2016 ICC World Twenty20 explained

2016 ICC World Twenty20
2016 आईसीसी विश्व ट्वेंटी20
Fromdate:8 March
Todate:3 April 2016
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:Twenty20 International
Tournament Format:Group stage and knockout
Host: India
Count:2
Participants:16
Matches:35
Attendance:768902
Player Of The Series: Virat Kohli
Most Runs: Tamim Iqbal (295)
Most Wickets: Mohammad Nabi (12)
Website:www.icc-cricket.com
Previous Year:2014 Bangladesh
Previous Tournament:2014 ICC World Twenty20
Next Year:Oman & UAE 2021
Next Tournament:2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20, a Twenty20 International cricket tournament that was held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016, and was the first edition to be hosted by India.

Seven cities hosted matches in the tournament – Bangalore, Dharamshala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur, and New Delhi. For the second time, there were 16 participating teams, 10 of which qualified automatically due to their status as full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and another six qualifying through the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier. The tournament was divided into three stages. In the first stage, the eight lowest-ranked teams played off, with the top two joining the eight highest-ranked teams in the Super 10 stage. Finally, the top four teams overall contested the knockout stage. In the final, played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, the West Indies defeated England by four wickets. Indian batsman Virat Kohli was named the player of the tournament, while Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal and Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.

Teams

Teams from every ICC Region :

For the second time, the tournament featured 16 teams. All ten full members qualified automatically, joined by the six associate members: Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman who all qualified through the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, played in Ireland and Scotland between 6 and 26 July 2015. Oman made its debut in the tournament.[1]

The top eight Full Member nations in the ICC T20I Championship rankings as of 30 April 2014 automatically progressed to the Super 10 stage, with the remaining eight teams competing in the group stage. From the group stage, Bangladesh and associate nation Afghanistan advanced to the Super 10 stage.[2] [3] Test playing nation Zimbabwe and Ireland failed to advance to the Super 10 stage for the second time.[4]

In October 2015 Shahryar Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said that Pakistan would consider pulling out of the tournament if the series against India did not go ahead.[5] Although the series was ultimately cancelled, Pakistan received government clearance in February 2016 to visit India to compete in the tournament.[6] In early March, Pakistan sent a delegation to assess the security arrangements ahead of the tournament.[7] Following the visit, the match between India and Pakistan was moved from Dharamsala to Eden Gardens in Kolkata, at the request of the PCB, and on 11 March, Pakistan confirmed their participation at the tournament.[8] [9] [10]

Match officials

The match referees’ responsibilities throughout the men's tournament were shared between six members of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees :[11]

The on-field responsibilities for officiating the men's tournament were shared by all 12 of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and 3 umpires from the International Panel of ICC Umpires :

Squads

See main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 squads. Prior to the tournament, each team selected a squad of 15 players.

Venues

On 21 July 2015, the Indian cricket board announced the name of the cities which will be hosting the matches. Bangalore, Chennai, Dharamshala, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi were the venues along with Kolkata, which also hosted the final of the event.[12] Chennai could not host a match due to legal issues regarding the construction of three stands at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.[13] VCA Stadium, Nagpur hosted all Group B games and HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala hosted all Group A matches.[14] The India vs Pakistan match, was scheduled to be played at HPCA Stadium.[15] With the announcement that HPCA authority could not provide the required security for Pakistani team,[16] the match was moved to Eden Gardens, Kolkata.[17]

There were some initial concerns about the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi hosting the first semi-final, due to one of the block of stands needing a clearance certificate from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).[18] If the clearance was not approved, the ICC and BCCI were planning an alternative venue to host the match.[19] However, on 23 March, the Delhi & District Cricket Association were granted clearance from the SDMC to use the block at the Feroz Shah Kotla.[20]

BangaloreDharamshalaMohali
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumHPCA StadiumPCA IS Bindra Stadium
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 23,000Capacity: 26,950
Matches: 3Matches: 7Matches: 3
Kolkata
Eden Gardens
Capacity: 66,349
Matches: 5 (final)
MumbaiNagpurNew Delhi
Wankhede StadiumVCA StadiumFeroz Shah Kotla
Capacity: 32,000Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 40,715
Matches: 4 (semi-final)Matches: 9Matches: 4 (semi-final)

Prize money

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 declared a total prize money pool of $10 million for the tournament, 33% more than the 2014 edition.[21] The prize money was distributed according to the performance of the teams as follows:[22]

Stage Prize money (US$)
Winners $1.6 million
Runner-up $800,000
Losing semi-finalists$400,000 each
Bonus for winning every "Super 10 round" match$50,000
Guaranteed Participation Bonus for all 16 teams $300,000
Total $10 million

Warm-up matches

See main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 warm-up matches.

The following warm-up matches for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 were played between 3 March and 15 March between all participants.[23]

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First round

All times listed below are in Indian Standard Time .

Group A

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Group B

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Super 10

Group 1

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Group 2

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Knockout stage

Due to security concerns, the ICC stated that if Pakistan finished second in Group 2, the two semi final venues would be switched.[24]

Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final. England and the West Indies were both contesting the tournament final for a second time, having won one previous tournament each (in 2010 and 2012, respectively). West Indian captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bowl, as he had done throughout the tournament. England posted a total of 155/9 from their 20 overs, with Joe Root top-scoring with 54 runs from 36 balls. For the West Indies, Carlos Brathwaite took 3/23 and Samuel Badree took 2/16, including a maiden. The West Indies subsequently reached their target with just two balls to spare. They required 19 runs from the final over, bowled by Ben Stokes, which Brathwaite reached by hitting four consecutive sixes. Marlon Samuels scored 85 not out from 66 balls – the highest score in World T20 final history – and was named the final's Man of the Match for the second time.[25] The match was played to a near-capacity crowd, with 66,000 people in attendance.[26] ----

Statistics

The leading run-scorer in the tournament was Tamim Iqbal, with 295, and the highest wicket-taker Mohammad Nabi with 12.The top-five in each category are:

Most runs

Player Matches Innings Runs SR HS 100 50 4s 6s
Tamim Iqbal6 6 295 73.75 142.51 103* 1 1 24 14
Virat Kohli5 5 273 136.50 146.77 89* 0 3 29 5
Joe Root6 6 249 49.80 146.47 83 0 224 7
Mohammad Shahzad7 7 222 31.71 140.50 61 0 1 23 12
Jos Buttler6 6 191 47.75 159.16 66* 0 1 13 12
Source: Cricinfo[27]

Most wickets

Player Matches Innings Wickets Overs Econ. Ave. BBI S/R 4WI 5WI
Mohammad Nabi7 7 12 27 6.07 13.66 4/20 13.4 1 0
Rashid Khan7 7 11 28 6.53 16.63 3/11 15.2 0 0
Mitchell Santner5 5 10 18.16.27 11.40 4/11 10.9 1 0
Ish Sodhi5 5 10 19.4 6.10 12.00 3/18 11.8 0 0
David Willey6 6 10 21 7.57 15.90 3/20 12.6 00
Source: Cricinfo[28]

Team of the tournament

PlayerRole
Tamim IqbalBatsman
Quinton de KockBatsman / Wicket-keeper
Virat KohliBatsman / Captain
Joe RootBatsman
Jos ButtlerBatsman
Shane WatsonAll-rounder
Andre RussellAll-rounder
Mitchell SantnerBowling all-rounder
David WilleyBowling all-rounder
Samuel BadreeBowler
Ashish NehraBowler
Mustafizur RahmanBowler / 12th man

External links

Notes and References

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  4. News: Teams in ICC World Cup 2016. 19 March 2016.
  5. News: PCB moots World Twenty20 boycott . 24 October 2015. ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Web site: Pakistan cleared to participate in World T20 . 25 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  7. News: Pakistan delegation to assess security arrangements in India. 5 March 2016. ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: Pakistan wants India match shifted out of Dharamsala . 8 March 2016 . ESPNcricinfo. 8 March 2016 .
  9. News: India-Pakistan game moved to Kolkata . 9 March 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  10. News: World Twenty20 2016: Pakistan confirms participation in tournament. BBC Sport.
  11. News: ICC announces umpire and match referee appointments for the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 . . 25 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311053950/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/92667/icc-announces-umpire-and-match-referee-appointments-for-the-icc-world-twenty20-india-2016 . 11 March 2016 . dead .
  12. News: Eden Gardens to host 2016 World T20 final . 21 July 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
  13. News: Chennai in danger of being cut as World T20 host. ESPNcricinfo. 3 January 2016.
  14. Web site: Fixtures for the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016. ICC. 3 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160223080347/http://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20/fixtures/men. 23 February 2016. dead.
  15. News: Dharamsala to host World T20 India-Pakistan match. ESPNcricinfo. 7 March 2016.
  16. News: Political tussle clouds India-Pakistan World T20 match. ESPNcricinfo. 1 March 2016 . 10 March 2016 . Gollapudi, Nagraj.
  17. News: India-Pakistan game moved to Kolkata. ESPNcricinfo. 10 March 2016.
  18. News: Uncertainty grows over Delhi WT20 semi-final. ESPNcricinfo. 23 March 2016.
  19. News: Delhi in danger of losing World T20 semi-final. ESPNcricinfo. 23 March 2016.
  20. News: Delhi confirmed as World T20 semi-final venue. ESPNcricinfo. 23 March 2016.
  21. Web site: Mind the gap! World Twenty20 prize money for winning men 16 times that of women's purse.
  22. Web site: ICC World Twenty20 2016 Prize Money (Confirmed). totalsportek2. TOTAL SPORTEK. 27 March 2016.
  23. Web site: World Cup 2019, Cricket Score, Schedule, Latest News, Stats & Videos. 2022-12-21. Cricbuzz. en.
  24. Web site: Dharamsala to host World T20 India-Pakistan match. ESPNcricinfo. 3 January 2016.
  25. Web site: WI grab title after Brathwaite 6, 6, 6, 6. 2022-12-21. ESPNcricinfo.
  26. Web site: 2016-04-03. West Indies Stun England For T20 Title. 2022-12-21. International Business Times. en-US.
  27. Web site: Records / ICC World T20, 2016 / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 17 March 2016.
  28. Web site: Records / ICC World T20, 2016 / Most wickets . ESPNcricinfo . 17 March 2016.