Champions Trophy 2009 Begins!
Well it all starts today with Sri Lanka Vs South Africa and it looks set to be a quality display of international cricket. I have already predicted a South African victory and am going to stick with it - being the home team and all they must have a great chance!
Sangakkara has seemed upbeat in all prematch interviews. Sri Lanka have just come off the back of winning a five match series against Pakistan and managed to reach the final of the triangular series. However they did lose the final against India in what proved to be a thriller!
South African captain Smith seemed to indicate that the freshness of his players would play a major role in helping them to win the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. They certainly have the easy of the two groups only having to beat England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka to ensure their place in the semi finals.
Todays opener should be a cracker and if you fancy having a punt on it then check out my South Africa vs Sri Lanka cricket betting tips or if you want more of an overall betting perspective on this years tournament then check out the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 betting tips using the previous link.
If you are in the UK then the action kicks off at 1pm on Sky Sports 1 - the game is scheduled to start at 1.30pm
