2016 World T20 in India
The 2016 edition of the tournament was held from 8 March to 3 April in India. It was the sixth time the tournament had been held. The entire tournament included 16 teams playing a total 35 matches.
The tournament featured 16 teams (for the 2nd time) - all ten full ICC members joined by six associate members that qualified through the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Oman made its debut in the tournament.
Full Members: India, Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe
Qualifiers: Scotland, Netherlands, Ireland, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Oman
As was the case in 2014, the tournament was divided into three stages. First the eight lowest-ranked teams played off, with the top two joining the eight highest-ranked teams in the Super 10 stage, which consisted of 2 groups of 5, with the top 2 of each group progressing to the knock-out semi-finals then final.
The winners were the West Indies, who won by four wickets over England in a thrilling final, to win their second World Twenty20 title. The final was played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Trivia
- Hong Kong player Ryan Campbell made his debut at the T20 World Cup 2016 at the age of 44 years and 30 days, the oldest player to ever feature in the tournament.
Related Pages
- List of host countries of the World T20
- World T20 winners
- The next World T20 tournament in India 2021
- More about the ICC World Twenty20
- Other cricket tournaments
- About sport in India
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