ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Bowls Off Today

The ICC World Twenty20 (T20) Cricket World Cup begins today.  There are 16 teams that will be competing.  The 10 test-playing nations and 6 associate nations will be participating.  The top 8 Test-playing nations get a bye for the initial group stage

Group Stage Bye – Pre-qualified for Super 10

• Australia
• England
• India
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies

Group Stage

• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh (test-playing nation)
• Hong Kong
• Ireland
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• United Arab Emirates
• Zimbabwe (test-playing nation)

This should be an intriguing World Cup.