2014 World Twenty20

During the group stage, points were awarded to the teams as follows: In the event of teams finishing on equal points in their group, the following tie-breakers were applied to determine their order in the table in the following order of priority: most wins, higher NRR(Net Run Rate), head-to-head record in matches involving the tied teams. ==Teams==

For the first time, the tournament featured 16 teams. All ten full members of the ICC qualified automatically, joined by the six associate members that qualified through the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The qualifying teams were Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands and making their World Twenty20 debut the UAE, Nepal and Hong Kong. The first round consisted of 8 teams and 2 teams moved to next round. The second round was the Super 10 stage which consisted of 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top eight full member nations in the ICC T20I Championship rankings as of 8 October 2012 automatically progressed to the Super 10 stage of 2014 ICC World Twenty20. Joining the eight full members in the super 10 stage was host nation Bangladesh (also a full member) and associate nation The Netherlands who topped their first round group by net run rate ahead of Test playing nation Zimbabwe and Ireland. ==Match officials==

The match referees' responsibilities throughout the tournament were shared between four members of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees: • David Boon • Ranjan Madugalle • Roshan Mahanama • Javagal Srinath The on-field responsibilities for officiating the tournament were shared by all 11 of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and 3 umpires from the International Panel of Umpires and Referees: • Billy Bowden • Aleem Dar • Steve Davis • Kumar Dharmasena • Marais Erasmus • Ian Gould • Richard Illingworth • Richard Kettleborough • Nigel Llong • Ranmore Martinesz • Bruce Oxenford • Sundaram Ravi • Paul Reiffel • Rod Tucker ==Squads==

Thirty-one matches were played at three venues in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. ==Warm-up matches==

16 warm-up matches were played between 12 and 19 March featuring all 16 teams. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ==First stage==

Group A Advanced to Super 10 Group B Advanced to Super 10 ==Super 10==

Group 1 Advanced to Knockout stage. Group 2 Advanced to Knockout stage. ==Knockout stage==

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Most runs Source: ESPNCricinfo Most wickets Source: ESPNCricinfo ==Team of the tournament==

Logo On 6 April 2013, ICC unveiled the logo of the tournament at a gala event in Dhaka. The overall look of the logo design is primarily inspired by the unique Bangladesh decoration art style. The logo uses the colours of the Bangladeshi flag with splashes of blue representing the country's rivers (also as being the ICC's own colour). The logo is also inspired by the rickshaws. The T is made up of cricket stumps and the '0' in the T20 represents the cricket ball complete with a green seam. Theme song Char Chokka Hoi Hoi (; ) It was released worldwide on 20 February 2014. Most of the song is in Bengali while some phrases in the opening lines are in English. The song is composed by famous Bangladeshi composer and artist Fuad al Muqtadir and has been sung by an ensemble of young vocalists, namely Dilshad Nahar Kona, Elita Karim, Pantha Kanai, Johan Alamgir, Sanvir Huda, Badhon Sarkar Puja and Kaushik Hossain Taposh. The song is notable for its playful use of "Banglish". The song received a mixed reaction in Bangladesh. It was widely criticized on the grounds that the lyrics and the subsequent music video in particular, did not adequately capture the essence of Bangladeshi culture and heritage. Despite this, the song became hugely popular in a short while due to its catchy tune and energetic beat. A competition held by the ICC, Broadcasting ==See also==