Dubai, Apr.15 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of warm-up matches to be played in the lead-up to the ICC World Twenty20 2010 to be staged in the West Indies from 30 April to 16 May.
With just 16 days to go before the first match takes place in Guyana on 30 April, both the men's and women's teams will play a series of warm-up matches against either other competing teams or host XIs where a competing team is not available.
The men's teams will play their warm-ups from 27 to 29 April in Barbados, St Lucia and Guyana while the women will play on 2 and 3 May in St Kitts. In line with previous ICC events, none of these matches will carry official Twenty20 International status.
It should be noted in the men's warm-up schedule that India has elected not to play any warm-up matches while Sri Lanka has opted to play only one warm-up match.
Admission is free to all the warm-up matches. A limited number of tickets are still available for the main tournament and can be purchased here: http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/twenty20/eventinfo/tickets.php
Warm-up matches (Men's)
27 April 2010
0930 Windward XI v Pakistan, Beausejour Cricket Ground, St Lucia
1330 Barbados XI v Bangladesh, Kensington Oval, Barbados
1330 Australia v Zimbabwe, Beausejour Cricket Ground, St Lucia
1330 Ireland v New Zealand, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
1700 West Indies v Afghanistan, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
28 April 2010
0930 Sri Lanka v South Africa, Kensington Oval, Barbados
1330 Bangladesh v England, Kensington Oval, Barbados
1330 Ireland v Afghanistan, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
1700 West Indies v New Zealand, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
29 April 2010
0930 Windward XI v Australia, Beausejour Cricket Ground, St Lucia
1330 England v South Africa, Kensington Oval, Barbados
1330 Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Beausejour Cricket Ground, St Lucia
Warm-up matches (Women's)
2 May 2010
1000 West Indies v Pakistan, St Paul's, St Kitts
1000 Australia v New Zealand, Molineux, St Kitts
1400 England v India, St Paul's, St Kitts
1400 South Africa v Sri Lanka, Molineux, St Kitts
3 May 2010
1000 England v Sri Lanka, St Paul's, St Kitts
1000 India v South Africa, Cayon, St Kitts
1400 Australia v Pakistan, St Paul's, St Kitts
1400 New Zealand v West Indies, Cayon, St Kitts (ANI)