India, the World Cup champions in 1983 and finalists in 2003, will begin their campaign for the prestigious cup with a cricket match against Bangladesh March 17 in Port of Spain, West Indies.
The Rahul Dravid-led team will play minnows Bermuda two days later at the same venue and round off their Group B engagements with a match against Sri Lanka March 23.
Before the tournament begins, India will play warm up matches against The Netherlands and West Indies. Both matches will be played at the Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica March 6 and 9.
GROUPINGS:
Group A: Australia, South Africa, Scotland and the Netherlands
Group B: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda
Group C: New Zealand, England, Kenya and Canada
Group D: Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Ireland
SCHEDULE:
Pool A:
March 14: Australia vs Scotland
March 16: South Africa vs The Netherlands
March 18: Australia vs The Netherlands
March 20: South Africa vs Scotland
March 22: Scotland vs The Netherlands
March 24: Australia vs South Africa
(Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, in St Kitts and Nevis)
Pool B:
March 15: Sri Lanka vs Bermuda
March 17: India vs Bangladesh
March 19: India vs Bermuda
March 21: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
March 23: India vs Sri Lanka
March 25: Bermuda vs Bangladesh
(Venue: Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago)
Pool C:
March 14: Kenya vs Canada
March 16: England vs New Zealand
March 18: England vs Canada
March 20: New Zealand vs Kenya
March 22: New Zealand vs Canada
March 24: England vs Kenya
(Venue: Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet in St Lucia)
Pool D:
March 13: West Indies vs Pakistan
March 15: Zimbabwe vs Ireland
March 17: Pakistan vs Ireland
March 19: West Indies vs Zimbabwe
March 21: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
March 23: West Indies vs Ireland
(Venue: Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica)
Super Eight:
March 27: D2 vs A1, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
March 28: A2 vs B1, Providence Stadium, Guyana
March 29: D2 vs C1, Antigua
March 30: D1 vs C2, Guyana
March 31: A1 vs B2, Antigua
April 1: D2 vs B1, Guyana
April 2: B2 vs C1, Antigua
April 3: D1 vs A2, Guyana
April 4: C2 vs B1, Antigua
April 7: B2 vs A2, Guyana
April 8: A1 vs C2, Antigua
April 9: D1 vs C1, Providence Stadium, Guyana
April 10: D2 vs A2, National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada
April 11: C2 vs B2, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
April 12: B1 vs C1, St George's
April 13: A1 vs D1, Barbados
April 14: A2 vs C1, St George's
April 15: B2 vs D1, Barbados
April 16: A1 vs B1, St George's
April 17: A2 vs C2, Barbados
April 18: D1 vs B1, St George's
April 19: D2 vs B2, Barbados
April 20: A1 vs C1, St George's
April 21: D2 vs C2, Barbados
Semi-finals: Top four teams in Super Eight league will play the semi-finals
April 24: First semi-final (2nd placed team vs 3rd), Sabina Park, Kingston
April 25: Second semi-final (1st vs 4th), Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet
Final: April 28: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown