ICC World T20 launched today, India will play against Pakistan on March 19, 2016

New Delhi: India and Pakistan were drawn in the same group, as the tournament was launched in Mumbai on Friday. The Indian cricket team will open its campaign in the ICC World Twenty20 against New Zealand in Nagpur on March 15,2016 and after four days, it will be struggle between India and Pakistan in Dharamsala. The ICC announced the groups and itinerary for the sixth instalment of the tournament to be held across eight venues in India from March 8 to April 3, confirming that the final will be played at Eden Gardens. In all, the 2016 World Twenty20 will comprise 58 matches - 35 for the men ' s teams, 23 for women ' s - over 27 days across Bangalore, Chennai, Dharamsala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi. The semi-finals will be played in New Delhi and Mumbai on March 30 and 31 respectively, with Kolkata hosting the summit clash. The men ' s tournament will start on March 8 in Nagpur, with Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland, man (Group A) and Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan (Group B) competing until March 13. The group winners will join Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and India. "India is a country where cricket is a religion and not many places can match the passion for the game like India. I am assure that the Board of Control for Cricket in India will deliver an outstanding world cricket event, just like the ICC Cricket World Cups in 1987, 1996 and 2011," said ICC chairman Shashank Manohar in Mumbai during the launch of the tournament.