International Cricket Council have announced the match timings for ICC World Twenty20 2016 in India. Cricket’s biggest governing body also revealed the warm-up schedule and fixtures for both men’s and women’s t20 world cup event. 8 venues to host WT20 matches from 8 March to 3 April 2016 in India.
The afternoon matches for men’s world t20 will start at 15:00 IST and must be completed till 18:10 as per local watch. While evening games are scheduled to be played between 19:30 and 22:40 as per Indian Standard Timings. The knockout matches will be played from 19:00 to 22:10 IST.
Women’s world t20 afternoon matches will kicks off at 15:30 and will conclude till 18:15. On the other hand evening games will be played from 19:30 to 22:15 IST. The semi-finals and final are scheduled to play before men’s matches and set to play between 14:30 and 17:15.
ICC also announced the warm-up matches schedule for tournament. Participating teams in first round of men’s twenty20 world cup 2016 will play practice games from 3 to 6 March whereas qualified super-10 teams will play warm-up matches between 10 and 15 March in Mumbai and Kolkata. Women’s teams will play practice matches on 10, 12 and 14th March in Bengaluru and Chennai.
Warm-up match schedule (men’s)
| Date | Time (IST) | Fixture | Venue |
| 3 March | 15:00 | Zimbabwe vs Local Team | Dharamsala |
| 19:30 | Ireland vs Hong Kong | Dharamsala | |
| 4 March | 15:00 | Netherlands vs Local Team | Mohali |
| 19:30 | Scotland vs Oman | Mohali | |
| 5 March | 15:00 | Ireland vs Zimbabwe | Dharamsala |
| 19:30 | Bangladesh vs Hong Kong | Dharamsala | |
| 6 March | 15:00 | Scotland vs Netherlands | Mohali |
| 19:30 | Oman vs Afghanistan | Mohali | |
| 10 March | 19:30 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Mumbai |
| 19:30 | India vs West Indies | Kolkata | |
| 12 March | 15:00 | New Zealand vs England | Mumbai |
| 15:00 | Pakistan vs Local Team | Kolkata | |
| 19:30 | India vs South Africa | Mumbai | |
| 13 March | 19:30 | Australia vs West Indies | Kolkata |
| 14 March | 15:00 | England vs Local Team | Mumbai |
| 15:00 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Kolkata | |
| 15 March | 15:00 | South Africa vs Local Team | Mumbai |
Note: If Afghanistan, Hong Kong or Oman reach the second round of the Asia Cup, then their warm-up matches will be rescheduled accordingly.
Warm-up match schedule (women’s)
| Date | Time | Fixture | Venue |
| 10 March | 15:00 | India vs Ireland | Bengaluru |
| 19:30 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Bengaluru | |
| 19:30 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Chennai | |
| 12 March | 15:00 | Bangladesh vs Ireland | Bengaluru |
| 15:00 | New Zealand vs England | Chennai | |
| 19:30 | Sri Lanka vs India | Bengaluru | |
| 19:30 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | |
| 14 March | 15:00 | West Indies vs Australia | Chennai |
| 19:30 | South Africa vs England | Chennai |