India get an easy opening

India have a fairly easy opener in the 2007 World Cup — against Bangladesh — with hosts West Indies and Pakistan featuring in the ...

India have a fairly easy opener in the 2007 World Cup — against Bangladesh — with hosts West Indies and Pakistan featuring in the tournament opener on March 13 at Jamaica.

Two days after the opening ceremony, Pakistan will take on West Indies in Group D while India, placed in Group B along with Bangladesh, Bermuda and Sri Lanka, will play their first match on March 17, according to the World Cup schedule announced by the International Cricket Council in Trinidad today.

India, who will play all their group matches in Trinidad, will take on qualifiers Bermuda on March 19, four days before they face top notch team, Sri Lanka, in their last league match.

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The top two teams from each of the four groups will qualify for the second round — the super eight series — which will be held between March 27 and April 22.

The semifinals will be played at Jamaica and St Lucia on April 24 and April 25 respectively with the final at Barbados on April 28.

There have been reserve days for all the matches throughout the tournament.

Before the opening ceremony on March 11, all the teams will play warm-up matches between march 5 and 9 with India slated to play Holland (March 6) and West Indies (March 9).

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The round-robin play will see six games over a period of 11 days in each of the four groups. The winners and runners-up from each group will earn the right to advance to the Super 8 stage of the tournament where teams will play each of the other teams advancing – except the team which advanced from their own group – for a total of six games each.

The Super 8 stage, will be played in four countries: Antigua, Guyana, Grenada and Barbados. The last match of this segment of the tournament will take place on April 21.

MATCH SCHEDULE

		• POOL 1 (St Kitts & Nevis) Australia, South Africa, Scotland, Netherlands March 14: Australia v Scotland; March 16: S Africa v Netherlands; March 18: Australia v Netherlands; March 20: S Africa v Scotland; March 22: Scotland v Netherlands; March 24: Australia v South Africa • POOL 2 (Trinidad & Tobago) Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda March 15: Sri Lanka v Bermuda; March 17: India v Bangladesh; March 19: India v Bermuda; March 21: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh; March 23: India v Sri Lanka; March 25: Bermuda v Bangladesh • POOL 3 (St Lucia) New Zealand, England, Kenya, Canada March 14: Kenya v Canada; March 16: England v New Zealand; March 18: England v Canada; March 20: New Zealand v Kenya; March 22: New Zealand v Canada; March 24: England v Kenya • POOL 4 (Jamaica) Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland March 13: West Indies v Pakistan; March 15: Zimbabwe v Ireland; March 17: Pakistan v Ireland; March 19: West Indies v Zimbabwe; March 21: Zimbabwe v Pakistan; March 23: West Indies v Ireland • Second stage: Super 8 series March 27: D2 v A1, Antigua and Barbuda; March 28: A2 v B1, Guyana; March 29: D2 v C1, Antigua; March 30: D1 v C2, Guyana; March 31: A1 v B2, Antigua. April 1: D2 v B1, Guyana; April 2: B2 v C1, Antigua; April 3: D1 v A2, Guyana; April 4: C2 v B1, Antigua; April 7: B2 v A2, Guyana; April 8: A1 v C2, Antigua; April 9: D1 v C1, Guyana; April 10: D2 v A2, Grenada; April 11: C2 v B2, Barbados; April 12: B1 v C1, Grenada; April 13: A1 v D1, Barbados; April 14: A2 v C1, Grenada; April 15: B2 v D1, Barbados; April 16: A1 v B1, Grenada; April 17: A2 v C2, Barbados; April 18: D1 v B1, Grenada; April 19: D2 v B2, Barbados; April 20: A1 v C1, Grenada; April 21: D2 v C2, Barbados SEMIFINALS: Apr 24: 1st semifinal, Jamaica; Apr 25: 2nd semifinal, St Lucia FINAL: April 27 at Barbados.

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