2017 ICC Champions Trophy

2017 ICC Champions Trophy

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)	Wales  England
Participants	8
Matches played	15

The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy will be a One Day International cricket tournament will be held in England & Wales between 1 and 18 June 2017. This will be the 8th edition of the tournament. The top 8 teams in the ICC ODI Championship rankings as on 30 September 2015 qualify for the tournament. The 8 teams will be divided into 2 groups. Bangladesh replaced the West Indies, which finished outside the top eight in ninth position, in the ICC ODI Team Rankings on the cut-off date. Bangladesh will return to the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time since 2006, and for the first time major Test team - West Indies lost their place in Champions Trophy.

Qualification

As on 30 September 2015, top eight sides in the ODI ranking have qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017^[1]

Rank	Team	Points	Past appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
1	Australia	127	7	2013	Champion (2006, 2009)
2	India	115	7	2013	Champion (2002, 2013)
3	South Africa	110	7	2013	Champion (1998)
4	New Zealand	109	7	2013	Champion (2000)
5	Sri Lanka	103	7	2013	Champion (2002)
6	England	100	7	2013	Runners-up (2004, 2013)
7	Bangladesh	96	4	2006	Qualifying round (9th Rank) (2006)
8	Pakistan	90	7	2013	Semi-finals (2000, 2004, 2009)

References

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Group A