The ICC World Twenty20 2009 will be the second time a world event for Twenty20 cricket has been held.
The event, which feature 12 teams in the men's tournament and eight teams in the women's competition, will be staged in June 2009 at Lord's, The Oval, Trent Bridge and Taunton.
The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 competition took place in South Africa in September 2007.
The competition, which lasted for just two weeks, was a thrilling event which culminated in India's dramatic five run defeat of Pakistan at Johannesburg.
There were many memorable matches, not least the tie between India-Pakistan in Durban in the group stages which saw the first bowl out at an ICC World Twenty20 event, Bangladesh's victory over the West Indies and Zimbabwe's shock defeat of Australia at Cape Town.
SCHDULE OF Twenty20 Cricket World Cup 2009
# Date & Time Match Venue Result
1 5 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
ENG vs NED Lord's, London Netherlands won by 4 wickets
2 6 Jun,2009 02:30 PM IST NZ vs SCO Kennington Oval (The Oval), London New Zealand won by 7 wickets
3 6 Jun,2009 06:30 PM IST AUS vs WI Kennington Oval (The Oval), London West Indies won by 7 wickets
4 6 Jun,2009 10:30 PM IST
IND vs BAN Trent Bridge, Nottingham India won by 25 runs
5 7 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST SA vs SCO Kennington Oval (The Oval), London South Africa won by 130 runs
6 7 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
ENG vs PAK Kennington Oval (The Oval), London England won by 48 runs
7 8 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST IRE vs BAN Trent Bridge, Nottingham Ireland won by 6 wickets
8 8 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
AUS vs SL Trent Bridge, Nottingham Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
9 9 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST PAK vs NED Lord's, London To be played
10 9 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
NZ vs SA Lord's, London To be played
11 10 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST SL vs WI Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
12 10 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
IND vs IRE Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
13 11 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST D1 vs A2 Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
14 11 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
B2 vs D2 Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
15 12 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST B1 vs C2 Lord's, London To be played
16 12 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
A1 vs C1 Lord's, London To be played
17 13 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST C1 vs D2 Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
18 13 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
D1 vs B1 Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
19 14 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST A2 vs C2 Lord's, London To be played
20 14 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
A1 vs B2 Lord's, London To be played
21 15 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST B1 vs A2 Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
22 15 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
B2 vs C1 Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
23 16 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST D1 vs C2 Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
24 16 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
D2 vs A1 Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
25 18 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
T.B.C. vs T.B.C. (T20I 1st Semi Final) Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
26 19 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
T.B.C. vs T.B.C. (T20I 2nd Semi Final) Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
27 21 Jun,2009 07:30 PM IST T.B.C. vs T.B.C. (T20I Final) Lord's, London To be played
1 5 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
ENG vs NED Lord's, London Netherlands won by 4 wickets
2 6 Jun,2009 02:30 PM IST NZ vs SCO Kennington Oval (The Oval), London New Zealand won by 7 wickets
3 6 Jun,2009 06:30 PM IST AUS vs WI Kennington Oval (The Oval), London West Indies won by 7 wickets
4 6 Jun,2009 10:30 PM IST
IND vs BAN Trent Bridge, Nottingham India won by 25 runs
5 7 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST SA vs SCO Kennington Oval (The Oval), London South Africa won by 130 runs
6 7 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
ENG vs PAK Kennington Oval (The Oval), London England won by 48 runs
7 8 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST IRE vs BAN Trent Bridge, Nottingham Ireland won by 6 wickets
8 8 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
AUS vs SL Trent Bridge, Nottingham Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
9 9 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST PAK vs NED Lord's, London To be played
10 9 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
NZ vs SA Lord's, London To be played
11 10 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST SL vs WI Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
12 10 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
IND vs IRE Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
13 11 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST D1 vs A2 Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
14 11 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
B2 vs D2 Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
15 12 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST B1 vs C2 Lord's, London To be played
16 12 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
A1 vs C1 Lord's, London To be played
17 13 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST C1 vs D2 Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
18 13 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
D1 vs B1 Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
19 14 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST A2 vs C2 Lord's, London To be played
20 14 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
A1 vs B2 Lord's, London To be played
21 15 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST B1 vs A2 Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
22 15 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
B2 vs C1 Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
23 16 Jun,2009 06:00 PM IST D1 vs C2 Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
24 16 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
D2 vs A1 Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
25 18 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
T.B.C. vs T.B.C. (T20I 1st Semi Final) Trent Bridge, Nottingham To be played
26 19 Jun,2009 10:00 PM IST
T.B.C. vs T.B.C. (T20I 2nd Semi Final) Kennington Oval (The Oval), London To be played
27 21 Jun,2009 07:30 PM IST T.B.C. vs T.B.C. (T20I Final) Lord's, London To be played
IRELAND Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
William Porterfield
(Captain)
Alex Cusack
Jeremy Bray
Andre Botha
Niall O'Brien
Andrew White
Kevin O'Brien
John Mooney
Kyle McCallan
Trent Johnston
Boyd Rankin
Gary Wilson
Paul Stirling
Peter Connell
Regan West
Phil Simmons
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Shared the trophy with Netherlands at ICC WT20 Qualifier 2008 in Ireland.
Won ICC World Cup Qualifier 2009 in South Africa, qualifying for ICC CWC 2011.
Beat Pakistan and Bangladesh and tied with Zimbabwe during its successful run at ICC CWC 2007.
Gained ICC Associate membership in 1993.
Plays in the English domestic one-day competition.
Hosted the ICC Trophy 2005 and lost in the final to Scotland.
Famously bowled West Indies out for 25 during a match in Ireland in 1969.
Has won the past three ICC Intercontinental Cup competitions.
William Porterfield
(Captain)
Alex Cusack
Jeremy Bray
Andre Botha
Niall O'Brien
Andrew White
Kevin O'Brien
John Mooney
Kyle McCallan
Trent Johnston
Boyd Rankin
Gary Wilson
Paul Stirling
Peter Connell
Regan West
Phil Simmons
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Shared the trophy with Netherlands at ICC WT20 Qualifier 2008 in Ireland.
Won ICC World Cup Qualifier 2009 in South Africa, qualifying for ICC CWC 2011.
Beat Pakistan and Bangladesh and tied with Zimbabwe during its successful run at ICC CWC 2007.
Gained ICC Associate membership in 1993.
Plays in the English domestic one-day competition.
Hosted the ICC Trophy 2005 and lost in the final to Scotland.
Famously bowled West Indies out for 25 during a match in Ireland in 1969.
Has won the past three ICC Intercontinental Cup competitions.
SCOTLAND Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Gavin Hamilton
(Captain)
Gordon Drummond
Calum MacLeod
Richard Berrington
Ryan Watson
Colin Smith
Navdeep Poonia
Craig Wright
Fraser Watts
Dewald Nel
Neil McCallum
Glenn Rogers
Majid Haq
Kyle Coetzer
Jan Stander
Peter Steindl
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Qualified for the tournament by finishing third at ICC WT20 Qualifier 2008 in Ireland, beating Kenya in the playoff.
Finished sixth at the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2009 in South Africa, failing to qualify for ICC CWC 2011, but retaining One-day International status.
Won the ICC Trophy 2005, beating Ireland in the final at Dublin.
Scotland hosted two games at ICC Cricket World 1999.
Gained ICC Associate membership status in 1994, having been part of English cricket prior to that.
Recently awarded its first professional contracts to three players: Dewald Nel, Gordon Goudie and Ryan Watson.
Won the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004.
Plays in the Friends Provident Trophy limited overs tournament in England and is known as Scottish Saltires in this competition.
Gavin Hamilton
(Captain)
Gordon Drummond
Calum MacLeod
Richard Berrington
Ryan Watson
Colin Smith
Navdeep Poonia
Craig Wright
Fraser Watts
Dewald Nel
Neil McCallum
Glenn Rogers
Majid Haq
Kyle Coetzer
Jan Stander
Peter Steindl
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Qualified for the tournament by finishing third at ICC WT20 Qualifier 2008 in Ireland, beating Kenya in the playoff.
Finished sixth at the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2009 in South Africa, failing to qualify for ICC CWC 2011, but retaining One-day International status.
Won the ICC Trophy 2005, beating Ireland in the final at Dublin.
Scotland hosted two games at ICC Cricket World 1999.
Gained ICC Associate membership status in 1994, having been part of English cricket prior to that.
Recently awarded its first professional contracts to three players: Dewald Nel, Gordon Goudie and Ryan Watson.
Won the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004.
Plays in the Friends Provident Trophy limited overs tournament in England and is known as Scottish Saltires in this competition.
BANGLADESH Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Mohammad
Ashraful
(Captain)
Shamsur
Rahman
Mashrafe
Mortaza
Raquibul
Hassan
Abdur
Razzak
Syed
Rasel
Shahadat
Hossain
Mushfiqur
Rahim
Mahmudullah
Shakib
Al Hasan
Tamim
Iqbal
Zunaed
Siddique
Rubel
Hossain
Mohammad
Mithun
Naeem
Islam
Jamie Siddons
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Played its first Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe at Khulna in November 2006, winning by 43 runs.
Reached the second round of ICC WT20 2007 after beating West Indies by six wickets at Johannesburg.
Was accorded ODI status in 1997 and Test status in 2000.
Reached the Super Eight stage of ICC CWC 2007.
Beat Pakistan by 62 runs at Northampton at ICC CWC 1999 to achieve its first ODI victory over an ICC Full Member.
Achieved a famous victory over Australia when it won by five wickets in an ODI at Cardiff in 2004.
Mohammad
Ashraful
(Captain)
Shamsur
Rahman
Mashrafe
Mortaza
Raquibul
Hassan
Abdur
Razzak
Syed
Rasel
Shahadat
Hossain
Mushfiqur
Rahim
Mahmudullah
Shakib
Al Hasan
Tamim
Iqbal
Zunaed
Siddique
Rubel
Hossain
Mohammad
Mithun
Naeem
Islam
Jamie Siddons
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Played its first Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe at Khulna in November 2006, winning by 43 runs.
Reached the second round of ICC WT20 2007 after beating West Indies by six wickets at Johannesburg.
Was accorded ODI status in 1997 and Test status in 2000.
Reached the Super Eight stage of ICC CWC 2007.
Beat Pakistan by 62 runs at Northampton at ICC CWC 1999 to achieve its first ODI victory over an ICC Full Member.
Achieved a famous victory over Australia when it won by five wickets in an ODI at Cardiff in 2004.
NEW ZEALAND Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Daniel Vettori
(Captain)
Ian Butler
James Franklin
Brendon McCullum
Kyle Mills
Jacob Oram
Scott Styris
Iain OBrien
Neil Broom
Martin Guptill
Brendon Diamanti
Ross Taylor
Peter McGlashan
Nathan McCullum
Jesse Ryder
Andy Moles
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Played in the inaugural men’s Twenty20 International against Australia at Auckland on 17 February 2005, losing by 44 runs.
Were involved in the first tied Twenty20 International v West Indies at Auckland in 2006. New Zealand won a bowl-out after the game.
Lost by six wickets to Pakistan in the semi-finals of ICC World T20 2007.
Reached the semi-final of ICC CWC 2007 where it lost by 81 runs to Sri Lanka in Kingston.
Has reached the semi-final five times in World Cups but has yet to reach a final.
Its only ICC tournament win came in ICC Champions Trophy 2000 in Kenya, where it beat India by four wickets in the final.
In its most recent home series, New Zealand won both Twenty20 Internationals against India.
New Zealand`s first domestic Twenty20 competition was held in the 2005/06 season. Otago won the trophy in 2008/09.
Daniel Vettori
(Captain)
Ian Butler
James Franklin
Brendon McCullum
Kyle Mills
Jacob Oram
Scott Styris
Iain OBrien
Neil Broom
Martin Guptill
Brendon Diamanti
Ross Taylor
Peter McGlashan
Nathan McCullum
Jesse Ryder
Andy Moles
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Played in the inaugural men’s Twenty20 International against Australia at Auckland on 17 February 2005, losing by 44 runs.
Were involved in the first tied Twenty20 International v West Indies at Auckland in 2006. New Zealand won a bowl-out after the game.
Lost by six wickets to Pakistan in the semi-finals of ICC World T20 2007.
Reached the semi-final of ICC CWC 2007 where it lost by 81 runs to Sri Lanka in Kingston.
Has reached the semi-final five times in World Cups but has yet to reach a final.
Its only ICC tournament win came in ICC Champions Trophy 2000 in Kenya, where it beat India by four wickets in the final.
In its most recent home series, New Zealand won both Twenty20 Internationals against India.
New Zealand`s first domestic Twenty20 competition was held in the 2005/06 season. Otago won the trophy in 2008/09.
WEST INDIES Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Chris Gayle
(Captain)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Ramnaresh Sarwan
David Bernard
Jerome Taylor
Fidel Edwards
Dwayne Bravo
Darren Sammy
Xavier Marshall
Denesh Ramdin
Lionel Baker
Lendl Simmons
Kieron Pollard
Sulieman Benn
Andre Fletcher
John Dyson
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Played its first Twenty20 International against New Zealand at Auckland in February 2006.
The match was tied and New Zealand won a bowl-out.
Failed to reach the second round of ICC WT20 2007 after losing to Bangladesh.
Chris Gayle was the first batsman to score a century in a Twenty20 International when he made 117 against South Africa at Johannesburg during ICC WT20 2007.
Won ICC CWC 1975 and 1979 and lost in the final in 1983.
Won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004, beating England by two wickets in the final at The Oval. Courtney Brown and Ian Bradshaw added a match-winning unbeaten 71 for the ninth wicket.
West Indies is scheduled to host ICC WT20 2010.
The first domestic Twenty20 held in the West Indies was the Stanford Twenty20 in August 2006. Trinidad and Tobago won the 2008 event, beating Jamaica by nine wickets in the final
Chris Gayle
(Captain)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Ramnaresh Sarwan
David Bernard
Jerome Taylor
Fidel Edwards
Dwayne Bravo
Darren Sammy
Xavier Marshall
Denesh Ramdin
Lionel Baker
Lendl Simmons
Kieron Pollard
Sulieman Benn
Andre Fletcher
John Dyson
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Played its first Twenty20 International against New Zealand at Auckland in February 2006.
The match was tied and New Zealand won a bowl-out.
Failed to reach the second round of ICC WT20 2007 after losing to Bangladesh.
Chris Gayle was the first batsman to score a century in a Twenty20 International when he made 117 against South Africa at Johannesburg during ICC WT20 2007.
Won ICC CWC 1975 and 1979 and lost in the final in 1983.
Won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004, beating England by two wickets in the final at The Oval. Courtney Brown and Ian Bradshaw added a match-winning unbeaten 71 for the ninth wicket.
West Indies is scheduled to host ICC WT20 2010.
The first domestic Twenty20 held in the West Indies was the Stanford Twenty20 in August 2006. Trinidad and Tobago won the 2008 event, beating Jamaica by nine wickets in the final
PAKISTAN Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Younus Khan
(Captain)
Ahmed Shehzad
Mohammad Aamer
Misbah-ul-Haq
Shahid Afridi
Shoaib Malik
Yasir Arafat
Kamran Akmal
Umar Gul
Salman Butt
Rao Iftikhar Anjum
Sohail Tanvir
Fawad Alam
Shahzaib
Hasan Saeed
Ajmal Intikhab Alam
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Played its first Twenty20 International against England at Bristol in 2006, losing by five wickets.
Lost by five runs in the final of ICC WT20 2007 to India.
Umar Gul was the leading wicket-taker at ICC WT20 2007 with 13 wickets.
Lost in the final to Sri Lanka in the Al Barakah T20 quadrangular in Toronto in October 2008.
Mohammad Asif bowled the first maiden over in a Twenty20 International against England at Bristol in 2006.
Failed to advance to the Super Eight stage of ICC CWC 2007after losing to Ireland.
Has appeared in two ICC CWC finals, winning in 1992 and losing in 1999.
Pakistan first held a domestic Twenty20 competition in the 2004/05 season. The past three tournaments have all been won by the Sialkot Stallions.
Younus Khan
(Captain)
Ahmed Shehzad
Mohammad Aamer
Misbah-ul-Haq
Shahid Afridi
Shoaib Malik
Yasir Arafat
Kamran Akmal
Umar Gul
Salman Butt
Rao Iftikhar Anjum
Sohail Tanvir
Fawad Alam
Shahzaib
Hasan Saeed
Ajmal Intikhab Alam
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Played its first Twenty20 International against England at Bristol in 2006, losing by five wickets.
Lost by five runs in the final of ICC WT20 2007 to India.
Umar Gul was the leading wicket-taker at ICC WT20 2007 with 13 wickets.
Lost in the final to Sri Lanka in the Al Barakah T20 quadrangular in Toronto in October 2008.
Mohammad Asif bowled the first maiden over in a Twenty20 International against England at Bristol in 2006.
Failed to advance to the Super Eight stage of ICC CWC 2007after losing to Ireland.
Has appeared in two ICC CWC finals, winning in 1992 and losing in 1999.
Pakistan first held a domestic Twenty20 competition in the 2004/05 season. The past three tournaments have all been won by the Sialkot Stallions.
ENGLAND Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Paul Collingwood
(Captain)
Owais Shah
James Foster
Ryan Sidebottom
Graeme Swann
Robert Key
James Anderson
Kevin Pietersen
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Luke Wright
Eoin Morgan
Stuart Broad
Ravi Bopara
Adil Rashid
Graham Napier
Andy Flower
(Coach)
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Paul Collingwood
(Captain)
Owais Shah
James Foster
Ryan Sidebottom
Graeme Swann
Robert Key
James Anderson
Kevin Pietersen
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Luke Wright
Eoin Morgan
Stuart Broad
Ravi Bopara
Adil Rashid
Graham Napier
Andy Flower
(Coach)
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SRI LANKA Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Kumar Sangakkara
(Captain)
Isuru Udana
Indika De Saram
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Sanath Jayasuriya
Mahela Jayawardena
Muttiah Muralidaran
Chamara Silva
Jehan Mubarak
Thilan Thushara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Farveez Maharoof
Lasith Malinga
Angelo Mathews
Ajantha Mendis
Trevor Bayliss
(Coach)
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Team Bio
It first Twenty20 International was against England at Southampton in 2006.Sri Lanka won by two runs.
Finished third in its group in the second round at ICC WT20 2007, thus missing out on a semi-final place.
Scored a Twenty20 International world record total of 260-6 against Kenya at Johannesburg during ICC WT20 2007 Won the T20 quadrangular in Toronto in October 2008, beating Pakistan in the final.
Reached the final of ICC CWC 2007 and lost to Australia by 53 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method at Bridgetown.
Won ICC CWC 1996 beating Australia by seven wickets in the final at Lahore.
Shared the trophy with India at ICC Champions Trophy 2002 in Sri Lanka after rain washed out the final.
Has staged domestic Twenty20 tournaments at both club and provincial level.
Wayamba won this year`s Inter-provincial competition beating Basnahira South in the final in Colombo.
Kumar Sangakkara
(Captain)
Isuru Udana
Indika De Saram
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Sanath Jayasuriya
Mahela Jayawardena
Muttiah Muralidaran
Chamara Silva
Jehan Mubarak
Thilan Thushara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Farveez Maharoof
Lasith Malinga
Angelo Mathews
Ajantha Mendis
Trevor Bayliss
(Coach)
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Team Bio
It first Twenty20 International was against England at Southampton in 2006.Sri Lanka won by two runs.
Finished third in its group in the second round at ICC WT20 2007, thus missing out on a semi-final place.
Scored a Twenty20 International world record total of 260-6 against Kenya at Johannesburg during ICC WT20 2007 Won the T20 quadrangular in Toronto in October 2008, beating Pakistan in the final.
Reached the final of ICC CWC 2007 and lost to Australia by 53 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method at Bridgetown.
Won ICC CWC 1996 beating Australia by seven wickets in the final at Lahore.
Shared the trophy with India at ICC Champions Trophy 2002 in Sri Lanka after rain washed out the final.
Has staged domestic Twenty20 tournaments at both club and provincial level.
Wayamba won this year`s Inter-provincial competition beating Basnahira South in the final in Colombo.
INDIA Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
MS Dhoni
(Captain)
Virender Sehwag
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Yuvraj Singh
Gautam Gambhir
Irfan Pathan
Suresh Raina
RP Singh
Yusuf Pathan
Pragyan Ojha
Ravindra Jadeja
Praveen Kumar
Rohit Sharma
Ishant Sharma
Gary Kirsten
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Won the inaugural ICC WT20 in South Africa in 2007, beating Pakistan by five runs in the final.
Played its first Twenty20 International against South Africa at Johannesburg in December 2006, winning by five wickets.
To date India has hosted only one Twenty20 International, beating Australia by seven wickets at Mumbai in October 2007.
Failed to reach the second round of ICC CWC 2007 after losing to Bangladesh.
Scored the highest ICC CWC total when making 413-5 against Bermuda at Port-of-Spain at ICC CWC 2007.
Won ICC CWC 1983, beating West Indies by 43 runs in the final at Lord’s. It bowled West Indies out for 140 in reply to its total of 183.
Shared the ICC Champions Trophy 2002 title with Sri Lanka after the final was abandoned to due rain.
MS Dhoni
(Captain)
Virender Sehwag
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Yuvraj Singh
Gautam Gambhir
Irfan Pathan
Suresh Raina
RP Singh
Yusuf Pathan
Pragyan Ojha
Ravindra Jadeja
Praveen Kumar
Rohit Sharma
Ishant Sharma
Gary Kirsten
(Coach)
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Team Bio
Won the inaugural ICC WT20 in South Africa in 2007, beating Pakistan by five runs in the final.
Played its first Twenty20 International against South Africa at Johannesburg in December 2006, winning by five wickets.
To date India has hosted only one Twenty20 International, beating Australia by seven wickets at Mumbai in October 2007.
Failed to reach the second round of ICC CWC 2007 after losing to Bangladesh.
Scored the highest ICC CWC total when making 413-5 against Bermuda at Port-of-Spain at ICC CWC 2007.
Won ICC CWC 1983, beating West Indies by 43 runs in the final at Lord’s. It bowled West Indies out for 140 in reply to its total of 183.
Shared the ICC Champions Trophy 2002 title with Sri Lanka after the final was abandoned to due rain.
South Africa Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Graeme Smith
(Captain)
Jacques Kallis
Mark Boucher
Herschelle Gibbs
Justin Ontong
Robin Peterson
Albie Morkel
Dale Steyn
AB de Villiers
JP Duminy
Johan Botha
Morne Morkel
Wayne Parnell
Yusuf Abdulla
Roelof van der Merwe
Mickey Arthur
(Coach)
Team Bio
Played its first Twenty20 International against New Zealand at Johannesburg in October 2005, losing by five wickets.
Hosted ICC WT20 2007, but failed to reach the semi-finals in the competition.
In its most recent Twenty20 International series South Africa played Australia at home and away, losing both games in Australia and winning both in South Africa.
Its only trophy in an ICC event is the ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 in Bangladesh.
Lost to Australia in the semi-final of the ICC CWC 2007.
Has a poor record in semi-finals of ICC events, having won only one of the seven in which it has participated.
Ranked first in the ICC Reliance Mobile ODI Rankings as at 1 April 2009, winning the prize money of $ 175 000.
First staged a domestic Twenty20 competition in 2003/04. The current holders are Cape Cobras who beat Eagles by 22 runs in the 2008/09 final
Graeme Smith
(Captain)
Jacques Kallis
Mark Boucher
Herschelle Gibbs
Justin Ontong
Robin Peterson
Albie Morkel
Dale Steyn
AB de Villiers
JP Duminy
Johan Botha
Morne Morkel
Wayne Parnell
Yusuf Abdulla
Roelof van der Merwe
Mickey Arthur
(Coach)
Team Bio
Played its first Twenty20 International against New Zealand at Johannesburg in October 2005, losing by five wickets.
Hosted ICC WT20 2007, but failed to reach the semi-finals in the competition.
In its most recent Twenty20 International series South Africa played Australia at home and away, losing both games in Australia and winning both in South Africa.
Its only trophy in an ICC event is the ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 in Bangladesh.
Lost to Australia in the semi-final of the ICC CWC 2007.
Has a poor record in semi-finals of ICC events, having won only one of the seven in which it has participated.
Ranked first in the ICC Reliance Mobile ODI Rankings as at 1 April 2009, winning the prize money of $ 175 000.
First staged a domestic Twenty20 competition in 2003/04. The current holders are Cape Cobras who beat Eagles by 22 runs in the 2008/09 final
Australia Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Team
Current players
Ricky Ponting
(Captain)
Brett Lee
Nathan Bracken
Cameron White
Brad Haddin
Nathan Hauritz
Shane Watson
Michael Clarke
Michael Hussey
James Hopes
Mitchell Johnson
Ben Hilfenhaus
David Hussey
Peter Siddle
David Warner
Tim Nielsen
(Coach)
Ricky Ponting
(Captain)
Brett Lee
Nathan Bracken
Cameron White
Brad Haddin
Nathan Hauritz
Shane Watson
Michael Clarke
Michael Hussey
James Hopes
Mitchell Johnson
Ben Hilfenhaus
David Hussey
Peter Siddle
David Warner
Tim Nielsen
(Coach)
Team Bio
Lost by 15 runs to India in the semi-final of ICC WT20 2007.
Played in the inaugural men’s Twenty20 International match, defeating New Zealand at Auckland in February 2005 by 44 runs.
Its only previous Twenty20 International in England resulted in a 100-run loss at Southampton in 2005, prior to the Ashes series that season.
Matthew Hayden was the leading run-scorer at ICC WT20 2007 with 265 runs.
Won the last three ICC CWCs: 1999, 2003 and 2007.
Won ICC Champions Trophy 2006, beating West Indies by eight wickets in the final at Mumbai.
Is currently ranked first in the Reliance Mobile Test Championship.
Its domestic Twenty20 competition began in 2005-06 and the current holders are New South Wales, who defeated Victoria by five wickets in the final in 2009.
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