Schedule of Warm up Matches of ICC Champions Trophy 2009

ICC Champions Trophy starts from 22 September 2009. All the participating teams are currently preparing for the tournament. Teams like England and Australia are currently involved in a 7-match series, while Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand are taking part in a tri-nation series. No doubt, these matches are part of their preparation ahead of the prestigious tournament which is ranked second after world cup in ODI format. Some other teams like West Indies and Pakistan are current involved in conditioning camp where they are working out their problems.

Well, almost all of the participating teams will play one or two warm-up matches before the start of Champions Trophy. All of the warm-up games will be held on 18 and 20 September and the matches will take place in three venues: Potchefstroom, Benoni and Pretoria. Here, I am giving the full schedule of warm-up games of ICC Champion Trophy 2009:

Date	Competing Teams	Venue
18 Sep Friday	South Africa vs West Indies	Potchefstroom
18 Sep Friday	Pakistan vs Sri Lanka	Willowmoore Park, Benoni
18 Sep Friday	New Zealand vs Warriors	LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
20 Sep Sunday	New Zealand vs India	Potchefstroom
20 Sep Sunday	Pakistan vs Warriors	Willowmoore Park, Benoni
20 Sep Sunday	Sri Lanka vs West Indies	LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria

Defending champion Australia and England will not play any warm-up match as they will arrive South Africa late following the seven-match ODI series.