ICC announces draw and schedule for Champions Trophy

KARACHI (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the schedule for September's Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan on Saturday.

The ICC and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had selected three venues for the tournament -- Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi -- the council said in a media release issued during its inspection visit for the Sept. 11-28 tournament.

Due to the troubled security situation in Pakistan, the ICC has designated Sri Lanka as a reserve host country for the tournament. An ICC security delegation will carry out a final inspection visit of venues in Pakistan in June.

Draw:

Group A: Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies.

Group B: South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England.

Match schedule:

Sept 11: Pakistan v West Indies in Lahore

Sept 12: New Zealand v Sri Lanka in Karachi