With all eyes on Asia Cup and Australia’s tour to South Africa, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 is all set to begin in two weeks’ time. This edition involves a total of 16 teams out of which only 10 teams will play in the main round. The 2014 World T20 is split up into two stages, first the qualifiers followed by the main round. The Qualifiers has eight teams that earned their place to take part in it. The eight teams are split into two groups with four teams each out of which the top team from each qualifying group will make it to the main round. Here is the schedule of the qualifying round:
| Match No. | Group | Date | Scheduled Match | Venue | Timings |
| 1 | A | 16-3-2014 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Mirpur | 1500 IST |
| 2 | A | 16-3-2014 | Hong Kong v Nepal | Chittagong | 1900 IST |
| 3 | B | 17-3-2014 | Ireland v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 1500 IST |
| 4 | B | 17-3-2014 | Netherlands v United Arab Emirates | Sylhet | 1900 IST |
| 5 | A | 18-3-2014 | Afghanistan vs Hong Kong | Chittagong | 1500 IST |
| 6 | A | 18-3-2014 | Bangladesh vs Nepal | Chittagong | 1900 IST |
| 7 | B | 19-3-2014 | Netherlands vs Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 1500 IST |
| 8 | B | 19-3-2014 | Ireland vs UAE | Sylhet | 1900 IST |
| 9 | A | 20-3-2014 | Afghanistan vs Nepal | Chittagong | 1500 IST |
| 10 | A | 20-3-2014 | Bangladesh vs Hong Kong | Chittagong | 1900 IST |
| 11 | B | 21-3-2014 | Zimbabwe vs UAE | Sylhet | 1100 IST |
| 12 | B | 21-3-2014 | Ireland vs Netherlands | Sylhet | 1500 IST |
After the qualifiers gets over, ten teams will be in the fray to get crowned as Twenty 20 Champions. Group 2 looks very competitive as it has India, Pakistan, Australia, West Indies and most likely either Bangladesh or Afghanistan. The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals and the winners of the semi-finals will face off each other in the big final which is slated to take place on April 6, 2014. Here is the complete schedule of the tournament:
| Match No. | Group | Date | Scheduled Match | Venue | Timing |
| 13 | 2 | 21-3-2014 | India vs Pakistan | Mirpur | 1900 IST |
| 14 | 1 | 22-3-2014 | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Chittagong | 1500 IST |
| 15 | 1 | 22-3-2014 | England v New Zealand | Chittagong | 1900 IST |
| 16 | 2 | 23-3-2014 | Australia v Pakistan | Mirpur | 1500 IST |
| 17 | 2 | 23-3-2014 | India vs West Indies | Mirpur | 1900 IST |
| 18 | 1 | 24-3-2014 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Chittagong | 1500 IST |
| 19 | 1 | 24-3-2014 | Sri Lanka vs QB | Chittagong | 1900 IST |
| 20 | 2 | 25-3-2014 | West Indies vs QA | Mirpur | 1900 IST |
| 21 | 1 | 27-3-2014 | South Africa vs QB | Chittagong | 1500 IST |
| 22 | 1 | 27-3-2014 | England vs Sri Lanka | Chittagong | 1900 IST |
| 23 | 2 | 28-3-2014 | Australia vs West Indies | Mirpur | 1500 IST |
| 24 | 2 | 28-3-2014 | India vs QA | Mirpur | 1900 IST |
| 25 | 1 | 29-3-2014 | New Zealand vs QB | Chittagong | 1500 IST |
| 26 | 1 | 29-3-2014 | England vs South Africa | Chittagong | 1900 IST |
| 27 | 2 | 30-3-2014 | Pakistan vs QA | Mirpur | 1500 IST |
| 28 | 2 | 30-3-2014 | Australia vs India | Mirpur | 1900 IST |
| 29 | 1 | 31-3-2014 | England vs QB | Chittagong | 1500 IST |
| 30 | 1 | 31-3-2014 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Chittagong | 1900 IST |
| 31 | 2 | 1-4-2014 | Australia vs QA | Mirpur | 1500 IST |
| 32 | 2 | 1-4-2014 | Pakistan vs West Indies | Mirpur | 1900 IST |
| 33 | – | 3-4-2014 | Semi-Final | Mirpur | 1830 IST |
| 34 | – | 4-4-2014 | Semi-Final | Mirpur | 1830 IST |
| 35 | – | 6-4-2014 | Final | Mirpur | 1830 IST |