Competition Format
17 teams took part in the tournament. They were divided into four groups of unequal size, three having four members and the last having five. The top two sides from each group went forward to a second round of group matches, with two groups of four. Oddly, the terms "Group A" and "Group B" were re-used for the second round rather than "Group E" and "Group F", despite the Plate competition (see below) using the letters G and H for its groups!
From each of the second-round groups, the top two teams qualified for the knockout stages of semi-finals and final. (A third-place playoff match was also planned, but was cancelled because of bad weather.) The nine sides that had not made the second round were entered into a consolation "Plate" competition. This consisted of two groups, one of four and one of five, with no knockout stages. In all group stages, where teams finished with equal points totals, run rate was used to separate them.
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