The eight qualifers have been divided into two groups of four - one group hosted in India and one in Sri Lanka.
No points are carried over so each team starts the Super Eights with a clean sheet.
The winner of each match receives two points, the loser gets none.
If a minimum of five overs per side is not possible because of bad weather in any match, then that match will be declared a no result with each side getting one point.
Any match that finishes in a tie will see a super over played. If the super over is also a tie, subsequent super overs will ensue until there is a winner.
The top two from each group will advance to the semi-finals on March 4 and 5.
The T20 World Cup final is on March 8.
T20 World Cup Super 8s Groups
Group 1: India, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe
Group 2: England, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Super 8s Fixtures
February 21: New Zealand v Pakistan* (Colombo)
Feb 22: England v Sri Lanka (Kandy); India v South Africa* (Ahmedabad)
Feb 23: Zimbabwe v West Indies* (Mumbai)
Feb 24: England v Pakistan* (Kandy)
Feb 25: New Zealand v Sri Lanka* (Colombo)
Feb 26: West Indies v South Africa (Ahmedabad); India v Zimbabwe* (Chennai)
Feb 27: England v New Zealand* (Colombo)
Feb 28: Sri Lanka v Pakistan* (Kandy)
March 1: Zimbabwe v South Africa (New Delhi); India v West Indies* (Kolkata)
(* game takes place the following day at 12:30am AEDT in Australia)