Though the venue of Twenty20 World Cup 2009 was England right from the very start, in early January 2008, there was a rumor that the venue could be changed. The reason for this was British government's banning of Zimbabwe from the 2009 tour. However, rumor never turned into reality and England continues to be the venue of ICC T20 World Cup 2009. The matches will take place in Lord's (London), Kennington Oval (London) and Trent Bridge (Nottingham).
As per the schedule of 2009 ICC Twenty20 World Cup, the opening match as well as the final will be played at Lord's (London). One of the semi-finals will take place at Kennington Oval (London), while the other will have Trent Bridge (Nottingham) as its venue. Trent Bridge beat Old Trafford Cricket Ground as the third venue for ICC T20 World Cup 2009, mainly because of its closer proximity to the two London venues - Lord's and Kennington.
Participating Teams- Bangladesh (Group A)
- India (Group A)
- Ireland (Group A) - Qualifier
- England (Group B)
- Netherlands (Group B) - Qualifier
- Pakistan (Group B)
- Australia (Group C)
- Sri Lanka (Group C)
- West Indies (Group C)
- New Zealand (Group D)
- Scotland (Group D) - Qualifier
- South Africa (Group D)
- 5 June 2009: England v Netherlands (Lord's, London)
- 6 June 2009: Scotland v New Zealand (Kennington Oval, London)
- 6 June 2009: Australia v West Indies (Kennington Oval, London)
- 6 June 2009: Bangladesh v India (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)
- 7 June 2009: Scotland v South Africa (Kennington Oval, London)
- 7 June 2009: England v Pakistan (Kennington Oval, London)
- 8 June 2009: Bangladesh v Ireland (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)
- 8 June 2009: Australia v Sri Lanka (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)
- 9 June 2009: Pakistan v Netherlands (Lord's, London)
- 9 June 2009: New Zealand v South Africa (Lord's, London)
- 10 June 2009: India v Ireland (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)
- 10 June 2009: Sri Lanka v West Indies (Trent Bridge, Nottingham))
