The first tournament, labelled as a mini World Cup, was staged in Dhaka in October 1998 and raised more than £10 million. The second, in Nairobi, was a commercial success although the crowds stayed away. By the time the 2002 event was held - and there was disquiet as it was so close to the World Cup five months later - the idea of playing in developing nations had been ditched (in fairness, options had already been exhausted) and as revenue-generation was the main raison d'etre, it needed to be in one of the main countries as this allowed the format to be expanded. In 2004 the jamboree moved to England and it became clear the format of group games led to too many meaningless games. By the time the 2006 tournament in India came into view, the event was under fire from some quarters, and at one time there were even hints that India might decline to take part in 2008.
Group TableGroup A
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.529 |
| West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.009 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.482 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.044 |
Group B
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.767 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.572 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.195 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.107 |
Tue Sep 22 14:30 local
12:30 GMT Group B - South Africa v Sri Lanka SuperSport Park, Centurion
18:00 IST
Wed Sep 23 14:30 local
12:30 GMT Group A - Pakistan v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium,
18:00 IST
Thu Sep 24 09:30 local
07:30 GMT
13:00 IST Group B - South Africa v New Zealand SuperSport Park, Centurion
Fri Sep 25
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST Group B - England v Sri Lanka New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesberg
Sat Sep 26
09:30 local | 07:30 GMT
13:00 IST Group A - Australia v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesberg
Sat Sep 26
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST Group A - India v Pakistan SuperSport Park, Centurion
Sun Sep 27
09:30 local | 07:30 GMT
13:00 IST Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Sun Sep 27
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST Group B - South Africa v England SuperSport Park, Centurion
Mon Sep 28
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST Group A - Australia v India SuperSport Park, Centurion
Tue Sep 29
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST Group B - England v New Zealand New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Wed Sep 30
09:30 local | 07:30 GMT
13:00 IST Group A - Australia v Pakistan SuperSport Park, Centurion
Wed Sep 30
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST Group A - India v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Fri Oct 2
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST 1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (A1 v B2) SuperSport Park, Centurion
Sat Oct 3
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST 2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (B1 v A2) New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Mon Oct 5
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:00 IST Final - TBC v TBC SuperSport Park, Centurion
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