World Cup Twenty20 venues named

Published October 6, 2006

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 5: Organisers of the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup Championship in South Africa next year have announced Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban as the host cities for the event.

The Wanderers, Newlands and Kingsmead will stage the matches next September.

Former South Africa bowler Steve Elworthy is the tournament director and he said: "These are world class venues for what will be a world class event.

"This will be a wonderful opportunity to showcase South African cricket and South Africa to millions of viewers." —Agencies

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