T20 World Cup- match schedules, tournament itenerary and ticket prices.

T20 World Cup- Schedule and Ticket Prices…

Here’s the schedule and ticket prices for the upcoming T20 World Cup, starting from 5^th June.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
India	Pakistan	Australia	New Zealand
Bangladesh	England	Sri Lanka	South Africa
Ireland	Netherlands	West Indies	Scotland
Group E	A1, B2, C1, D2	Group F	B1, A2, C2, D1

Date	Lord’s	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Fri, 5 June	Opening ceremony England v Netherlands 22:00 IST
Sat, 6 June		India v Bangladesh 22:00 IST	New Zealand v Scotland 14:30 IST Australia v West Indies 18:00 IST
Sun, 7 June			South Africa v Scotland 18:00 IST England v Pakistan 22:00 IST
Mon, 8 June		Ireland v Bangladesh 18:00 IST Australia v Sri Lanka 22:00 IST
Tues, 9 June	Pakistan v Netherlands 18:00 IST New Zealand v South Africa 22:00 IST
Wed, 10 June		Sri Lanka v West Indies 18:00 IST India v Ireland 22:00 IST

Placement for the Super Eight stage is determined as follows:
The first two teams in each group are placed 1 or 2. They will retain this position for the Super Eight stage, irrespective of whether they finish first or second in their group, unless they are knocked out by the team 3 in their group. In this instance, team 3 replaces the position of the team they knock out.

Date	Lord’s	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Thu, 11 June		D1 v A2 (18:00 IST) B2 v D2 (22:00 IST)
Fri, 12 June	B1 v C2 (18:00 IST) A1 v C1 (22:00 IST)
Sat, 13 June			C1 v D2 (18:00 IST) D1 v B1 (22:00 IST)
Sun, 14 June	A2 v C2 (18:00 IST) A1 v B2 (22:00 IST)
Mon, 15 June			B1 v A2 (18:00 IST) B2 v C1 (22:00 IST)
Tues, 16 June		D1 v C2 (18:00 IST) D2 v A1 (22:00 IST)

The teams finishing first and second in groups E and F, based on points obtained in the Super Eight stage will compete in the semi-finals

Date	Lord’s	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Wed, 17 June	REST DAY	REST DAY	REST DAY
Thu, 18 June		Women’s semi-final A1 v B2 (18:00 IST) Men’s semi-final E1 v F2 (22:00 IST)
Fri, 19 June			Women’s semi-final B1 v A2 (18:00 IST) Men’s semi-final F1 v E2 (22:00 IST)
Sat, 20 June	REST DAY	REST DAY	REST DAY
Sun, 21 June	Women’s final 14:30 IST Men’s final 19:30 IST Closing ceremony

Ticket prices

Lord’s and The Oval	Gold		Silver		Family Stand
Men’s Prices (inc. VAT)	Adult	U16	Adult	U16	Adult	U16
Opening game and ceremony	£60	£15	£40	£12	£30	£10
Group game – double header	£60	£15	£40	£12	£30	£10
Super 8 game – double header	£70	£15	£50	£12	£40	£10
Semi-finals day (women/men)	£90	£15	£60	£12	£50	£10
Finals day (women/men)	£90	£15	£60	£12	£50	£10

Trent Bridge	Gold		Silver		Family Stand
Men’s Prices (inc. VAT)	Adult	U16	Adult	U16	Adult	U16
Group game and single header	£30	£12	£25	£10	£20	£8
Group game – double header	£50	£12	£35	£10	£30	£8
Super 8 game – double header	£60	£12	£45	£10	£40	£8
Semi-finals day (women/men)	£75	£12	£60	£10	£40	£8

MAYAWATI- …… The real ‘Bahubali’ of the General Elections.

With the elections just round a corner, the political mayhem in the country has, indeed, reached its zenith. An integral aspect of the forthcoming elections is definitely gonna be the rise of BSP and its matriarch Mayawati in the near future as a force to be reckoned with. The BSP supremo has taken over the mantle of being the most influential woman politician from the likes of Sonia Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj, single-handedly steering her party to an unprecedented victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections and ousting Mulayam Singh Yadav and other leaders of such high stature. Commanding a tremendous hold over the minority section in terms of both popularity and likeability, the Uttar Pradesh CM is sure to make some serious dents on the Congress votebank in the upcoming polls. Being someone who has always been limelight for one reason or the other, the BSP scion has come a long way to command a status of pure dominance in the political clout of eastern India and exercises absolute control over her state in which development has been evident from the day she was sworn in. Although, political veterans have often ridiculed her mannerisms, she has stood forthright, ambling meticulously towards her goals and achieving them with ease. Some may dismiss this successful phase in her political life as a flash-in-the-pan, but others argue she’s definitely here to stay. Sources close to her swear by her dedication to work, her concern for her people and her willingness to stand up for their causes and concerns. So does this mean, someday, we may actually see her as a worthy occupant of 7, Racecourse Road. And if that day comes, it would mark the birth of a new era in Indian Politics… The era of the underdog.

Another interesting feature of these elections would definitely be the role of small but key players in the whole coalition scenario. What with ever-switching loyalties and support withdrawal at the drop of a hat, this year’s Elections promise the same fireworks as always. Watch this space for the next wave……

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