Twenty20 World Cup Fixtures - South Africa 2007

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Saturday, September 8th 2007 - Warm Up Games

Pakistan v Zimbabwe 10:00 Centurion
Kenya v West Indies 10:00 Benoni
Bangladesh v Scotland 14:00 Centurion
Australia v New Zealand 14:00 Benoni
South Africa v Sri Lanka 14:00 Potchefstroom

Sunday, September 9th 2007 - Warm Up Games

Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1000 Centurion
Kenya v Bangladesh 1000 Benoni
South Africa v Australia 14:00 Centurion
New Zealand v West Indies 14:00 Benoni
Zombabwe v Scotland 14:00 Potchefstroom

Tuesday, September 11th 2007

South Africa v West Indies 1800 Johannesburg

Wednesday, September 12th 2007

New Zealand v Kenya 1000 Durban
Pakistan v Scotland 1400 Durban
Australia v Zimbabwe 1800 Cape Town

Thursday, September 13th 2007

West Indies v Bangladesh 1000 b Johannesburg
Zimbabwe v England 1400 Cape Town
India v Scotland 1800 Durban

Friday, September 14th 2007

Sri Lanka v Kenya 1000 Johannesburg
Australia v England 1400 Cape Town
India v Pakistan 1800 Durban

Saturday, September 15th 2007

Sri Lanka v New Zealand 1400 Johannesburg
South Africa v Bangladesh 1800 Cape Town

Sunday, September 16th 2007

Winner Group C v Runner Up Group D 1000 Johannesburg
Winner Group B v Runner Up Group A 1400 Cape Town
Winner Group A v Runner Up Group B 1800 Cape Town

Monday, September 17th 2007

Winner Group D v Runner Up Group C 1800 Johannesburg

Tuesday, September 18th 2007

Winner Group C v Runner Up Group B 1000 Durban
Winner Group B v Winner Group D 1400 Johannesburg
Runner Up Group A v Runner Up Group C 1800 Johannesburg

Wednesday, September 19th 2007

Winner Group A v Winner Group C 1400 Durban
Runner Up Group B v Runner Up Group D 1800 Durban

Thursday, September 20th 2007

Winner Group B v Runner Up Group C 1000 Cape Town
Runner Up Group A v Winner Group D 1400 Cape Town
Winner Group A v Runner Up Group D 1800 Durban

Saturday, September 22nd 2007

E2 v F1 1400 Cape Town
E1 v F2 1800 Durban

Monday, September 24th 2007

Final TBA Johannesburg

Twenty20 avoids World Cup errors

Organisers of next month's ICC World Twenty20 event say they have learnt from mistakes made at the World Cup.

The competition in the West Indies was criticised for poorly attended games and a lack of atmosphere in grounds.

But with Twenty20 tickets available for £1.38, organisers in South Africa hope to attract plenty of local interest.

"We have learnt from issues about the lack of attendances and local flavour in the West Indies," tournament director Steve Elworthy told BBC Sport.

The inaugural World Twenty20 gets under way on 11 September at three venues in South Africa - Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

The cheapest ticket for any game - including England versus Australia - is 20 rand (£1.38), while the most expensive for the final were available for 160 rand (£11).

In contrast tickets for the World Cup final ranged from $100-300 (£49-149).

Even tickets for the World Cup Super 8 stage cost $75 (£37) - as a result empty seats were in abundance in the Caribbean.

Local fans were priced out of the market by World Cup officials and put off by strict rules against taking musical instruments into the ground.

Elworthy added: "At the end of the World Cup they allowed the steel bands into the ground and started getting the Caribbean feel back into the matches.

"From a ticket pricing perspective we have priced them really competitively and it's reflected in our sales.

"We have tried to make sure it's affordable. The top end tickets are not too high and the bottom end are seriously accessible.

"There has been a lot of home support in terms of snapping up the tickets.

"We have learned and the ICC also understood it was a barrier to buy a ticket because up to 300 US dollars (£149) for a ticket is pretty expensive.

"It was discussed at length and eventually we came up with this formula which has a very big South African flavour.

"Some of the high-profile games are sold out - the opening game, the final and both the semi-finals.

"One or two of the double-headers are close to being sold-out."

Elworthy says the ticket prices are similar to the cost of watching their domestic Twenty20 cricket and lower than for a one-day international game in South Africa.

Organisers are also looking at boosting attendances for the games between the less popular nations by offering tickets to schools and local clubs.

source - bbc.co.uk