ICC Champions Trophy 2008 has been postponed and now it will be played in next year that is in 2009. The host rights of Champions trophy 2009 is still with Pakistan. The schedule and venue will be decided later by ICC. ICC Champions trophy 2008/08 is extended by a day so instead of 11th of September tournament begins from 12th of September. Rawalpindi Stadium is also excluded from the venue which was initially included for Champions Trophy. 2008 Champions Trophy which is the second biggest tournament after World Cup will be hosted by Pakistan. The inaugural match of Champions Trophy will be played against the home team Pakistan and West Indies on September 12 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The defending champions Australia will start their campaign with the game against 2002 Champions trophy winner India on September 13 at National Stadium, Karachi. At Last time in Champions trophy there were total 21 matches played but this time it is down to 15 numbers of matches. All eight teams are divided into two Groups A and B. India, Pakistan, Australia and West Indies are in Group A while South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England are in group B. Each team will play with one another in their corresponding groups and the top two teams from each group will advance into the semi finals. The first semi final will be played at the National Stadium Karachi on September 24th while second semi final will be played on 26th of September at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Winners of each semi finals will meet at Gaddafi stadium to play the big Final of ICC Champions trophy 2008 on 28th September. The following are the two groups:
Group A: Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies
Group B: South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England Former winners of ICC Champions trophy
1998 - South Africa
2000 - New Zealand
2002 - India and Sri Lanka (Joint Winners)
2004 - West Indies
2006 - Australia Here are the complete fixture of ICC Champions Trophy 2008-09(All timing are mentioned in GMT+05:30) | Timing | Teams | Venue | | Fri 12 Sep (D/N) 14:45 PM | Group A - Pakistan v West Indies | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | | Sat 13 Sep (D/N) 15:15 PM | Group A - Australia v India | National Stadium, Karachi | | Sat 14 Sep (D/N) 14:45 PM | Group B - England v Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | | Sun 14 Sep (D/N) 15:15 PM | Group B - South Africa v New Zealand | National Stadium, Karachi | | Mon 15 Sep (D/N) 15:15 PM | Group A - Pakistan v Australia | National Stadium, Karachi | | Tue 16 Sep (D/N) 14:45 PM | Group B - South Africa v Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | | Wed 17 Sep (D/N) 14:45 PM | Group B - England v New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | | Thu 18 Sep (D/N) 15:15 PM | Group A - India v West Indies | National Stadium, Karachi | | Fri 19 Sep (D/N) 14:45 PM | Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | | Sat 20 Sep (D/N) 15:15 PM | Group A - Pakistan v India | National Stadium, Karachi | | Sun 21 Sep (D/N) 14:45 PM | Group A - Australia v West Indies | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | | Sun 21 Sep (D/N) 15:15 PM | Group B - England v South Africa | National Stadium, Karachi | | Wed 24 Sep (D/N) 15:15 PM | 1st Semi Final - TBC v TBC | National Stadium, Karachi (25th Reserve Day) | | Thu 26 Sep (D/N) 14:30 PM | 2nd Semi Final - TBC v TBC | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (27th Reserve Day) | | Sun 28 Sep (D/N) 14:30 PM | Final - TBC v TBC | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (29th Reserve Day) |
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