Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in England from June 5

[Sadaf Gondal]

KARACHI: The second Twenty20 Cricket World Cup will be held at different venues of England from June 5 to 21, 2009, as information received here on Thursday.

Twelve teams, divided into four groups, will participate in the 16-day tournament.

The robin league will be played between June 5 to 10, the super eight round from June 11 to 16.

Reigning Champion India will defend their title in the event which they won at Johannesburg in August 2007 with thrilling victory over Pakistan.

Two top teams from the round robin league will qualify for the super eight round.

The 2007 winners India along with Bangladesh and Ireland are placed in group ‘A’ while group ‘B’ will consist of Pakistan, England and the Netherlands. Group “C” will have Australia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies whereas New Zealand, Scotland and South Africa are placed in group ‘D’.

Following is the itinerary:
June 5: England v Netherlands, Lords, London
June 6: New Zealand v Scotland, The Oval, London
June 6: Australia v West Indies, The Oval, London
June 6: Bangladesh v India, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 7: Scotland v South Africa, The Oval, London
June 7: England v Pakistan, The Oval, London
June 8: Bangladesh v Ireland, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 8: Australia v Sri Lanka, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 9: Pakistan v Netherlands, Lord’s, London
June 9: New Zealand v South Africa, Lord’s, London
June 10: Sri Lanka v West Indies, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 10: India v Ireland, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 11: D1 v A2, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 11: B2 v D2, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 12: B1 v C2, Lord’s, London
June 12: A1 v C1, Lord’s, London
June 13: C1 v D2, The Oval, London
June 13: D1 v B1, The Oval, London
June 14: A2 v C2, Lord’s, London
June 14: A1 v B2, Lord’s, London
June 15: B2 v C1, The Oval, London
June 15: B1 v A2, The Oval, London
June 16: D1 v C2, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 16: D2 v A1, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 18: 1st Semi-Final, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 19: 2nd Semi-Final, The Oval, London
June 21: Final, Lords, London.

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