The International Cricket Council on Thursday announced the itinerary of the Champions Trophy limited-overs tournament to be played in India in October-November:
All matches will be day-night games.
Venues:
Brabourne stadium, Mumbai
Sardar Patel stadium, Ahmedabad
Punjab Cricket Association stadium, Mohali
Sawai Man Singh stadium, Jaipur
Qualifying round:
Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe (top two teams from the round-robin to qualify for the main tournament):
Oct 7: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Mohali
Oct 8: West Indies v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad
Oct 10: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad
Oct 11: West Indies v Bangladesh, Jaipur
Oct 13: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, Jaipur
Oct 14: Sri Lanka v West Indies, Mumbai
Main Tournament
Group A
(Australia, India, England, Qualifier 2)
Oct 15: India v England, Jaipur
Oct 18: Australia v Q2, Mumbai
Oct 21: Australia v England, Jaipur
Oct 26: India v Q2, Ahmedabad
Oct 28: England v Q2, Ahmedabad
Oct 29: India v Australia, Mohali
Group B
(South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, Qualifier 1)
Oct 16: New Zealand v South Africa, Mumbai
Oct 17: Pakistan v Q1, Jaipur
Oct 20: New Zealand v Q1, Mumbai
Oct 24: South Africa v Q1, Ahmedabad
Oct 25: New Zealand v Pakistan, Mohali
Oct 27: Pakistan v South Africa, Mohali
