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T20 World Cup 2010

The third T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2010) will be held in the West Indies from 30th April to 16th May. Excitement is guaranteed in this shortest format of cricket tournament as 12 top teams of the world will be fighting for the Championship title, currently held by Pakistan.

The 12 teams are divided into 4 groups; each group having 3 teams. Besides the 10 test cricket playing countries, two more have qualified for this tournament. The T20 World Cup Qualifier was held in UAE earlier this year in which eight teams (USA, UAE, Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Canada, and Kenya) participated. Afghanistan and Ireland being the top two qualifiers, made it to the T20 World Cup tournament.

The groups are as follows:
Group A: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia.
Group B: Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Zimbabwe.
Group C: South Africa, India, Afghanistan.
Group D: West Indies, England, Ireland.
The first match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Providence Stadium, Guyana will set the ball rolling for the tournament and the final will be played at the Kingston Oval, Bridge town, Barbados.
The World T20 is an action packed tournament where you can expect the unexpected. This is the reason this format of Cricket has gained a lot of popularity.