Group A
India (A1)
Bangladesh (A2)
TBC
Group B
Pakistan (B1)
England (B2)
Associate Member 1
Group C
Australia (C1)
Sri Lanka (C2)
West Indies
Group D
New Zealand (D1)
South Africa (D2)
Associate Member 2
Top two from each group qualify for the Super Eights. If an uncoded team from a group qualifies they take the code of the team which failed to qualify from that group.
Group E
A1
B2
C1
D2
Group F
A2
B1
C2
D1
Date released: 24 June 2008
Next year will be a bumper year of cricket at Lord's. 'The Home of Cricket' will host the Twenty20 World Cup Opening Ceremony and Final as well as group matches - plus the small matter of the Ashes Series.
The fixture list for the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup was announced on Tuesday 24 June.
With it came confirmation that the Opening Ceremony will take place at Lord's - on Friday 5 June.
Hosts England will play the opening match of the tournament against the Associate Member qualifier in their Group B.
Associate Members, currently playing their qualifying matches, include: Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands and Scotland - amongst others.
| Date | Match(es) |
|---|---|
Friday 5 June | Opening Ceremony - 5pm |
| England v Assoc. Member 1 - 5:30pm |
Tuesday 9 June | Pakistan v Assoc. Member 1 - 1:30pm |
| New Zealand v South Africa - 5:30pm |
Friday 12 June | B1 v C2 - Super Eight Group E - 1:30pm |
| A1 v C1 - Super Eight Group E - 5:30pm |
Sunday 14 June | A2 v C2 - Super Eight Group F - 1:30pm |
| A1 v B2 - Super Eight Group E - 5:30pm |
Sunday 21 June | Women's Final - 10am |
| Final - 3pm |
| Closing Ceremony - 6pm |
Tickets can be purchased via the ICC's official website: www.icc-cricket.com or by telephone: 0844 847 2020.
Other matches are taking place at The Oval, Trent Bridge and Taunton.
As befits 'The Home of Cricket', Lord's will be offering the very best in hospitality and private boxes for all the matches at Lord's.
Demand is sure to be extremely high, so express your interest now: Email our Hospitality team.
The only way to guarantee your place at Lord's for all the exciting cricket in 2009 is with an MCC Debenture.
Debenture holders at Lord's get some of the best seats in the house; access to exclusive Debenture bar areas and much more.
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