Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is the World Championship for Cricket in the Twenty20 format. There are 12 teams competing in the Group Stages. The first two placed teams from each of the four groups (Group A to D) will move on to the Super Eights. Each team plays three games against teams they have not already played. (Teams divided into Group E and Group F). Fixtures are predetermined and have no connection to who finished first and second in the group. No points are carried forward from group stages. Top two teams in Groups E and F qualify for semi-finals.
Complete News Coverage of the Second ICC World Twenty20
The Majority of the ICC World Twenty20 Matches, including the ICC World Twenty20 Finals Match, will be played in London at either the Lord's Cricket Ground or The Oval.
The 3rd ICC World Twenty 20 Venue is just 128 miles away in Nottingham at Trent Bridge. This trip takes 2 hours and 30 minutes by car, or 1 hour and 40 minutes by train.
The most central and convenient city to stay during your visit to the ICC World Twenty20 Tournament is London.
Lord's Cricket Ground for the ICC World Twenty20
Lord's Cricket Ground is distinctive and famous for it's significant slope across the cricket field...the South-east side of the cricket playing surface is approximately eight feet lower than the North-west side. This considerable drop causes significant deviation in the bounce of the ball on the pitch.
The Oval for the ICC World Twenty20
Since 1844, the Oval was, and still is, owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Surrey County Cricket Club, created in 1845, signed a lease to convert the Oval into the Cricket Grounds which was the basis of what you see today. In 2002, the Surrey County Cricket Club began redeveloping the grounds which will bring the total capacity to nearly 25,000 for the ICC World Twenty20.
Trent Bridge Cricket Grounds for the ICC World Twenty20
The Trent Bridge Cricket Grounds are considered to be one of the most elite in the world to watch cricket due to the serene pavilion thought of as one of the most renowned trademarks of cricket as it has been kept within the architectural style of its 1889 foundation.
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is the World Championship for Cricket in the Twenty20 format. There are 12 teams competing in the Group Stages. The first two placed teams from each of the four groups (Group A to D) will move on to the Super Eights. Each team plays three games against teams they have not already played. (Teams divided into Group E and Group F). Fixtures are predetermined and have no connection to who finished first and second in the group. No points are carried forward from group stages. Top two teams in Groups E and F qualify for semi-finals.
