ICC has officially announced the Champions Trophy 2017 groups and
schedule. India and Pakistan are once again paired in the same group
with South Africa and Sri Lanka the other two. While Australia, England,
New Zealand and Bangladesh are in group 1. Below is the entire schedule
of the 2017 event.
The full fixture list is announced and we have two groups of four
teams each. Every team in the group will play 1 match against the other
three and top 2 from each group qualifying of the semifinals.
| DATE | MATCHES | VENUES |
| 1 June 2017 | England vs Bangladesh (Group A) | The Oval, London |
| 2 June 2017 | Australia vs New Zealand (Group A) | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 3 June 2017 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa (GroupB) | The Oval, London |
| 4 June 2017 | India vs Pakistan (Group B) | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 5 June 2017 | Australia vs Bangladesh (Group A) | The Oval, London |
| 6 June 2017 | England vs New Zealand (Group A) | Cardiff, Wales |
| 7 June 2017 | Pakistan vs South Africa (Group B) | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 8 June 2017 | India vs Sri Lanka (Group B) | The Oval, London |
| 9 June 2017 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh (Group A) | Cardiff, Wales |
| 10 June 2017 | England vs Australia (Group A) | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 11 June 2017 | India vs South Africa (Group B) | The Oval, London |
| 12 June 2017 | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (Group B) | Cardiff, Wales |
| 14 June 2017 | 1st Semifinal (Group A Winners vs group B Runners-up) | Cardiff, Wales |
| 15 June 2017 | 2nd Semifinal (Group b Winners vs Group A Runners-up) | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 18 June 2017 | The Final | The Oval, London |
| 19 June 2017 | Reserve day for Final |
ICC Champions Trophy Schedule & Dates:
The initial dates for 2017 edition has been announced. The tournament
will take place in England from 1st June to 18th June 2017. A total of
15 matches will be played including 12 group games, 2 semifinals and the
final on 18th June at The Lords, London England and Wales cricket board (ECB) will announced the venues and
the final fixture list by december 2016 and the tickets for Champions
Trophy will go on sale after the draw for the group stages has been
made.
Qualified Teams:
Australia, India, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England,
Bangladesh and Pakistan has qualified for the next edition and the draws
for group stage will be made in december 2016. England being host
nation will be in Group A (for administration purposes).
