ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales


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ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales

The last edition of the tournament!

India to play Pakistan on June 15

India will take on South Africa in the opening game of the 2013 Champions Trophy in England, the last time the tournament will be held. Two other big draws in the group stages are India versus Pakistan on June 15, and Australia playing New Zealand on June 12, both at Edgbaston.
ICC Champions Trophy 2013

ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales

No Champions Trophy after 2013

The last edition of the tournament!

India will take on South Africa in the opening game of the 2013 Champions Trophy in England, the last time the tournament will be held. Two other big draws in the group stages are India versus Pakistan on June 15, and Australia playing New Zealand on June 12, both at Edgbaston.
Date and TimeMatchVenue
Thu Jun 61st Match, Group B - India vs South Africa Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Fri Jun 72nd Match, Group B - Pakistan vs West Indies Kennington Oval, London
Sat Jun 83rd Match, Group A - England vs Australia Edgbaston, Birmingham
Sun Jun 94th Match, Group A - New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Mon Jun 105th Match, Group B - Pakistan vs South Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham
Tue Jun 116th Match, Group B - India vs West Indies Kennington Oval, London
Wed Jun 127th Match, Group A - Australia vs New Zealand Edgbaston, Birmingham
Thu Jun 138th Match, Group A - England vs Sri Lanka Kennington Oval, London
Fri Jun 149th Match, Group B - South Africa vs West Indies Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Sat Jun 1510th Match, Group B - India vs Pakistan Edgbaston, Birmingham
Sun Jun 1611th Match, Group A - England vs New Zealand Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Mon Jun 1712th Match, Group A - Australia vs Sri Lanka Kennington Oval, London
Wed Jun 191st Semi-Final - England vs South Africa Kennington Oval, London
Thu Jun 202nd Semi-Final - India vs Sri Lanka Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Sun Jun 23Final - India vs England Edgbaston, Birmingham


ICC Champions Trophy History

The ICC Champions Trophy, also known as the Mini World Cup, is cricket's one-day international tournament second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998 and has been played every two years since, changing its name to the Champions Trophy in 2002. All ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) take part, together with (for the first four competitions) two associate members. Since the quadrennial Cricket World Cup and on-going ICC ODI Championship effectively determine the relative rankings of international cricket teams in one-day international cricket, there seems to be little need for the Champions Trophy as a junior tournament. However, the Champions Trophy is a financially important event for the ICC. Money generated through the event is used in ICC's Development Program. Although being the second most important one-day tournament in cricket, the ICC Champions Trophy has sometimes been criticised by the media, with claims that there is no point for it, when there is the World Cup as well. Before the 2004 tournament, Wisden described it as "the tournament that veers between being the second most important in world cricket and a ludicrous waste of time". However, despite this controversy, many people are still fond of the tournament, and players enjoy having the opportunity to participate in it. The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International cricket tournament, second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998 and has been played every two years since, changing its name to the Champions Trophy in 2002. Originally, all ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) took part, together with (for the first four competitions) two associate members. From 2009, this will be changed to the 8 highest-ranked ODI teams as placed 6 months out from the tournament.

Editor: Nishanth Gopinathan.