One of the most anticipated cricketing events of 2013 is going to be the Champions Trophy 2013. The Champions trophy 2013 fixture has already been crafted by ICC. The tournament will begin from June 6 and will be hosted by England. There will be as many as fifteen one day international matches in the tournament. The tournament will continue till June 23, 2013. This tournament is going to be a part of International Cricket Council’s Future Cricket Tour Program. The opening match of the tournament will be played between South Africa and India on June 6th, 2012, to be held at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
There are going to be eight teams participating this year in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. These teams have been pooled in two different groups. All the teams in one group will have at least one match against each other. There will be allocation of points for each of the matches throughout the competition. After the matches of the group stages have concluded, the two top teams from each group will qualify for the semi finals of the tournament. The Group A winner will face the Group B runner up in the first match of the semi final and the Group B winner will face the Group A runner up in the second match of the semi final. As obvious as it may seem, the winners of this round will be meeting each other at the finals. The Champions Trophy Schedule PDF will be available in the internet very soon.
As for the points, there will be two points for winning a match, one for a tie and none for losing. Teams in Group A are England, Sri Lanka, Australia and Sri Lanka. Teams in group B are Pakistan, India, West Indies and South Africa.
In the South Africa vs India ODI match, it would be interesting to know who will be top spinner on this cricket pitch with interesting fight between cricket bat and cricket ball in ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Some cricket websites like sky sports, star cricket and cricinfo provides latest cricket score on ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Tournament. If you reside in North America, you can watch ICC Champions Trophy 2013 live on internet by using cricket willow website. Cricket Tickets of Champions Trophy 2013 are expected to available at www.Seatwave.com. Booking tickets for India vs South Africa, first ODI match could also be done there.
SCHEDULE OF ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2013
| Date and Time | Match Details and Series |
| Thu May 30 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Sat Jun 1 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Warm-up ODI - India vs Sri Lanka Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Sat Jun 1 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Australia vs West Indies Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Mon Jun 3 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Pakistan vs South Africa Kennington Oval, London |
| Tue Jun 4 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Australia vs India Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Tue Jun 4 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Sri Lanka vs West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Thu Jun 6 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 1st ODI - India vs South Africa Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Fri Jun 7 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 2nd ODI - Pakistan vs West Indies Kennington Oval, London |
| Sat Jun 8 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group A : 3rd ODI - England vs Australia Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Sun Jun 9 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group A : 4th ODI - New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Mon Jun 10 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Group B : 5th ODI - Pakistan vs South Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Tue Jun 11 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 6th ODI - India vs West Indies Kennington Oval, London |
| Wed Jun 12 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group A : 7th ODI - Australia vs New Zealand Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Thu Jun 13 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Group A : 8th ODI - England vs Sri Lanka Kennington Oval, London |
| Fri Jun 14 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 9th ODI - South Africa vs West Indies Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Sat Jun 15 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 10th ODI - India vs Pakistan Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Sun Jun 16 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group A : 11th ODI - England vs New Zealand Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Mon Jun 17 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Group A : 12th ODI - Australia vs Sri Lanka Kennington Oval, London |
| Wed Jun 19 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 1st Semi Final ODI - TBC vs TBC (A1 v B2) Kennington Oval, London |
| Thu Jun 20 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 2nd Semi Final ODI - TBC vs TBC (A2 v B1) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Sun Jun 23 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Final ODI - TBC vs TBC Edgbaston, Birmingham |
FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.icc-cricket.com/championstrophy
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