A change in Zimbabwe's travel plans has forced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reschedule their Men's T20 World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka to October 11.

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The match was to be played on Monday, October 10 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as per the original schedule and will now take place at the same venue a day later.

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The eight teams featuring in the first round of the 16-team tournament play their warm-up fixtures from October 10-13 in Melbourne. The Junction Oval is the other venue that will host practice matches for the first round.

The warm-up fixtures for teams who have direct entries in the Super 12s will be played at two venues in Brisbane -- the Gabba and the Allan Border Field -- on October 17 and 19.

The complete warm-up fixtures:

Oct 10: West Indies v UAE, Junction Oval, 11h00; Scotland v Netherlands, Junction Oval, 15h00.

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Oct 11: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, MCG, 14h30; Namibia v Ireland, MCG, 19h00.

Oct 12: West Indies v Netherlands, MCG, 19h00.

Oct 13: Zimbabwe v Namibia, Junction Oval, 23h00; Sri Lanka v Ireland, Junction Oval, 15h00; Scotland v UAE, MCG, 19h00.

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Oct 17: Australia v India, The Gabba, 14h00; New Zealand v South Africa, Allan Border Field, 14h00; England v Pakistan, The Gabba, 18h00; Afghanistan v Bangladesh, Allan Border Field, 18h00.

Oct 19: Afghanistan v Pakistan, The Gabba 13h00; Bangladesh v South Africa, Allan Border Field, 18h00; New Zealand v India, The Gabba, 18h00.

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