Revised Itinerary for ICC Champions Trophy 2002

Sri Lanka will take on Pakistan in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2002 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium on the 12th of September.

In all, nine of the tournament's 15 matches will be day-night fixtures at Premadasa, adding variety and atmosphere to the tournament. They include the final, the two semi-finals and six Pool stage matches. The Sinhalese Sports Club will host the other six Pool stage matches.

Each of the 12 competing nations will play two games in the Pool stage of the tournament between the 12th and 23rd September. The semi finals will take place on Wednesday 25th and Friday 27th, with the final scheduled for Sunday 29th September.

The revised match schedule is now as follows. All times are Sri Lanka time which is + 0600 GMT.

Date	Match	Venue
12th September	SRI LANKA v PAKISTAN	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
13th September	SOUTH AFRICA v WEST INDIES	SSC (d) 1000
14th September	INDIA v ZIMBABWE	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
15th September	AUSTRALIA v NEW ZEALAND	SSC (d) 1000
16th September	SRI LANKA v HOLLAND	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
17th September	WEST INDIES v KENYA	SSC (d) 1000
18th September	ENGLAND v ZIMBABWE	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
19th September	AUSTRALIA v BANGLADESH	SSC (d) 1000
20th September	SOUTH AFRICA v KENYA	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
21st September	PAKISTAN v HOLLAND	SSC (d) 1000
22nd September	ENGLAND v INDIA	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
23rd September	NEW ZEALAND v BANGLADESH	SSC (d) 1000
24th September	Rest day

Date	Match	Venue
25th September - SEMI FINAL 1	Winner Pool 2 v Winner Pool 3	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
26th September	RESERVE DAY - SEMI FINAL 1
27th September - SEMI FINAL 2	Winner Pool 1 v Winner Pool 4	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
28th September	RESERVE DAY - SEMI FINAL 2
29th September - FINAL	Winner Semi Final 1 v Winner Semi Final 2	Premadasa (d/n) 1430
30th September	RESERVE DAY - FINAL

There has been no change to the original four Pool allocations, which remain as:

Pool 1	Pool 2	Pool 3	Pool 4
Australia	England	Kenya	Holland
Bangladesh	India	South Africa	Pakistan
New Zealand	Zimbabwe	West Indies	Sri Lanka