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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South Africa v Sri Lanka - Champions Trophy Live Streaming
Champions Trophy, Match 1: Sri Lanka beat South Africa
September 22, 2009
Ajantha Mendis took 3/30 to spin Sri Lanka to a 55-run victory in the rain-shortened Champions Trophy opener on Tuesday. Chasing 319/8 put on by Sri Lanka, South Africa were 206/7 in 37.4 overs before a storm hit Centurion Park and the hosts fell 55 runs short of the 261 runs set as par by the Duckworth/Lewis method.
Sri Lanka 319/8 (Dilshan 106, Jayawardene 77, Sangakkara 54) beat South Africa 206/7 (Smith 58, Mendis 3-30) by 55 runs (D/L)
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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.
