Internet Desk: ICC announced that the forthcoming warm-up matches of the World T20 is to be played as double-headers at Mohali from March 4. The warm-up matches were originally scheduled to be held at Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh. The updated Mohali warm-up schedule is as follows: March 4 – Netherlands vs Afghanistan (3 p.m), Scotland vs Oman (7.30 p.m). March 6 – Scotland v Netherlands, (3 p.m), Oman vs Afghanistan (7.30 p.m).
The warm-up match, which was originally scheduled to take place on March 5 between Hong Kong and Bangladesh, will now feature Hong Kong against a local side. The teams who will be playing in the first round — the qualification round of the ICC World T20 2016 — will be having their warm-up matches from March 3-6, 2016, in Dharamsala and Mohali.
The Indian cricket team will play warm-up matches of the ICC World T20 2016 at Kolkata and Mumbai. India will be facing South Africa in Mumbai and the West Indies in Kolkata, on March 10 and 12 respectively.
The afternoon matches in men’s tournament will begin at 3:00 p.m local time, and will end at around 6:10 p.m. On the other hand, the matches slated for evenings will be played from 19.30 to 22.40. The two semi-finals and final will be from 19.00 to 22.10.
Teams featuring in the second round will play warm-up matches in Kolkata and Mumbai from March 10 to March 15.