The 2nd ICC T20 world cup to be held at England from june 5th to 21st june.The opening match of the ICC Twenty 20 world cup will be between the home team England and Netherlands at Lord’s cricket ground.There will be four groups namely A,B,C and D and each group consists of 3 teams each.
Group A : India, Bangladesh, Ireland
Group B : Pakistan, England, Netherlands
Group C : Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies
Group D : South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland
Two teams from each group will be selected after the first round of matches to form eight teams called “Super Eights“.The first and second position of each group at the “Super Eights” are shown as 1 and 2 respectively.For instance,the first and the second position in ‘A’ group are shown as A1 and A2 respectively.There will be a total of 27 matches including the final which should be played at Lord’s.
ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Match Schedule
| Match no |
Match | Day | Time | Venue |
| 1 | England v Netherlands | 5 June 09 | 17:30 | Lord’s |
| 2 | New Zealand v Scotland | 6 June 09 | 10:00 | The Oval |
| 3 | Australia v West Indies | 6 June 09 | 13:30 | The Oval |
| 4 | India v Bangladesh | 6 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 5 | South Africa v Scotland | 7 June 09 | 13;30 | The Oval |
| 6 | England v Pakistan | 7 June 09 | 17:30 | The Oval |
| 7 | Bangladesh v Ireland | 8 June 09 | 13:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 8 | Australia v Sri Lanka | 8 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 9 | Pakistan v Netherlands | 9 June 09 | 13:30 | Lord’s |
| 10 | New Zealand v South Africa | 9 June 09 | 17:30 | Lord’s |
| 11 | Sri Lanka v West Indies | 10 June 09 | 13:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 12 | India v Ireland | 10 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 13 | D1 v A2 | 11 June 09 | 13:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 14 | B2 v D2 | 11 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 15 | B1 v C2 | 12 June 09 | 13:30 | Lord’s |
| 16 | A1 v C1 | 12 June 09 | 17:30 | Lord’s |
| 17 | C1 v D2 | 13 June 09 | 13:30 | The Oval |
| 18 | D1 v B1 | 13 June 09 | 17:30 | The Oval |
| 19 | A2 v C2 | 14 June 09 | 13:30 | Lord’s |
| 20 | A1 v B2 | 14 June 09 | 17:30 | Lord’s |
| 21 | B1 v A2 | 15 June 09 | 13:30 | The Oval |
| 22 | B2 v C1 | 15 June 09 | 17:30 | The Oval |
| 23 | D1 v C2 | 16 June 09 | 13:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 24 | D2 v A1 | 16 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 25 | 1st Semi-Final | 18 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 26 | 2nd Semi-Final | 19 June 09 | 17:30 | The Oval |
| 27 | Final |
21June 09 |
15:00 | Lord’s |
