Trent Bridge will be the third venue for next year's World Twenty20, the England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed.

Nottinghamshire's ground was selected at a meeting on Wednesday for the tournament, which takes place in June 2009.

Lord's and the Oval had already been named as the other two venues.

The opening match and the final will be held at Lord's, with the Oval and Trent Bridge each hosting a semi-final.

"I know that there were some extremely competitive bids from all grounds who wanted to be a part of this exciting event," tournament director Steve Elworthy told the ECB's official website.

"I am delighted that Trent Bridge joins Lord's and the Oval as a venue. It gives the tournament a good geographical spread without being logistically challenging for the players and officials

"We now know that Lord's will host the opening game and the final while both Trent Bridge and The Oval will stage the semi-final days, which will include both the men's and women's semi-finals."