The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is all set to begin from June 1 with England taking on Bangladesh in the opening encounter at The Oval. Hotstar will be live streaming all the games in the tournament that will end on June 18.
This is the third time that England are hosting the ICC Champions Trophy, having hosted the tournament in 2004 and 2013. This is the eighth edition of the tournament, which started in 1998 as the Wills International Cup in Bangladesh. (FULL SCHEDULE | RESULTS | POINTS TABLE)
The next edition of the tournament was held in 2000 at Nairobi while in 2002, the event moved to Sri Lanka. In 2004, England hosted the tournament for the first time while India played host in 2006. South Africa staged the tournament in 2009 before England hosted the tournament again in 2013.
Australia have won the tournament twice in 2006 and 2009 while India shared the trophy with Sri Lanka in 2002 while winning it in 2013 against England. South Africa clinched the inaugural edition in 1998 while New Zealand sealed their only world title by beating India in the final in Nairobi in 2000. West Indies are the other team to have won the Champions Trophy, having beaten England in 2004.
India, who are the defending champions, are placed in Group B along with South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Virat Kohli’s team will start the campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 4 in Birmingham. They will take on Sri Lanka on June 8 followed by their last league game against South Africa on June 11, both at the Oval
Live matches and live streaming in India
In the Indian sub-continent, the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 will be broadcast on Star Sports India while the event will be live streamed online on Hotstar (both on mobile and internet)
Live matches and live digital streaming (For International viewers)
Following is a list of channels, where ICC Champions Trophy 2017 will be broadcast live in foreign countries
Australia: Channel 9, Fox Sports
Afghanistan: Lemar TV, Star Sports India
Bangladesh: GTV, Star Sports India
India: DD National (Only India matches), Star Sports 1, Star Sports HD 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports HD 2, Star Sports 3, Star Sports HD 3
New Zealand: Sky Sports, Sky Sports NZ
United Kingdom: ITV 1 & 4, SkySports
USA: ESPN3, Willow TV
Sri Lanka: SLRC Channel Eye, Star Sports India
Pakistan: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Star Sports India
Carribbeans, South America, Central America: ESPN
South Africa: SuperSports
Middle East: OSN Sports
Canada: SportsNet, WillowTV
Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea: Fiji TV, SKY Pacific
Singapore: Star Cricket Starhub & Singtel
Hong Kong: Star Cricket - PCCW
Netherlands: Fox Sports
Wales, Scotland and Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports 2
Rest of the World: Hotstar
Full schedule of ICC Champions Trophy 2017
Here is the complete schedule of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 –
Group A: Australia, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh
Group B: India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
FIXTURES
Date: June 1
Match: England vs Bangladesh
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Date: June 2
Match: Australia vs New Zealand
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date: June 3
Match: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue:Kennington Oval, London
Date: June 4
Match: India vs Pakistan
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date: June 5
Match: Australia vs Bangladesh – (D/N)
Time: 18:30 hrs IST
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Date: June 6
Match: England vs New Zealand
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Caridff
Date: June 7
Match: Pakistan vs South Africa (D/N)
Time: 18:30 hrs IST
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date: June 8
Match: India vs Sri Lanka
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Date: June 9
Match: New Zealand vs Bangladesh
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date: June 10
Match: England vs Australia
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date: June 11
Match: India vs South Africa
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Date: June 12
Match: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date: June 14
Match: 1st Semi-Final, TBD vs TBD (A1 vs B2)
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date: June 15
Match: 2nd Semi-Final, TBD vs TBD (A2 vs B1)
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date: June 18
Match: Final, TBD vs TBD (Reserve Day)
Time: 15:00 hrs IST
Venue: Kennington Oval, London .
