Hosts England have become the first of the eight teams to qualify for the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. England, who won their first two Group A matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand, will play their last game against Australia on June 10. Meanwhile, it has been a heartbreak for Steve Smith's men so far in the tournament after they failed to get a result in both their games due to rain. Australia will now have to beat England in order to qualify for the semis. Kane Williamson's men are also winless so far, having shared points with Australia in the opener and losing to England in their second match. They will now meet Bangladesh, who are also on level terms with New Zealand on the points table, in their last game.
Meanwhile, in Group B, defending champions India started the tournament with a bang after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match and lost the second one vs Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli and his men in blue will next take on South Africa, who lost to Pakistan. Both India and South Africa have won one game each and look the likely teams to advance to the semis.
2017 ICC Champions Trophy Teams List and Players Name:
INDIA SQUAD: Virat Kohli(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik
PAKISTAN SQUAD: Sarfraz Ahmed(c), Azhar Ali, Shadab Khan, Fahim Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik
AUSTRALIA SQUAD: Steven Smith(c), David Warner, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Josh Hazlewood, John Hastings, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Aaron Finch
SRI LANKA SQUAD: Angelo Mathews(c), Asela Gunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Chamara Kapugedera, Lasith Malinga, Kusal Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Pradeep, Lakshan Sandakan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Perera
BANGLADESH SQUAD: Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Tamim Iqbal, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mustafizur Rahman, Sunzamul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mehedi Hasan, Shafiul Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim,
ENGLAND SQUAD: Eoin Morgan(c), Liam Plunkett, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Mark Wood, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jake Ball
SOUTH AFRICA SQUAD: AB de Villiers(c), Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Jean-Paul Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, David Miller, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Hashim Amla, Keshav Maharaj, Dwaine Pretorius, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo
NEW ZEALAND SQUAD: Kane Williamson(c), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Mitchell McClenaghan, Tom Latham, Adam Milne, Colin de Grandhomme, Luke Ronchi, Tim Southee, Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Mitchell Santner, Jeetan Patel, James Neesham
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Points Table:
GROUP A | |||||
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Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NRR | Points |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1.04 | 6 |
Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | +0.00 | 3 |
Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.99 | 2 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1.05 | 1 |
GROUP B | |||||
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Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NRR | Points |
India | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1.27 | 2 |
South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1.00 | 2 |
Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.87 | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1.54 | 2 |
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Schedule:
Date and Time | Match | Location |
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Thursday, June 1 (15:00 IST) | Group A - England v Bangladesh | Kennington Oval, London |
Friday, June 2 (15:00 IST) | Group A - Australia v New Zealand | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Saturday, June 3 (15:00 IST) | Group B - Sri Lanka v South Africa | Kennington Oval, London |
Sunday, June 4 (15:00 IST) | Group B - India v Pakistan | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Monday, June 5 (18:00 IST) | Group A - Australia v Bangladesh | Kennington Oval, London (D/N) |
Tuesday, June 6 (15:00 IST) | Group A - England v New Zealand | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
Wednesday June 7 (18:00 IST) | Group B - Pakistan v South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham (D/N) |
Thursday, June 8 (15:00 IST) | Group B - India v Sri Lanka | Kennington Oval, London |
Friday, June 9 (15:00 IST) | Group A - New Zealand v Bangladesh | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
Saturday, June 10 (15:00 IST) | Group A - England v Australia | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Sunday, June 11 (15:00 IST) | Group B - India v South Africa | Kennington Oval, London |
Monday, June 12 (15:00 IST) | Group B - Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
Wednesday, June 14 (15:00 IST) | 1st Semi-final - TBC v TBC | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
Thursday, June 15 (15:00 IST) | 2nd Semi-final - TBC v TBC | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Sunday, June 18 (15:00 IST) | Final - TBC v TBC (Reserve Day) | Kennington Oval, London |