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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ahamednishadh" data-source="post: 5100850" data-attributes="member: 4368">LONDON (AFP) -Reigning 50-over world champions Australia, have been ranked below Bangladesh for next year's World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, organisers announced Sunday.Seedings are based primarily on the results of last month's second edition of the tournament in England, which saw Pakistan, losing finalists in 2007, beat Sri Lanka at Lord's to take the trophy.Australia lost both their group matches, against the West Indies and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh too also failed to make it through to the second round, after defeats by minnows Ireland and 2007 champions India.But Bangladesh emerged with a slightly better, if still negative, run-rate compared to that of Australia (-0.996 to -1.331).Both countries have now been placed in the same first round Group A, along with defending champions Pakistan.The top two sides from each of the four groups in the 12-nation men's tournament will go through to the second round Super Eights from which the top four sides for the semi-finals will be drawn.The event starts on April 30 and the final will be played on May 16.GroupsGroup A :  Pakistan (A1), Bangladesh (A2)  AustraliaGroup B : Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2)   ZimbabweGroup C : South Africa (C1), India (C2),  Qualifier OneGroup D : West Indies (D1), England (D2),     Qualifier Two-Dailymirror</blockquote>

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