The 2008 Champions Trophy which was due to take place in Pakistan in September 2008 and postponed over security fears, has been moved to South Africa by the International Cricket Council.
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Pakistan v West Indies - Champions Trophy Live Streaming
Champions Trophy, Match 2: Pakistan stumble past West Indies
September 23, 2009
Pakistan stumbled to a five-wicket win over West Indies in their Champions Trophy opener at the Wanderers on Wednesday night. After punching out West Indies for 133 inside the 35th over, they made hard work of chasing the modest total, losing 5 wickets before getting there. Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, with an unbeaten 17, and Umar Akmal, 41 not out, lead the team to victory with 19.3 overs to spare.
Pakistan 134/5 (Umar Akmal 41*, Tonge 4-25) beat West Indies 133 (Miller 51, Aamer 3-24, Gul 3-28) by five wickets
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Group Stage Matches
Pool A: Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies Pool B: South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England
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.
