Pre-match media arrangements in Mumbai ahead of New Zealand - South Africa match

The following are the pre-match media arrangements on Sunday 15 October ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai the following day.

Both sides are scheduled to practice from 1630 at the CCI but ahead of that both captains will be available to speak to the media.

South Africa's Graeme Smith will start off at approximately 1545, followed by Stephen Fleming of New Zealand.

Both media conferences will take place in the indoor badminton court at the CCI, which is next to Gate 4.

Media scheduled to attend the following day's match should enter the ground via the North Stand (on the opposite side of the ground from the pavilion; the gate is near to and on the opposite side of the road from the Ambassador Hotel); accreditation passes will not be sufficient to guarantee entry into the press box and in order to gain that access, media will need to collect a media match ticket as they enter the ground. Those tickets will be available from approximately 1130, three hours before the scheduled start of play.

Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout the stadium and can be secured by purchasing an internet card which will be on sale in the press box for Rs. 250. Power points are available for photographers on either side of the sightscreen at both ends of the ground.

Non-rights holder cameramen will not be allowed access to the match; they will only be allowed into the ground shortly before the close of play. They should assemble at Gate 4, on the pavilion side of the ground, and will be escorted to the location for the post-match media conference, which is the indoor badminton court.

Those people requiring clarification on any of the above arrangements can obtain it by contacting Brian Murgatroyd, the ICC Manager - Media & Communications, who is in Mumbai.

New Zealand and South Africa are two of the sides in Group B, along with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the latter team qualifying for this stage of the tournament after topping the preliminary round group with three victories, over Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies. The other group - Group A - is made up of Australia, India, England and the West Indies.

The ICC Champions Trophy involves the top ten ODI sides playing 21 matches over 30 days at four venues with the final to be held at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on 5 November. The West Indies are the defending champions after beating England by two wickets at The Brit Oval in September 2004.