ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Schedule Announced

Widely known as the Mini Worldcup, Champions Trophy is back to entertain again.

Though ICC said that the 2013 edition would be the last item, the council has changed the decision and continuously for the second time, the tournament will be held at England and Wales.

The 2017 edition is scheduled in between June 1st and June 18th with a reserve day on June 19th.Interestingly, the biggest rivals of the game, India and Pakistan are in the same group which is B.They will go against each other on June 4th in a Day Match.On a reminding note, the current champion of this tournament is Team India.

GROUPS : Group A: Australia , New Zealand , England, Bangladesh .Group B: India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan SCHEDULE 1 June – England v Bangladesh, The Oval (Day) 2 June – Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston (D) 3 June – Sri Lanka v South Africa, The Oval (D) 4 June – India v Pakistan, Edgbaston (D) 5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (D/N) 6 June – England v New Zealand, Cardiff (D) 7 June – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (D/N) 8 June – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (D) 9 June – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff (D) 10 June – England v Australia, Edgbaston (D) 11 June – India v South Africa, The Oval (D) 12 June – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff (D) 14 June – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (D) 15 June – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (D) 18 June – Final, The Oval (D) 19 June – Reserve day (D).