Hosts South Africa [ Images ] will open the inaugural Twenty20 [ Images ] world championship against the West Indies [ Images ] in Johannesburg on September 11, Cricket South Africa announced.

The tournament is being held from September 11 to 24, with matches in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

India [ Images ] will play arch-rivals Pakistan in a Group D match in Durban on September 14.

Bangladesh are the other team in South Africa's group, while Australia [ Images ] are drawn with Zimbabwe and England [ Images ].

There are four groups in total with the top two sides in each going through to a Super Eights phase, followed by semi-finals 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 [ Images ], Sri Lanka [ Images ], Kenya.

Group D: Pakistan, India, Scotland.

Fixtures:

September 11: South Africa v West Indies (Johannesburg).

September 12: New Zealand v Kenya (Durban); Pakistan v Scotland (Durban); Australia v Zimbabwe (Cape Town).

September 13: West Indies v Bangladesh (Johannesburg); Zimbabwe v England (Cape Town); India v Scotland (Durban).

September 14: India v Pakistan (Durban); Sri Lanka v Kenya (Johannesburg); Australia v England (Cape Town)

September 15: Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Johannesburg); South Africa v Bangladesh (Cape Town).

September 16: C1 v D2 (Johannesburg); B1 v A2 (Cape Town); A1 v B2 (Cape Town).

September 17: D1 v C2 (Johannesburg).

September 18: C1 v B2 (Durban); B1 v D1 (Johannesburg); A2 v C2 (Johannesburg).

September 19: A1 v C1 (Durban); B2 v D2 (Durban).

September 20: B1 v C2 (Cape Town); A2 v D1 (Cape Town); A1 v D2 (Durban).

September 22: Semi-final E2 v F1 (Cape Town); Semi-final E1 v F2 (Durban).

September 24: Final (Johannesburg).