icricketer.com  > Reference   ICC Champions Trophy match schedule confirmed ICC Media Release 28 March 2002  2003 World Cup host South Africa will play the West Indies in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka, when the teams meet in Colombo on Thursday, 12th September.  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 full match schedule announced by the ICC today, is as follows:  1 Thursday 12th September South Africa v West Indies 2 Friday 13th September Sri Lanka v Pakistan 3 Saturday 14th September India v Zimbabwe 4 Sunday 15th September Australia v New Zealand 5 Monday 16th September West Indies v Kenya 6 Tuesday 17th September Sri Lanka v Holland 7 Wednesday 18th September England v Zimbabwe 8 Thursday 19th September Australia v Bangladesh 9 Friday 20th September South Africa v Kenya 10 Saturday 21st September Pakistan v Holland 11 Sunday 22nd September England v India 12 Monday 23rd September New Zealand v Bangladesh Tuesday 24th September REST DAY 13 Wednesday 25th September SEMI FINAL 1 Winner Pool 2 v Winner Pool 3 Thursday 26th September RESERVE DAY - SEMI FINAL 1 14 Friday 27th September SEMI FINAL 2 Winner Pool 1 v Winner Pool 4 Saturday 28th September RESERVE DAY - SEMI FINAL 2 15 Sunday 29th September FINAL Winner Semi Final 1 v Winner Semi Final 2 Monday 30th September RESERVE DAY - FINAL Teams have been pooled into four groups and ranked on their final position in the 2000 ICC Knockout, held in Nairobi, Kenya, where New Zealand beat India in a thrilling final. The Champions Trophy Pool allocations are:  Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4 Australia England Kenya Holland  Bangladesh India South Africa Pakistan New Zealand Zimbabwe West Indies Sri Lanka Two venues in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo will be utilized for the tournament. These will be confirmed in the near future, together with a decision on the use of day/night matches.