After a good series of warm up matches and some great competitive cricket among the associate teams in the qualifier round, now we are all set for the start of Super 10 stage. This will be followed by semi finals and then the ultimate final! Bangladesh and Netherlands have qualified for the Super 10 stage. Indian fans can take the pleasure of live TV telecast on Star Sports 1,2 and 3 channels with English and Hindi commentary. The matches can also be enjoyed on high resolution on Star Sports HD1 and Star Sports HD2. Star Sports live cricket streaming is also available in India for the T20 World Cup 2014.
So now the groups for the Super 10 look as follows:
Group 1 has New Zealand, Netherlands, England, South Africa and Srilanka
Group 2 has Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh, West Indies and India
Group 1 may look easier that 2 but this is T20 cricket. You never know which team can click a better form and topple the rest. Teams like New Zealand or England can create wonders. South Africa is a strong unit and Srilanka are one of the favourites to make it to the knock out stage.
India gained a lot of confidence after a win against England in the warm up and then a very comprehensive win over Pakistan in the first match of Super 10 stage. Australia would certainly be the team to beat due to their right mix and great form at this juncture. West Indies are defending the title whereas Pakistan has to win a lot from here on.
The schedule for Super 10, semis and the final goes as follows:
21, March 2014 | Group 2 – India v Pakistan | |
22, March 2014 | Group 1 – South Africa v Sri Lanka | |
22, March 2014 | Group 1 – England v New Zealand | |
23, March 2014 | Group 2 – Australia v Pakistan | |
23, March 2014 | Group 2 – India v West Indies | |
24, March 2014 | Group 1 – New Zealand v South Africa | |
24, March 2014 | Group 1 – Sri Lanka vs Netherlands |
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25, March 2014 | Group 2 – West Indies vs Bangladesh | |
27, March 2014 | Group 1 – South Africa vs Netherlands | |
27, March 2014 | Group 1 – England v Sri Lanka | |
28, March 2014 | Group 2 – Australia vs West Indies | |
28, March 2014 | Group 2 – India vs Bangladesh | |
29, March 2014 | Group 1 – New Zealand vs Netherlands | |
29, March 2014 | Group 1 – England vs South Africa | |
30, March 2014 | Group 2 – Pakistan vs Bangladesh |
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30, March 2014 | Group 2 – Australia vs India | |
31, March 2014 | Group 1 – England vs Netherlands |
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31, March 2014 | Group 1 – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | |
01, April 2014 | Group 2 – Australia vs Bangladesh |
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01, April 2014 | Group 2 – Pakistan vs West Indies | |
03, April 2014 | 1st Semi-Final | |
04, April 2014 | 2nd Semi-Final | |
06, April 2014 | Final – TBC vs TBC |