| 2007 champions India, South Africa and a qualifier | | | | between the West Indies and a qualifier while India |
| have been clubbed together in Group C for the third | | | | also will start their campaign against a qualifier May 1. |
| edition of the World Twenty20 to be played in the | | | | The 17-day tournament is being held in 2010 just to |
| West Indies next year, it was announced by the | | | | avoid its clash with the 2011 World Cup in the |
| International Cricket Council (ICC) | | | | sub-continent. The semi-finals will be played May 13 |
| Defending champions Pakistan, Australia and | | | | and 14 while the final is slated for May 16. |
| Bangladesh are in Group A in the tournament that will | | | | A total of 27 matches will be played at four venues - |
| start from April 30. | | | | Barbados, Guyana, St.Kitts and St.Lucia, and the |
| Sri Lanka, who finished runners-up in England, are in | | | | Kensington Oval will host the final. |
| Group B with Zimbabwe and New Zealand while the | | | | In the women's tournament, which will also be hosted |
| hosts West Indies, England and a qualifier are in | | | | simultaneously, teams have been divided in two |
| Group D. | | | | groups, A and B. |
| The opening match of the tournament will be played | | | | |