Final preparations for 20-20 World cup underway
Thursday, April 22, 2010
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Guyana is in its final stage of preparations for the International Cricket Council (ICC) 20-20 cricket tournament slated to begin on April 30 at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.
Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon told the media at a post-cabinet media briefing on Wednesday that areas of traffic and stadium management, protocol and security were the most comprehensive range of preparations, noting that the level of organisation of this activity is parallel to that which prevailed at the time of Cricket World Cup (CWC) hosted by the West Indies in 2007.
With international cricket returning, the country is once again gearing in anticipation of thousands of visitors.
Cabinet was advised that a few tickets are still available for the warm up match three days before the official start of the tournament. The tickets are free of cost.
Official matches will be played on April 30 with New Zealand taking on Sri Lanka and the West Indies battling Ireland while on May 3, Sri Lanka will challenge Zimbabwe and West Indies will compete against England.
The Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia and the Kensington Oval in Barbados are the other host venues for the tournament which will feature 12 teams. Included in the roster is Afghanistan, the new comer.
The tournament will entail a round-robin match divided onto four groups. Two teams from each group will play super-eight matches in two groups and the top two will be qualified for the first knock-out round in the semifinals.
Two matches will be held in the same stadium each day.
Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon told the media at a post-cabinet media briefing on Wednesday that areas of traffic and stadium management, protocol and security were the most comprehensive range of preparations, noting that the level of organisation of this activity is parallel to that which prevailed at the time of Cricket World Cup (CWC) hosted by the West Indies in 2007.
With international cricket returning, the country is once again gearing in anticipation of thousands of visitors.
Cabinet was advised that a few tickets are still available for the warm up match three days before the official start of the tournament. The tickets are free of cost.
Official matches will be played on April 30 with New Zealand taking on Sri Lanka and the West Indies battling Ireland while on May 3, Sri Lanka will challenge Zimbabwe and West Indies will compete against England.
The Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia and the Kensington Oval in Barbados are the other host venues for the tournament which will feature 12 teams. Included in the roster is Afghanistan, the new comer.
The tournament will entail a round-robin match divided onto four groups. Two teams from each group will play super-eight matches in two groups and the top two will be qualified for the first knock-out round in the semifinals.
Two matches will be held in the same stadium each day.
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