2017 Champions Trophy schedule announced | India and Pakistan in same group

India, who won the last edition of the tournament back in 2013, will start their campaign for the 2017 edition against their traditional rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on June 4, 2017. The 18-day tournament is scheduled to be held from June 1 to 18, and the final will take place at the Oval.

Australia, New Zealand, England, and Bangladesh are in Group A, while India, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka make up the Group B. The top eight sides of the ICC ODI rankings – as of 2015 September 30 – qualified for the tournament, with the World Champions seeded as number one. The top two sides from each of the groups progress to the semi-finals before the final in Oval on June 18.

Here are the fixtures in full, it all starts in England one year from TODAY! June 1st 2017 for

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

Fri, 2 June – Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston (d)

Sun, 4 June – India v Pakistan, Edgbaston (d)

Mon, 5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (d/n)

Wed, 7 June – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (d/n)

Thurs, 8 June – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (d)

Sat, 10 June – England v Australia, Edgbaston (d)

Sun, 11 June – India v South Africa, The Oval (d)

Wed, 14 June – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (d)

Thurs, 15 June – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (d)

Mon, 19 June – Reserve day (d)

Match timing – Day matches will start at 10h30 (UK time), while day/night matches will start at 13h30 (UK time)