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JOHANNESBURG - New Zealand have been pooled with Sri Lanka and Kenya at the inaugural Twenty/20 world cricket championship in South Africa.
South Africa open the tournament against the West Indies in Johannesburg on September 11.
The competition is being held from September 11 to 24, with matches in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.
Bangladesh are the other team in South Africa's group, while World Cup champions Australia are drawn with Zimbabwe and England.
There are four groups in total with the top two sides in each going through to a Super Eight phase, followed by semifinals on September 22 and the final two days later.
Group A: South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh.
Group B: Australia, England, Zimbabwe.
Group C: New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Kenya.
Group D: Pakistan, India, Scotland.
- REUTERS