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Factbox - World Twenty20 2016

A cricket fan removes a glass cover displaying the men's and women's World Twenty20 trophies after they arrived in Kolkata, India, February 24, 2016. The two tournaments, Men's World Twenty20 and Women's World Twenty20 are scheduled to start on March 8 and March 15 respectively. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Following is a factbox on the World Twenty20 in India from March 8-April 3:

HISTORY:

Year: 2007 | Host: South Africa | Winner: India | Runner-up: Pakistan

Year: 2009 | Host: England | Winner: Pakistan | Runner-up: Sri Lanka

Year: 2010 | Host: West Indies | Winner: England | Runner-up: Australia

Year: 2012 | Host: Sri Lanka | Winner: West Indies | Runner-up: Sri Lanka

Year: 2014 | Host: Bangladesh | Winner: Sri Lanka | Runner-up: India

2016 VENUES

Bengaluru, Delhi, Dharamshala, Kolkata, Mumbai, Mohali, Nagpur

DATES

Group stage: March 8-13

Super 10 stage: March 15-28

1st semi-final: March 30

2nd semi-final: March 31

Final: April 3

GROUPS

First Round

Group A - Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands, Oman

Group B - Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Scotland, Zimbabwe

Super 10 (Group 1) - England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Group B winner

Super 10 (Group 2) - Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Group A winner

(Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; Editing by John O'Brien)

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