Dhaka: The biggest event of the shorter version cricket - ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 begins Sunday.

A total of 16 teams are set to participate in the tournament.

Eight countries splitting in two groups will fight for qualifying to top ten while eight other teams will directly play in the top ten round of the tournament.

Hosts Bangladesh is set to face Afghans in the first qualifying match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur of the city on the afternoon at 3:30pm.

The tournament will end on April 6.

Complete Match fixture.

Qualifying Group A –

March 16: Bangladesh v Afghanistan at Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur at 3:30pm.

March 16: Hong Kong v Nepal at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong at 7:30pm

March 18: Afghanistan V Hong Kong at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 3:30pm

March 18: Bangladesh VS Nepal at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 17:30 local.

March 20:  Afghanistan v Nepal at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 3:30pm.

March 20:  Bangladesh v Hong Kong at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 7:30pm.
 

Qualifying Group B –

March 17: Ireland v Zimbabwe at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet at 3:30pm

March 17: Netherlands v United Arab Emirates at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet at 7:30pm.

March 19:   Netherlands v Zimbabwe at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet at 3:30pm.

March 19: Ireland v United Arab Emirates at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet at 7:30pm.

March 21: Zimbabwe v United Arab Emirates at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet at 11:30am.

March 21: Ireland v Netherlands at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet at 3:30pm.


Group 1 –

March 22: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 3:30pm.

March 22: England v New Zealand at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 7:30pm.

March 24: New Zealand v South Africa at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 3:30pm.

March 24: Sri Lanka v TBC (Qualifier B1) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 7:30pm.

March 27: South Africa v TBC (Qualifier B1) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 3:30pm.

March 27: England v Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 7:30pm.

March 29: New Zealand v TBC (Qualifier B1) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 3:30pm.

March 29: England v South Africa at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 7:30pm.

March 31: England v TBC (Qualifier B1) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 3:30pm.

March 31: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong at 7:30pm.
 

Group 2 –

March 21: India v Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:30pm.
 
March 23: Australia v Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 3:30pm.

March 23: India v West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:30pm.

March 25: West Indies v TBC (Qualifier A1) at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:30pm.

March 28: Australia v West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 3:30pm.

March 28: India v TBC (Qualifier A1) at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:30pm.

March 30: Pakistan v TBC (Qualifier A1) at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 3:30pm.

March 30: Australia v India at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:30pm.

April 1: Australia v TBC (Qualifier A1) at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 3:30pm.
 
April 1: Pakistan v West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:30pm.
 
Semi Final 1 –

April 3: TBC v TBC (1st Group 1 v 2nd Group 2) at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:00pm.

Semi Final 2 –

April 4: TBC v TBC (1st Group 2 v 2nd Group 1) at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:00pm.

Final –

April 6:  TBC v TBC at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 7:00pm.

(Reserve Day 7th April)

BDST: 1248 HRS, MAR 16, 2014