ICC World Twenty20 'FINAL' 2012 - 'WEST INDIES vs SRILANKA' - Oct 7th 2012 [Discussion Thread]

[Faisal]

ICC World Twenty20 2012
Tournmanet Schedule

Official Site URL: http://www.iccworldtwenty20.com/

Tue Sep 18
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local
10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
1st Match, Group C - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota


Wed Sep 19
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
2nd Match, Group B - Australia v Ireland
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Wed Sep 19
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
3rd Match, Group A - Afghanistan v India
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Thu Sep 20
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
4th Match, Group C - South Africa v Zimbabwe
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota




Fri Sep 21
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
5th Match, Group D - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium



Fri Sep 21
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
6th Match, Group A - Afghanistan v England
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Sat Sep 22
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
7th Match, Group C - Sri Lanka v South Africa
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota



Sat Sep 22
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
8th Match, Group B - Australia v West Indies
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Sun Sep 23
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
9th Match, Group D - New Zealand v Pakistan
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium



Sun Sep 23
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
10th Match, Group A - England v India
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Mon Sep 24
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
11th Match, Group B - Ireland v West Indies
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Tue Sep 25
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
12th Match, Group D - Bangladesh v Pakistan
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium



Thu Sep 27
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
13th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - Srilanka v New Zealand (C1 v D2)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium



Thu Sep 27
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
14th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - England v West Indies (A1 v B2)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium



Fri Sep 28
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
15th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - PAKISTAN v South Africa (D1 v C2)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Fri Sep 28
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
16th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - Australia v India (B1 v A2)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Sat Sep 29
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
17th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - SriLanka v New Zealand (A1 v D2)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium




Sat Sep 29
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
18th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - England v West Indies (C1 v B2)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium



Sun Sep 30
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
19th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - Australia v South Africa (B1 v C2)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Sun Sep 30
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
20th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - PAKISTAN v India (D1 v A2)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Mon Oct 1
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
21st Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - New Zealand v West Indies (B2 v D2)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium



Mon Oct 1
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
22nd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - SriLanka v England (A1 v C1)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium



Tue Oct 2
10:00 GMT | 15:30 local 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
23rd Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - Australia v PAKISTAN (B1 v D1)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Tue Oct 2
14:00 GMT | 19:30 local 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
24th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - India v South Africa (A2 v C2)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Thu Oct 4
13:30 GMT | 19:00 local 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT
1st Semi-Final - PAKISTAN v SRILANKA
(Super 8 Group-1 1 v Super 8 Group-2 2)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo



Fri Oct 5
13:30 GMT | 19:00 local 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT
2nd Semi-Final - AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES
(Super 8 Group-2 1 v Super 8 Group-1 2)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo





Sun Oct 7 (FREE LIVE USA VIEWERS)
13:30 GMT | 19:00 local 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT
Final - SRILANKA v WEST INDIES
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

[Faisal]

ICC World Twenty20 2012 set to break broadcast records

Production plans being finalised for broadcast across 226 territories


<!-- END storyHeadline -->13 September 2012 - 07:01pm IST


<!-- END articleCredit -->In less than a week’s time, the world’s top Twenty20 cricketers will be playing across four venues in Sri Lanka and host broadcaster and ICC Global Media Rights partner ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) is gearing up its production to make sure the people across the 226 territories, the highest ever for an ICC event to date, will enjoy an unrivaled spectator experience all from the comfort of their living rooms.

The event is set to reach an audience of more than 1.5 billion, a record for any cricket event, thanks to new and extended agreements secured by ESPN STAR Sports. This includes a groundbreaking partnership with ESPN in the US, Caribbean, Central and Latin America and the continued coverage of the ICC World Twenty20 in Europe via Eurosport, this time in 18 languages.


Following on from the world class production of the ICC Cricket World Cup last year, ESPN STAR Sports will produce High Definition (HD) broadcast coverage using 29 cameras, an array of on-air enhancements and compelling graphic presentation to accompany the insightful and trusted voices of its expert group of commentators.


The live broadcast will feature 16 commentators and legends of the game from the leading participating countries. These include Sourav Ganguly, Sanjay Manjrekar, Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja, Ian Chappell, Tony Greig, Mark Waugh, Damien Fleming, David Lloyd, Nasser Hussain, Ian Bishop, Simon Doull, Pommie Mbangwa, Russel Arnold, Harsha Bhogle and Alan Wilkins.


Campbell Jamieson, ICC General Manager – Commercial, said: “The ICC World Twenty20 2012 will have the best reach ever for a cricket event and combined with the unique passion and enthusiasm for our great sport in Sri Lanka, the event is set to create a new benchmark.


"And for those people around the world who can’t be there in person, ESPN STAR Sports’ distribution efforts have ensured that more than 1.5 billion people across the globe can view every single match from the comfort of their own home.”


Peter Hutton, ESPN STAR Sports’ Managing Director, said: “We believe that this event is an excellent way of attracting new audiences to the game worldwide, and hope that our production and commentary teams will ensure the best possible experience for viewers across six continents.”


There will also be extensive radio coverage of the ICC World Twenty20. In Sri Lanka, national broadcaster Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) will cover the event. Outside of host country, the event will have radio coverage from Channel 2 (Middle East & North America), All India Radio (India) BBC (UK), SABC (South Africa), Sport Radio (New Zealand), Croc Media (Australia) and CMC (Caribbean). Channel 2 is also doing live commentary on the internet via Cricket Radio.


A full list of broadcasters is available from ICC World Twenty20 - Broadcasters

[Faisal]

Worldwide Broadcasters



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</TD><TD class=c6 vAlign=top width=204>TERRITORY ( COUNTRIES)

</TD><TD class=c7 vAlign=top width=120>RIGHTS (TYPE)

</TD><TD class=c8 vAlign=top width=164>DESIGNATED CHANNEL(S)

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>CricOne

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Middle East & North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, Western Sahara, Yemen) 22

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Cric One



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Astro

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Malaysia, Brunei

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Astro Channel 972

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Sportsnet

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Canada

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Sportsnet,
Sportsnet One Sportsnet World

INTERNET (no VOD)
Sportsnet World Online


</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Bangladesh TV

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Bangladesh

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights -Terrestrial

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
BTV

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>BSkyB - Satellite




</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>England, Wales, Scotland and Republic of Ireland

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Sky Sports 1,2,3, 4 & HD

INTERNET
Skysports.com
MOBILE
Orange
T-mobile
O2
Vodafone
3

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Channel 9

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Australia

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>Free-To-Air only (Australia Matches + Finals)


</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>ESPN

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Caribbean / South America / Central America (51)

Antarctica, Argentina, Aruba, Ascension Island, Belize, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Tortola, Montserrat, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, and Turks & Caicos Islands;


</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
ESPN

INTERNET
ESPN3

MOBILE
List available on request


</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>ESPN

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>USA, Puerto Rico, Guam, St Pierre and Miquelon, the British Virgin Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama; (9)


</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
ESPN2
(Final on a delayed basis)

INTERNET
ESPN3



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>ESPN STAR Sports

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Indian Sub continent ( India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan)



</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.
Note: No Terrestrial in Sri Lanka & Bangladesh)

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Star Cricket & ESPN

INTERNET
Espnstar.com

MOBILE
TBC


</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>EUROSPORT

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Europe (excluding UK, Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Mann and British military bases overseas) to be defined as, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, San Marino and Vatican City, Malta, Portugal, Azores and Madeira, Spain, Andorra, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, C.I.S, Denmark, Finland, France, Monaco, Germany, Iceland and Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine. (50)

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.


</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Eurosport 2



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Fiji TV

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Pacific Islands
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati Islands, Marwill Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, North Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands and Western Samoa.
(21)

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Fiji TV



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Hitron (TBC)

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Papua New Guinea

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Star Cricket

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>TBC

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Afghanistan

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>Terrestrial

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Pakistan Television (PTV)

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Pakistan

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>Terrestrial (all Live, Delayed, Deferred and Highlights rights)

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
PTV Home



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Fox Sports Australia


</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Australia

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Fox Sports 1,2 & 3

INTERNET
Foxsports.com.au

MOBILE
N/A


</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>PCCW

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Hong Kong


</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Star Cricket

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>SABC (TBC)

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>South Africa

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
SABC

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>SKY TV


</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>New Zealand


</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Sky Sports



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>CSN


</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Sri Lanka

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches. (Terrestrial)

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
CSN



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>SIngtel

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Singapore


</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Star cricket

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Star Sports (China)

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>China & Macau

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
Star Sports China

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>SuperSport



</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Sub Saharan Africa & South Africa (list countries)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, St Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, Zimbabwe & South Africa. (50)

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast Rights, TV Highlights Rights, Mobile Rights and Internet Rights for Live, Deferred, Delayed and Highlights for all matches.

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TV
SS2/SS2A/SSHD2

Internet
supersport.com

Mobile

1. MTN SA
2. Vodacom SA
3. Safaricom Kenya
4. Vodacom Tanzania

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=bottom width=133>Tonga TV

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=bottom width=204>Tonga

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=bottom width=133>Telekom TV

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=bottom width=204>Solomon Islands

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=bottom width=133>TEN Sports

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=bottom width=204>Pakistan

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>TV Broadcast - Live, Deferred, Delayed, Highlights & (cable & satellite)

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>TEN Cricket

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=c10 vAlign=top width=133>Home | Football News, Live Scores and Results | ESPNSTAR.com

</TD><TD class=c12 vAlign=top width=204>Rest of the World

</TD><TD class=c13 vAlign=top width=120>Internet Rights

</TD><TD class=c14 vAlign=top width=164>

</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(187,187,187)"><TD class=c25 vAlign=top width=133>

</TD><TD class=c26 vAlign=top width=204>

</TD><TD class=c27 vAlign=top width=120>

</TD><TD class=c28 vAlign=top width=164>

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


Source HERE

[Malik-10]

Sky sports in uk Will also show.. Not in the list

[dmxa]

Which channel showing t20 in USA

[cyborg909]

are we even sure tournament will be completed just saw the weather shower all days

[Faisal]

1st official game of the worl T20 tournament is about to begin. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field..sri lanka must be give them higher score to chase.

[Faisal]

Sri Lanka thrash Zimbabwe in World T20 opener

HAMBANTOTA: Sri Lanka routed Zimbabwe by 82 runs Tuesday as the hosts made a successful start to the World Twenty20 and kicked off the country's biggest ever sports event.

Unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis grabbed record international Twenty20 bowling figures of six wickets for eight runs in the Group C game in Hambantota, the home town of President Mahinda Rajapakse.

It was the perfect start for a home team that is seeking its first major title since winning the 50-over World Cup in 1996.

Tight security and empty seats at the 35,000-capacity stadium failed to dampen a party atmosphere as fans blew vuvuzela horns and danced in the stands. After the win, a brief fireworks display lit up the stadium.

Other games will be played in the steamy hill town of Pallekele and the capital Colombo, where the fourth World Twenty20 champions will be crowned on October 7.

The 12-team tournament offers the teardrop-shaped tropical island the chance to showcase its lush landscapes, beaches and ancient temples, and turn the page on a 37-year ethnic conflict that claimed up to 100,000 lives.

In 2009, Rajapakse's regime declared victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels, a group notorious for suicide bombings. The brutal final offensive prompted a UN Human Rights Council resolution against Sri Lanka earlier this year.

When Sri Lanka co-hosted the 50-over World Cup in 1996, Australia and West Indies kept away after Tamil rebels bombed the Central Bank in Colombo, killing 91 people and wounding 1,200 just two weeks before the tournament.

The country also co-hosted the World Cup last year with India and Bangladesh, which passed without incident.

For the World Twenty20, elite commandos and bodyguards have been deployed to guard players as part of a security operation similar to those usually reserved for visiting heads of state.

The authorities have also launched an undercover operation to ensure there is no corruption by players after international cricket was rocked by a major fixing scandal in 2010.

Sri Lanka start the tournament as one of the favourites, although predictions are notoriously difficult in cricket's shortest format, which has revolutionised the sport and divided opinion since its introduction in 2003.

Defending champions England arrive with a youthful squad shorn of star batsman Kevin Pietersen, who is in international exile after a sequence of bust-ups with team management.

South Africa, the number one Test team, are seeking their first ever limited-overs world title, while the West Indies, powerful in this format, would be a popular winner.

The World Twenty20 is the one major trophy to elude Australia. India won the inaugural event in 2007, while mercurial Pakistan will hope to reprise their 2009 title run.

The teams have been divided into four pools of three for the preliminary league, with the top two from each advancing to the Super Eights round.

England, the West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand are seeded to meet in group one of the Super Eights, with the top two teams making it to the semi-finals.

Group two is already being billed as the "Group of Death", with arch-rivals India and Pakistan seeded to face Australia and South Africa.

Source HERE

[kickus]

what i don't get is why the eff is there a pakistan england warmup match AFTER the tournament has already started tomorrow :S

[Lahoriii]

^ who cares man, it's cricket

Also, is sportsnet on bell satellite?

[Faisal]

today there are 2 matches. Australia vs Ireland and India vs Afganistan. I am looking farward Australia game as ireland is quite impressive from last couple of years.

[Faisal]

Ireland has won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia.

[Faisal]

Click HERE to watch Live l Australia vs Ireland - Match # 2

[cyborg909]

and ireland lose thier captain 1st ball LOL

[Faisal]

yeh tu kutaas lagani start kardi hia ireland nay aussie bowlers ki lol Ireland 81/4 in 14 overs