ICC World Twenty20 cricket: India to meet Pakistan in Dharamsala on March 19

Hosts India are in tough group with arch-rivals Pakistan and Australia in the ICC World Twenty20 Cup. The 16-team event will be held between March 11-April 3, 2016

Former champions and hosts India have been clubbed with Pakistan and Australia in the ICC World Twenty20 to be played between March 11-April 3, next year.

The groupings and venues were released in Mumbai on Friday.

Dharamsala, the home of Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur, will host the needle clash between India and Pakistan on March 19. India will open their campaign versus New Zealand on March 15 in Nagpur.

Delhi and Mumbai will host the semifinal while Kolkata's historic Eden Gardens will stage the final match.

Sixteen teams will feature in the World Twenty20.

This will be the second time that the tournament will feature six additional nations apart from the 10 Test-playing countries. Sri Lanka are the defending champions.

The men's event will carry a total prize money of 5.6 million (USD), which is an 86 per cent increase from the 2014 tournament in Bangladesh, while the total prize money for the women's event is USD 400,000, which is a 122 per cent increase from last year. (Mitchell Starc Set to Miss World Twenty20 After Ankle Surgery) GROUPINGS First round (group winners to progress to second round) Group A - Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and OmanGroup B - Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan Second round groups Super 10 Group 1 - Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England and winner group B (Q1B) Super 10 Group 2 - India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and winner group A (Q1A)