DESCRIPTION:
* India and Bangladesh will kick-off the main round of the tournament on February 24.
* Sri Lanka will start as defending champions.
* The tournament will be played in Twenty20 format for the first time and all 11 matches including the final will be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
* While the tournament was played in an ODI format, Sri Lanka have been the most prolific team in the history of the tournament.
* They have won 34 of 48 matches played and took the trophy home five times.
* Besides the four major nations, Afghanistan, Oman, Hong Kong and UAE will be playing a qualifying tournament that starts on February 19.
* Each team will play three matches and the one that finishes on top will advance to the main event.
* In case two teams finish with the same points, their net run rates will be used as tiebreaker.
SCHEDULE:
Feb 24: India vs Bangladesh
Feb 25: Sri Lanka vs Qualifiers
Feb 26: Bangladesh vs Qualifiers
Feb 27: India vs Pakistan
Feb 28: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Feb 29: Pakistan vs Qualifiers
Mar 1: India vs Sri Lanka
Mar 2: Bangladesh vs Pakistan
Mar 3: India vs Qualifiers
Mar 4: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Mar 6: FINAL