The tournament involves 25 matches played over 16 days. The opening match of the tournament between Australia and New Zealand will be held at North Sydney Oval on Sunday, 8 March 2009. The group stages will be held from 7 to 12 March, the Super 6 qualification stage from Saturday 14 to Thursday 19 March and the Final on Sunday 22 March 2009.
The Tournament will be based in Sydney with matches at North Sydney Oval, Bankstown Oval and Drummoyne Oval with group stage matches also being played in the regional areas of Newcastle, Bowral and Canberra.
The 6 best matches will be broadcast live into over 100 countries around the world on television, website and radio. The Tournament is supported by major international partners, such as ESPN StarSports, IMG Media, Reliance Mobile, Pepsi, Emirates, LG, Yahoo and Reebok.