ICC Twenty20 season 2009: schedule and timetable

Just after a month, the most anticipated big cricket festival Twenty20 cricket tournament will be held from 5 June 2009 in England. This is the second time, 20-20 formatted cricket matches is going to take place but the first season was hosted by South Africa in 2007. From the first time this format got huge popularity of expectation.

 

Total 12 nations will take part in the ICC Twenty20 season 2009. Three qualified nations, alongside 9 test playing countries will take part in first round match by dividing four groups. Eight teams will be eligible for the knock-out super eight matches. Schedules of the first round matches from 5 June to 10 June when 12 matches will be kicked off.

 

The opening ceremony will be organized at        Lord's, London, when two European teams England and Netherlands will be showdown at that time in the inaugural match on 5 June 2009.

 

The Super Eights round matches will be grounded among them on 11 June who will be eligible from the first round. The top two point holders each four groups will take parts by dividing two groups. Similarly, the top tow will meet in semi-final encounters. Two semi-finals will be held on 18 and 19 June 2009. The final will be held at Lords on 21 June 2009.

 

The group stage matches will be kicked off at 13:30 local time except the opening day, second day first match and two semi finals and the final. The two semifinals will be at 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT and the final at on Sun 21 June, 15:00 local, 14:00 GMT.

 

ICC Twenty20 season 2009: schedule and timetable

 

June 2009
Fri 5 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	1st Match, Group B - England v Netherlands Lord's, London
Sat 6 10:00 local, 09:00 GMT	2nd Match, Group D - New Zealand v Scotland Kennington Oval, London
Sat 6 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	3rd Match, Group C - Australia v West Indies Kennington Oval, London
Sat 6 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v India Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Sun 7 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	5th Match, Group D - Scotland v South Africa Kennington Oval, London
Sun 7 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	6th Match, Group B - England v Pakistan Kennington Oval, London
Mon 8 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	7th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Ireland Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Mon 8 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	8th Match, Group C - Australia v Sri Lanka Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Tue 9 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	9th Match, Group B - Netherlands v Pakistan Lord's, London
Tue 9 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	10th Match, Group D - New Zealand v South Africa Lord's, London
Wed 10 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	11th Match, Group C - Sri Lanka v West Indies Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Wed 10 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	12th Match, Group A - India v Ireland Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Thu 11 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	13th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham D1 v A2
Thu 11 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	14th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham B2 v D2
Fri 12 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	15th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Lord's, London B1 v C2
Fri 12 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	16th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Lord's, London A1 v C1
Sat 13 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	17th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London C1 v D2
Sat 13 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	18th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London D1 v B1
Sun 14 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	19th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Lord's, London A2 v C2
Sun 14 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	20th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Lord's, London A1 v B2
Mon 15 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	21st Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London B2 v C1
Mon 15 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	22nd Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London B1 v A2
Tue 16 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	23rd Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham D1 v C2
Tue 16 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	24th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham D2 v A1
Thu 18 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Fri 19 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London
Sun 21 15:00 local, 14:00 GMT	Final - TBC v TBC Lord's, London

 

As the cricket business is based on South Asian countries especially India. So, the time schedules are very important for those people. According to India local time (IST) the opening ceremony will be held at 23:00 but the charming convention will before the match time. But he final match will be kicked off at 20:00 IST on Sunday the weekly holiday.