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Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town to host Twenty20 championship

Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town will host the first Twenty20 world championship in South Africa next year, the International Cricket Council said Tuesday.

Durban's Sahara Stadium, Liberty Life Wanderers in Johannesburg and Sahara Park in Cape Town will host the 12-team event next September. The three grounds also hosted games at the 2003 World Cup.

Cricket's top 10 nations will compete, with the final two spots determined at a tournament in January involving Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands and Scotland.

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