International Cricket Council have announced the playing conditions for world t20 2016 and allocated only reserve day for the final match which is scheduled to play on 3 April in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. WT20 tournament is beginning from 8th March with first round games whereas semi-finals will be played on 30 and 31 March in New Delhi and Mumbai.
If in any circumstances the final match of t20 world cup is not played on 3rd April, 2016 then it will be played on 4 April. Due to any reason if the final is interrupted on 3 April, it will begin from the same point next day. Ad if match gets abandoned due to bad weather conditions and couldn’t get completed, both teams will be announced world t20 2016 winners jointly.
There is no reserve day for first round, super-10 and semi-final matches in the competition. If a match is drawn, tied, no result or abandoned due to any reason, teams will share 1-1 point each. This is according to the ICC World Twent20 playing conditions released by International Cricket Council.
Hence there is no reserve day allocated for semi-finals, if any semi-final match gets abandoned or tied, the team which finished better at second round stage, will progress to the final. In a statement ICC said, “There shall be no reserve days for any matches except for the Final.”
ICC World Twenty20 2016 Playing Conditions
| Clause | Description |
| 12.1.1 | All matches will consist of one innings per side, each innings being limited to a maximum of 20 overs. All matches shall be of one day’s scheduled duration. |
| 12.1.2 | There shall be no reserve days for any matches except for the Final. |
| 12.1.3 | There shall be one reserve day allocated to the Final on which an incomplete match shall be continued from the scheduled day. |
| 12.1.4 | Every effort will be made to complete the final on the scheduled day with any necessary reduction in overs taking place and only if the minimum number of overs necessary to constitute a match cannot be bowled on the scheduled day will the match be completed on the reserve day. |
| 12.1.5 | If the reserve day for the Final is utilised, the hours of play are the same as the scheduled hours of play on the scheduled day, including any provision for extra time. The amount of extra time available on the reserve day cannot exceed that which was available on the scheduled day. |
| First Round (How teams forward from first round to second round in wt20 2016) | |
| 21.10.1 | The team with the more wins in its Group will be placed in the higher position. |
| If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Group stage then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in the Group stage will be placed in the higher position. | |
| If two or more teams are still equal, they will be ordered according to the head to head match played between them (points then net run rate in those matches). | |
| If the above does not resolve the Group ordering, or if all matches within a Group produce no results, then any tied teams will be ordered as per their Group seedings. | |
| Second Round (How teams progress to semi-finals in wt20 2016) | |
| 21.10.2 | The most wins in the Second Round matches. |
| If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Second Round matches only then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in the Second Round matches will be placed in the higher position. | |
| If two or more teams are still equal, they will be ordered according to the head to head match played between them (points then net run rate in those matches). | |
| If the above does not resolve the Group ordering, or if all matches within a Group produce no results, then any tied teams will be ordered as per their Group seedings. | |
| Semi-Final | |
| 21.10.3 | If a Semi-Final is tied, the teams shall compete in a Super Over to determine which team progresses to the Final. |
| If following a tie, weather conditions prevent the Super Over from being completed, or if the match is a no result or abandoned, then the team which finished first in its Second Round group shall progress to the Final. | |
| Final | |
| 21.10.4 | In the event of a tied Final, the teams shall compete in a Super Over to determine which team is the winner. |
| If weather conditions prevent the Super Over from being completed, or if the match is a no result or abandoned, the teams shall be declared joint winners. | |