2009 ICC World Twenty20

The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in 4th June 2009.It will be the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007. As before, the tournament will have 12 teams compete - the Test-playing nations and three qualifiers.
The 2009 event may involve just 8 teams in a 9-day event, the full 12-team tournament was confirmed, featuring the Test-playing nations and two qualifying associate nations. However, in July 2008 Zimbabwe, under pressure from South Africa and England over political matters related to Robert Mugabe, pulled out of the tournament of their own volition, creating an additional space for an associate nation.

Qualification was achieved by the finalists of the tournament held in Belfast from 2-4 August 2008, between Kenya, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada and Bermuda. Ireland and the Netherlands, having reached the final, qualified outright, while Scotland won the third place playoff to also qualify.

Groups:

The groups were revealed on 31 October 2007, based on finishing positions at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the successful qualifying associate nations. The initial four group format is the same as that used at the 2007 tournament.

In Group A

• India
• Bangladesh
• Ireland

In Group B

• Pakistan
• England
• Netherlands

In Group C

• Australia
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies

In Group D

• New Zealand
• South Africa
• Scotland

Fixtures Of Group Match

5 June 2009
16:30 GMT D/N

England v Netherlands
Lord's, London

6 June 2009
09:00 GMT

Scotland v New Zealand
Kennington Oval, London

6 June 2009
13:00 GMT

Australia v West Indies
Kennington Oval, London

6 June 2009
17:00 GMT D/N

Bangladesh v India
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

7 June 2009
12:30 GMT

Scotland v South Africa
Kennington Oval, London

7 June 2009
16:30 GMT D/N

England v Pakistan
Kennington Oval, London

8 June 2009
12:30 GMT

Bangladesh v Ireland
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

8 June 2009
16:30 GMT D/N

Australia v Sri Lanka
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

9 June 2009
12:30 GMT

Pakistan v Netherlands
Lord's, London

9 June 2009
16:30 GMT D/N

New Zealand v South Africa
Lord's, London

10 June 2009
16:30 GMT D/N

India v Ireland
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

10 June 2009
12:30 GMT

Sri Lanka v West Indies
Trent Bridge, Nottingham