ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2010: Opening Ceremony at Providence Stadium

Third ICC Twenty20 World championship is going to start from tonight according the local time IST. But the host is celebrating from 13:00 local. It can sure to tell that the celebration would start before starting the second match.

 The opening ceremony is all set to begin. Just after a few days of IPL, another competition already been started at Providence Stadium, Guyana in West Indies. The opening tournament is taking place between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. This is the third season of the shortage over champions’ tournament. Twelve teams are taking part by divided in four groups. Here is the group and which nation will play against the teams.

GroupA: Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan

GroupB: New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe,

GroupC : India, South Africa, Afghanistan

GroupD: England, West Indies, Ireland (source)

Today, there are two matches in group B and Group D. It hopes that charming opening ceremony will be held at the end of the West Indies and Ireland encounter.

I am not sure that which media will show the live streaming in online but Start Cricket is showing the first match at this moment.

Pakistan’s semi final depending on New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match

With the match of host South Africa and the Twenty20 Champions India, the second stage of short formatted cricket tournament’s super eight round will be come to an end. India already has confirmed, one match left, that they are coming back to home. As well as host South Africa has confirmed their potions in semi-final. That will be held in 18 and 19 June. Although it is not sure, which team will be played each other? But it is depending on today’s matches. If Sri Lanka lost to New Zealand then it would be tough for Pakistan to play in the semi final.

Pakistan would beck home to prepare for the next tour, if Sri Lanka beat to New Zealand. So, this is very important for the Runner-up. Despite two matches win it could happen for Sri Lanka team, if they defeated to Black Caps. Another South Asian country would get return ticket. Sri Lanka, must wins can confirm two Asian teams for the Semi finals.

In the year 2007 World Twenty20, Sri Kanaka took on New Zealand in the group stage match. In that match SL won by 7 wickets and qualified for the super eight becoming group champion. But in this stage SL-NZ match is taking place in the super eight. For New Zealand, it is must win match. As they are ahead in NRR, so it could qualified them for the Semi-finals. For that time we have to wait.

Source: wikipedia and ICC official website