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Fresh from their Twenty20 International series win over England, the Proteas will compete with the best Twenty20 playing nations in the upcoming Twenty20 International World Cup.
The tournament will be played across seven cities in India from 8 March to 3 April.
The Twenty20 International World Cup, in its sixth edition, will see the world’s big hitters trying to wrestle the trophy from the defending champions Sri Lanka who won the 2014 edition after beating India in the final.
As in the 2014 edition, it will will feature 16 teams. Ten teams qualified automatically through their status as full members of the International Cricket Council, while the other six teams qualified through the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier.
Two groups, of five teams each, will participate in the tournament. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal will meet each other in the final.
The Proteas will play in the second round and will be in Group A alongside defending champions Sri Lanka, England, West Indies and the winner of the first round in Group B.
Fixtures:
South Africa v/s England
Date: 18 March 2016
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
South Africa v/s Winner Group B
Date: 20 March 2016
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
South Africa v/s West Indies
Date: 25 March 2016
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
South Africa v/s Sri Lanka
Date: 28 March 2016
Venue: Kotla, Delhi
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