London : Defending champions India have been seeded second and will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening cricket match of ICC Champions Trophy after the two nations were placed on Wednesday in the same group for the tournament to be held in England.
Occasion have and 2004 and 2013 finalists England will go up against Bangladesh in the competition opener at The Oval, which will likewise be venue for a battle between former champions Sri Lanka and South Africa on June 3.
Event schedule:
June 1 – England v Bangladesh, The Oval (d)
June 2 – Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston (d)
June 3 – Sri Lanka v South Africa, The Oval (d)
June 4 – India v Pakistan, Edgbaston (d)
June 5 – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (d/n)
June 6 – England v New Zealand, Cardiff (d)
June 7 – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (d/n)
June 8 – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (d)
June 9 – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff (d)
June 10 – England v Australia, Edgbaston (d)
June 11 – India v South Africa, The Oval (d)
June 12 – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff (d)
June 14 – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (d)
June 15 – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (d)
June 18 – Final, The Oval (d)
June 19 – Reserve day (d).
(Source: ICC MEDIA Twitter)