2017 Champions Trophy groups announced

dillinger10 · 06-01-2016, 10:22 AM · 1 person reading this discussion

#1
Hosts England have been drawn in Group A along with Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Group B consists of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa.

The opening game of the tournament is between England and Bangladesh on 1 June, with the final at The Oval on 18 June.

ICC Champions Trophy Fixtures:

1 June – England v Bangladesh, The Oval (d)
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)

#2
Where is West Indies.  :-\

#3
The Pakistan board were very crafty in their scheduling in order to ensure they qualified for the tournament. If the cut off date for qualification had been two months later, West Indies would have made it in and Pakistan would have been sat at home.

#4
Oh , right !! i had forgotten ... :-[

#5
I thought this tournament was shelved for T20

#6
This is the FINAL edition.

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