India, grouped with arch-foes Pakistan and minnows Scotland in Group
D, will commence their campaign in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead in
Durban, South Africa, on September 13.
India, who did not include their top three players - Rahul Dravid,
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly - in the 30-strong preliminary list of
probables today after the trio opted out of the event, will take on Pakistan in
their concluding Group D tie the following day.
The groupings: Group A: A1 South Africa, A2 West Indies, Bangladesh
Group B: B1 Australia, B2 England, Zimbabwe Group C: C1 New Zealand, C2 Sri
Lanka, Kenya Group D: D1 Pakistan, D2 India, Scotland The schedule: Sep 11:
South Africa v West Indies, New Wanderers, Johannesburg Sept 12: New Zealand
v Kenya, Kingsmead, Durban Sept 12: Pakistan v Scotland, Kingsmead, Durban Sept
12: Australia v Zimbabwe, Newlands, Cape Town Sept 13: West Indies v Bangladesh,
Wanderers Sept 13: Zimbabwe v England, Newlands Sept 13: India v Scotland, Kingsmead
Sept 14: Australia v England, Newlands Sept 14: India v Pakistan, Kingsmead
Sept 14: Sri Lanka v Kenya, New Wanderers Sept 15: South Africa v Bangladesh,
Newlands Sep 16-20: Super 8 stage Sep 22: Semifinals, Newlands and Kingsmead
Sep 24: Final, New Wanderers.
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