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ICC Champions Trophy Pakistan open against WI

AFP, Karachi
Hosts Pakistan and 2006 runners-up the West Indies wall open the Champions TYophy on September 11, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Saturday.
’The opening match will be between Pakistan and the West Indies while defending champions and top seed Australia will open its campaign against India on 13 September in Lahore, " the ICC said.
The sixth edition of the biennial event, regarded as the second biggest competition in cricket after the World Cup, will run from September 11-28.
An ICC advanced delegation is in Pakistan and has assessed facilities and security arrangements in Lahore and Rawalpindi. They will assess the third venue in Karachi on Sunday.
The eight teams in the 2008 trophy will play on a round-robin basis with two teams from each group progressing to the semifinals.
"As discussed at the ICC Board meeting earlier this week in Dubai, a full independent security assessment of the situation in Pakistan will be conducted in June," the ICC said.
A recent spate of suicide bomb blasts has raised security fears in Pakistan which forced the Australian team to postpone their tour to the troubled country earlier this month.
However, the ICC maintained the event will be held in Pakistan subject to security clearance. Sri Lanka is the alternative venue in case Pakistan is not given clearance.
"As compared to the 2006 tournament when 21 matches were played over 29 days, 15 matches will be played in 17 day’s this year in what is a much shorter, sharper format," the ICC said.
The first semifinal will be played in Karachi on September 24 while Rawalpindi will host the second semifinal the following day.
The final will be held in Lahore on September 28.
The following are the two groups (with seedings in brackets):
GROUP A: Australia (1), India (4), Pakistan (5), West Indies (8) GROUP B: South Africa (2), New Zealand (3), Sri Lanka (6), England (7)
SCHEDULE
Sept 11 / i PakvWI • ' Lahore
Sept 12 NZvSL Karachi
Sept 13 Aus v Ind Lahore
Sept 14 EngvSL Karachi
Sept 15 SAvNZ Rawalpindi
Sept 16 Wlvlnd Karachi
Sept 17 PakvAus Rawalpindi
Sept 18 SAvSL Lahore
Sept 19 EngvNZ Rawalpindi
Sept 20 Pakvlnd Lahore
Sept 21 AusvWI Karachi
Eng v SA Rawalpindi
Sept 24 1st Semi Karachi
Sept 25 2nd Semi Rawalpindi
Sept 28 Final Lahore