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India to start ICC Champions Trophy title defence against Pakistan as event schedule announced with one year to go
Defending champion India is seeded second and leads Group B, which also comprises third seed South Africa, fifth seed Sri Lanka and eighth seed Pakistan.
• Hosts England to face Bangladesh in tournament opener at The Oval on 1 June
• Trans-Tasman rivals Australia and New Zealand to feature in a repeat of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final at Edgbaston on 2 June
• Former winners Sri Lanka and South Africa to lock horns at The Oval on 3 June
• 15 matches to be played over 18 days at three iconic venues; The Oval to stage the final on 18 June
• David Richardson says the event will have added value and context as it will be played just three months before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 qualification cut-off date
• Steve Elworthy says ECB looks forward to welcoming the event following its success in 2013
• The ticket ballot for the tournament will open on 1 September and close at the end of the month on 30 September. All remaining tickets will then go on general sale in October
India will launch its ICC Champions Trophy title defence against traditional rival Pakistan when the two Asian powerhouses go head to head at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 4 June 2017. The 18-day tournament will run from 1 to 18 June 2017 and will also see matches played at the Cardiff Wales Stadium in Cardiff and The Oval in London.
A couple of days before this mouth-watering all-Asian clash, Australia and New Zealand will lock horns in a repeat of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final at Edgbaston. Event host and 2004 and 2013 finalist England will take on Bangladesh in the tournament opener at The Oval, which will also be the venue for a battle between former champions Sri Lanka and South Africa on 3 June.
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 knock-out games - will be played over two and a half weeks.
The top eight sides on the ICC ODI Team Rankings on 30 September 2015 have qualified for this tournament, with world champion Australia seeded number-one. It heads 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.
Defending champion India is seeded second and leads Group B, which also comprises third seed South Africa, fifth seed Sri Lanka and eighth seed Pakistan.
The top two sides from each group will progress to the semi-finals, which will be played at Cardiff and Edgbaston on 14 and 15 June respectively, with The Oval hosting the final. There will be a reserve day for the grand finally
Event schedule:
Thurs, 1 June – England v Bangladesh, The Oval (d)
Fri, 2 June – Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston (d)
Sat, 3 June – Sri Lanka v South Africa, The Oval (d)
Sun, 4 June – India v Pakistan, Edgbaston (d)
Mon, 5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (d/n)
Tues, 6 June – England v New Zealand, Cardiff (d)
Wed, 7 June – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (d/n)
Thurs, 8 June – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (d)
Fri, 9 June – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff (d)
Sat, 10 June – England v Australia, Edgbaston (d)
Sun, 11 June – India v South Africa, The Oval (d)
Mon, 12 June – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff (d)
Wed, 14 June – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (d)
Thurs, 15 June – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (d)
Sun, 18 June – Final, The Oval (d)
Mon, 19 June – Reserve day (d)
*The ICC Champions Trophy in 1998 and 2000 was known as the ICC Knock-Out
Groups (based on teams’ rankings as on 30 September 2015; x denotes seeding)
Group A Group B
1 Australia 2 India
4 New Zealand 3 South Africa
6 England 5 Sri Lanka
7 Bangladesh 8 Pakistan
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