ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Cricket Schedule
2009 ICC Champions Trophy Fixtures
Graeme Smith holding ICC Champions Trophy 2009
Finally, ah and I mean finally the postponed ICC Champions Trophy has been scheduled to take place in South Africa (once again the same great venue) between September 24 and October 5 2009 as per the official meeting held in Dubai. The tournament was supposed to take place in Pakistan in the month of September but has been rescheduled as most countries refused to travel to Pakistan for security reasons.
The sixth edition of ICC Champions trophy will be played in the Centurion Park and the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. 15 matches will be played with 8 teams over a period of 14 days. The teams are divided into 2 groups of A and B of 4 teams each.
The total prize pool for ICC Champions Trophy 2009 will be $4 million.
Group A: India, Pakistan, Australia and West Indies
Group B: New Zealand, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy Schedule Fixtures 2009
Here is the fixture of ICC Champions Trophy 2009;
| Sep-2009 | |
| Tue 22, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 1st Match, Group B -- South Africa v Sri Lanka SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| Wed 23 , 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 2nd Match, Group A -- Pakistan v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Thu 24, 07:30 GMT, 09:30 local | 3rd Match, Group B -- South Africa v New Zealand SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| Fri 25, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 4th Match, Group B -- England v Sri Lanka New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Sat 26, 07:30 GMT, 09:30 local | 5th Match, Group A -- Australia v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Sat 26, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 6th Match, Group A -- India v Pakistan SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| Sun 27, 07:30 GMT, 09:30 local | 7th Match, Group B -- New Zealand v Sri Lanka New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Sun 27, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 8th Match, Group B -- South Africa v England SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| Mon 28, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 9th Match, Group A -- India v Australia SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| Tue 29, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 10th Match, Group B -- England v New Zealand New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Wed 30, 07:30 GMT, 09:30 local | 11th Match, Group A -- Pakistan v Australia SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| Wed 30, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 12th Match, Group A -- India v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Oct-2009 | |
| Fri 02, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 1st Semi-Final -- A1 v B2 SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| Sat 03, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | 2nd Semi-Final -- B1 v A2 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Mon 05, 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local | Final -- TBC v TBC SuperSport Park, Centurion |
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Live Cricket Score
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Squad
Australia
Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken, Callum Ferguson, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White.
England
Andrew Strauss (captain), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Graham Onions, Matt Prior, Adil Rashid, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.
India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Rudra Pratap Singh, Amit Mishra, Dinesh Karthik, Abhishek Nayar.
New Zealand
Daniel Vettori (captain), Neil Broom, Brendon Diamanti, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Gareth Hopkins, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond, Ian Butler.
Pakistan
Younus Khan (captain), Imran Nazir, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umer Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Rana Naved-ul Hasan, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Yousuf, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Asif, Rao Iftikhar, Saeed Ajmal.
South Africa
Graeme Smith (captain), Johan Botha, Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Roelof van der Merwe.
Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedara, Angelo Mathews, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dhammika Prasad, Lasith Malinga, Thilina Kandamby.
West Indies
Floyd Reifer (captain), Darren Sammy, David Bernard, Tino Best, Royston Crandon, Travis Dowlin, Andre Fletcher, Nikita Miller, Kevin McLean, Kieron Powell, Dale Richards, Kemar Roach, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Chadwick Walton.
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Promo
Zaheer Khan may miss Champions Trophy in South Africa this September owing to injury.
Virender Sehwag, the India batsman who is undergoing rehabilitation after a shoulder injury, has targeted next month’s Champions Trophy for a return. Sehwag missed the World Twenty20 in June due to the injury, sustained during the semi-final of the IPL.
ICC has announced warm-up matches, a prelude to Champions Trophy. These Matches will carry no official ODI status and will be played on 18th and 20th September in Potchefstroom, Benoni and Pretoria.
The Champions Trophy will be staged at The Wanderers and Centurion from 22nd September to 5th October 2009.
Schedule of Champions Trophy Warm-Up Matches :
Friday, 18 September: South Africa vs West Indies (D/N), Potchefstroom
Friday, 18 September: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (D/N), Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Friday, 18 September: New Zealand vs Warriors (D), LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
Sunday, 20 September: New Zealand vs India (D/N), Potchefstroom
Sunday, 20 September: Pakistan vs Warriors (D/N), Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Sunday, 20 September: Sri Lanka vs West Indies (D), LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria