Champions Trophy - 2009

The ultra-lucrative Champions Trophy 2009 to be held in South Africa in September, just got a whole lot more exciting with the prize money pool bumped up to over US $4 million, an-almost four-fold increase over the 2004 and 2006 editions of the tournament.

The action begins on Tuesday 22 September with hosts South Africa in action against Sri Lanka in a day-night encounter at Centurion Park (the location for the women's world cup final of 2005) and it will end with a day-night final at the same venue on Monday 5 October.

The Groups

Pool A - Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies
Pool B - South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England

GROUP STAGE

DATE----------TIME (IST) ----VENUE----------MATCH

Tue, Sept 22------6pm----------Centurion---------SA vs SL

Wed, Sept 23-----6pm----------The Wanderers ---Pak vs WI

Thu, Sept 24-----1pm----------Centurion ---------SA vs NZ

Fri, Sept 25------6pm----------The Wanderers ---SL vs Eng

Sat, Sept 26------1pm----------The Wanderers ---WI vs Aus

Sat, Sept 26------6pm----------Centurion ---------Ind vs Pak

Sun, Sept 27------1pm----------The Wanderers ---NZ vs SL

Sun, Sept 27 -----6pm----------Centurion ---------SA vs Eng

Mon, Sept 28-----6pm----------Centurion ---------Aus vs Ind

Tue, Sept 29------6pm----------The Wanderers ---Eng vs NZ

Wed, Sept 30-----1pm----------Centurion----------Aus vs Pak

Wed, Sept 30-----6pm----------The Wanderers----WI vs Ind


FINALS

DATE----------TIME (IST)----VENUE----------MATCH

Fri, Oct 2--------6pm-----------Centurion----------A1 vs B2

Sat, Oct 3--------6pm-----------The Wanderers----B1 vs A2

Mon, Oct 5-------6pm-----------Centurion---------The Final


Local Time: Day Games: 9:30am (1pm - IST), Day-Night Games: 2:30pm (6pm IST)