KABUL Cup 2015 formally kicked off on Saturday, with New Zealand taking on Sri Lanka in a day match in Christchurch, and Australia going head to head with England in a day/night match in Melbourne. Melbourne will also host the final on 29 March.
A statement from the ICC said that a total of 49 matches would be played across 14 venues, seven in New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington) and seven in Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney).
The format of the tournament is the same as the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Two groups of seven sides each, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. All the knock-out stage matches would have reserve days.
Apart from the 10 Full Members, four qualifiers – Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates – will take part in the tournament.
Afghanistan, Australia, England, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Scotland are the teams in A-group while Pakistan, India, West Indies, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ireland and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in group-B.
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