time)

12 March Bangladesh v Ireland, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru (3PM Local Time); Sri Lanka v India, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru (7:30 PM Local Time); New Zealand v England, Guru Nanak, Chennai (3 PM Local Time); Pakistan v South Africa, MA Chidambaram, Chennai (7:30 PM Local Time)

14 March West Indies v Australia, Guru Nanak, Chennai (3 PM Local Time); South Africa v England, MA Chidambaram, Chennai (7:30 PM Local Time)