2009 ICC Champions Trophy Schedule and location

The 2009 ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International cricket tournament to be held in South Africa between 22 September and 5 October,at Wanderers Stadium and Centurion Park, both in the Johannesburg area. It will be the sixth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, and was previously known as the ICC Knock-out.

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Pakistan between 12 and 28 September 2008. The ICC postponed the tournament due to security fears expressed by several participating countries; many countries did not want to play in Pakistan after an attack on a Sri Lankan player in Lahore. On 24 July 2008, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the tournament would take place in Pakistan after all despite players from Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand raising concerns over touring the country.[3] On 22 August 2008, South Africa announced that it would not take part in the Champions Trophy due to security concerns.[4] Two days later, on 24 August 2008, after speculation that the tournament would be held elsewhere (England, Sri Lanka, or South Africa), the ICC announced that the tournament would be postponed until October 2009.[5]

At its meeting in January 2009, the ICC board decided to move the tournament out of Pakistan on security concerns. At the time, Sri Lanka was the favoured alternate host.[6] In March 2009, the ICC Chief Executives' Committee recommended to the ICC board that the tournament be held in South Africa as there were concerns that the weather in Sri Lanka during September and October could result in too many games being washed out.[7] The ICC board ratified the recommendation, and the event is now scheduled to take place in South Africa between 22 September and 5 October, 2009.[8] Matches will be played at Wanderers Stadium and Centurion Park, both in the Johannesburg area.

Group stage

Group A
Team
Flag of Australia.svg Australia
Flag of India.svg India
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg West Indies
23 September 2009

Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg
v West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

26 September 2009

Australia Flag of Australia.svg
v West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

26 September 2009

India Flag of India.svg
v Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion

28 September 2009

Australia Flag of Australia.svg
v Flag of India.svg India
SuperSport Park, Centurion

30 September 2009

Australia Flag of Australia.svg
v Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion

30 September 2009

India Flag of India.svg
v West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg



Group B
Team
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Flag of England.svg England
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
22 September 2009

South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion

24 September 2009

South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
SuperSport Park, Centurion

25 September 2009

England Flag of England.svg
v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

27 September 2009

New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

27 September 2009

South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
v Flag of England.svg England
SuperSport Park, Centurion

29 September 2009

England Flag of England.svg
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg



Knockout stage
Semi-Finals
2 October 2009

A1
v B2
SuperSport Park, Centurion

3 October 2009

B1
v A2
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg



Final
5 October 2009

A1/B2
v B1/A2
SuperSport Park, Centurion