On 24 July 2008, the ICC announced that the tournament would take place in Pakistan after all despite players from Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand raising concerns over touring the country. It will be the sixth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, a tournament previously known as the ICC Knock-out. On 22 August, 2008, South Africa announced that it would not take part in the Champions Trophy due to security concerns and two days later, the ICC announced that the tournament would be postponed until October 2009.
At their board meeting in January 2009, the ICC decided to move the tournament out of Pakistan on security concerns. At the time, Sri Lanka was the favoured alternate host. Later in March 2009, the ICC Chief Executives' Committee recommended to the ICC board that the tournament be held in South Africa as there were concerns that the weather in Sri Lanka during September and October could result in a lot of games being washed out.The ICC board then ratified the ICC CEC recommendation and the event is now scheduled to take place in South Africa between 24th September to 5th October.
Group A Team
- Australia
- India
- Pakistan
- West Indies
Group B Team
- South Africa
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
- England
Semifinals
Oct 2: A1 vs B2 (D/N), Centurion
Oct 3: B1 vs A2 (D/N), the Wanderers
Final: October 5.
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