New Delhi: Indian cricket team will begin its title defence in Champions Trophy 2017 against arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston in what will be a mouth-watering clash.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today released the schedule of the prestigious even comprising eight teams.
Here are the details of the groups:
Group A: Australia, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh
Group B: India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Here is the complete schedule of the event:
June 1 (Thursday) – England v Bangladesh, The Oval (d)
June 2 (Friday) – Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston (d)
June 3 (Saturday) – Sri Lanka v South Africa, The Oval (d)
June 4 (Sunday)– India v Pakistan, Edgbaston (d)
June 5 (Monday) – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (d/n)
Tues, June 6 (Tuesday) – England v New Zealand, Cardiff (d)
June 7 (Wednesday) – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (d/n)
June 8 (Thursday) – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (d)
June 9 (Friday) – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff (d)
June 10 (Saturday) – England v Australia, Edgbaston (d)
June 11 (Sunday) – India v South Africa, The Oval (d)
June 12 (Monday) – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff (d)
June 14 (Wednesday) – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (d)
June 15 (Thursday) – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (d)
June 18 (Sunday) – Final, The Oval (d)
June 19 (Monday) – Reserve day (d)
TIMINGS: Match timing – Day matches will start at 10:30 (UK time) – 3:30pm IST, while day/night matches will start at 13h30 (UK time) – 6pm IST
