India will start their ICC Champions Trophy title defence against
arch rivals Pakistan when the two powerhouses lock horns at Edgbaston,
Birmingham, on June 4, 2017. The 18-day tournament will take place from
June 01 to 18, 2017.
In the other mouth-watering tie, Australia and New Zealand will lock horns in a repeat of the World Cup 2015 final at Edgbaston
The tournament schedule was announced at The Oval exactly a year before the first ball is bowled in the tournament, in which a total of 15 matches - including three knockout games - will be played over two and a half weeks.
The top 8 sides on the ODI Team Rankings on September 30, 2015, have qualified for this tournament, with world champion Australia seeded number-one. They head Group A, which also includes fourth seed New Zealand, sixth seed England and seventh seed Bangladesh, who will be returning to this competition for the first time since 2006
The top 2 sides from each group will progress to the semi-finals, which will be played at Cardiff and Edgbaston on June 14 and 15, respectively, with The Oval hosting the final. There will be a reserve day for the final.
“The announcement of the ICC Champions Trophy schedule 12 months before the start of the event will provide sufficient time to all eight sides to plan for the tournament and arrive in England and Wales fully prepared," ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said.
Group A
Australia
New Zealand
England
Bangladesh
Group B
India
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Schedule
June 1 – England vs Bangladesh, The Oval (d)
June 2 – Australia vs New Zealand, Edgbaston (d)
June 3 – Sri Lanka vs South Africa, The Oval (d)
June 4 – India vs Pakistan, Edgbaston (d)
June 5 – Australia vs Bangladesh, The Oval (d/n)
June 6 – England vs New Zealand, Cardiff (d)
June 7 – Pakistan vs South Africa, Edgbaston (d/n)
June 8 – India vs Sri Lanka, The Oval (d)
June 9 – New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Cardiff (d)
June 10 – England vs Australia, Edgbaston (d)
June 11 – India vs South Africa, The Oval (d)
June 12 – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Cardiff (d)
June 14 – First semi-final (Group A1 v Group B2), Cardiff (d)
June 15 – Second semi-final (Group A2 v Group B1), Edgbaston (d)
June 18 – Final, The Oval (d)
June 19 – Reserve day (d)
(Left to right) ECB director (global events) Steve Elworthy, ECB Director (Global Events), England's ODI skipper Eoin Morgan and ICC's chief executive David Richardson during the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 launch
In the other mouth-watering tie, Australia and New Zealand will lock horns in a repeat of the World Cup 2015 final at Edgbaston
The tournament schedule was announced at The Oval exactly a year before the first ball is bowled in the tournament, in which a total of 15 matches - including three knockout games - will be played over two and a half weeks.
The top 8 sides on the ODI Team Rankings on September 30, 2015, have qualified for this tournament, with world champion Australia seeded number-one. They head Group A, which also includes fourth seed New Zealand, sixth seed England and seventh seed Bangladesh, who will be returning to this competition for the first time since 2006
The top 2 sides from each group will progress to the semi-finals, which will be played at Cardiff and Edgbaston on June 14 and 15, respectively, with The Oval hosting the final. There will be a reserve day for the final.
“The announcement of the ICC Champions Trophy schedule 12 months before the start of the event will provide sufficient time to all eight sides to plan for the tournament and arrive in England and Wales fully prepared," ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said.
Group A
Australia
New Zealand
England
Bangladesh
Group B
India
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Schedule
June 1 – England vs Bangladesh, The Oval (d)
June 2 – Australia vs New Zealand, Edgbaston (d)
June 3 – Sri Lanka vs South Africa, The Oval (d)
June 4 – India vs Pakistan, Edgbaston (d)
June 5 – Australia vs Bangladesh, The Oval (d/n)
June 6 – England vs New Zealand, Cardiff (d)
June 7 – Pakistan vs South Africa, Edgbaston (d/n)
June 8 – India vs Sri Lanka, The Oval (d)
June 9 – New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Cardiff (d)
June 10 – England vs Australia, Edgbaston (d)
June 11 – India vs South Africa, The Oval (d)
June 12 – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Cardiff (d)
June 14 – First semi-final (Group A1 v Group B2), Cardiff (d)
June 15 – Second semi-final (Group A2 v Group B1), Edgbaston (d)
June 18 – Final, The Oval (d)
June 19 – Reserve day (d)
(Left to right) ECB director (global events) Steve Elworthy, ECB Director (Global Events), England's ODI skipper Eoin Morgan and ICC's chief executive David Richardson during the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 launch
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