2017 ICC Champions Trophy - What you need to know

1 Oct 2016 | Cricket
The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 sees the top eight-ranked One-Day International sides in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings as on 30 September 2014 go head-to-head in a short and sharp, nation versus nation tournament from 1-18 June at three iconic cricket venues in England & Wales.

The Oval will stage the opening match of the tournament on 1 June as well as the Final on 18 June. Cardiff Wales Stadium will host four matches, including the first semi-final on 14 June, while Edgbaston will host five matches, including the India v Pakistan and Australia v England matches as well as the second semi-final.

2017 Tournament Fixtures

  • England v Bangladesh at The Oval Thursday 1 June
  • New Zealand v Australia at Edgbaston on Friday 2 June
  • Sri Lanka v South Africa at The Oval on Saturday 3 June
  • India v Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday 4 June
  • Australia v Bangladesh at The Oval on Monday 5 June
  • England v New Zealand at Cardiff Wales Stadium on Tuesday 6 June
  • Pakistan v South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday 7 June
  • India v Sri Lanka at The Oval on Thursday 8 June
  • New Zealand v Bangladesh at Cardiff Wales Stadium on Friday 9 June
  • England v Australia at Edgbaston on Saturday 10 June
  • India v South Afria at The Oval on Sunday 11 June
  • Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Cardiff Wales Stadium on Monday 12 June
  • Semi Final A1 v B2 at Cardiff Wales Stadium on Wednesday 14 June
  • Semi Final A2 v B1 at Edgbaston on Thursday 15 June 
  • Final at The Oval on Sunday 18 June

Tournament History

Tournament Year Host Final Result
ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Bangladesh South Africa beat West Indies
ICC knockout Trophy 2000 Kenya New Zealand beat India
ICC Champions Trophy 2002 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka and India declared co-champions
Champions Trophy 2004 England West Indies beat England
Champions Trophy 2006 India Australia beat West Indies
Champions Trophy 2009 South Africa Australia beat New Zealand
Champions Trophy 2013 England & Wales India beat England
Champions Trophy 2017 England & Wales  

Statistics

Leading wicket taker

Player                                  Matches    Wickets    Runs    Average
New Zealand Kyle Mills              15    28    483    17.25
Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan    17    24    484    20.17
Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga             13    22    587    26.68
Australia Brett Lee                      16    22    591    26.86
Australia Glenn McGrath              12    21    412    19.61

Best bowling figures in an innings
Player                                     Opponents    Overs    Maidens    Wickets    Runs    Year
Sri Lanka Farveez Maharoof     West Indies    9.0    2    6    14    2006
Pakistan Shahid Afridi                      Kenya    6.0    1    5    11    2004
South Africa Makhaya Ntini           Pakistan    6.0    2    5    21    2006
West Indies  Mervyn Dillon      Bangladesh    10.0    4    5    29    2004
South Africa Jacques Kallis     West Indies    7.3    0    5    30    1998

Batting
Highest run scorers
Player                                  Matches    Innings    Not out    Runs    Highest Score    Average
West Indies Chris Gayle             17            17            2          791    133*                   52.73
Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene    22            21           3          742    84*                     41.22
Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara       22            21           3          683    134*                   37.94
India Sourav Ganguly                  13            11            2          665    141*                    73.88
South Africa Jacques Kallis          17            17           3          653    113*                    46.64
* signifies not out

Highest individual score
Player                                     Opposition    Score
New Zealand Nathan Astle     United States    145*
Zimbabwe Andy Flower                       India    145
India Sourav Ganguly               South Africa    141*
India Sachin Tendulkar                   Australia    141
South Africa Graeme Smith             England    141

Tickets

Following the conclusion of the ticket ballot in September 2016, remaining tickets will go on general sale on 27 October at 2pm