Watch Live Streaming of the ICC champions trophy inaugural match between Sri Lanka vs South Africa which will begin on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, Start time 1430 (1230 GMT).

After many hurdles the much awaited ICC Champions Trophy 2009 will begin in South Africa, Initialy the Tournament was supposed to be held in Pakistan last year, but since the situation in Pakistan and the recent terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan Team forced the  ICC to shift the venue to South Africa.

South Africa lead 5-1  on Sri Lanka in ICC events.
SriLankan Murali, with 23 wickets, is the highest wicket-taker in Champions Trophy history.

South Africa and Sri Lanka have faced each other only two times in the  Champions Trophy.Both the matches have been won by South Africa.

Pitch and conditions

SuperSport Park at the Centurian has  a seating capacity of 20,000, is known to have the best ‘Player facilities’. Indian legend Kapil Dev rates this ground as one of the 10 best grounds in the world.

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South Africa (probable) 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 AB de Villiers, 5 JP Duminy, 6 Mark Boucher (wk), 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Roelof van der Merwe/Wayne Parnell, 9 Johan Botha, 10 Makhaya Ntini, 11 Dale Steyn.

Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilina Kandamby, 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 7 Angelo Mathews, 8 Thilan Thushara, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Muttiah Muralitharan, 11 Lasith Malinga.