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SA-Windies clash in ICC Trophy curtain-raiser LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - South Africa, the hosts of next year's cricket World Cup, will play West Indies in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka in September. The International Cricket Council announced the full tournament schedule on Thursday, with the opening game set for September 12 in Colombo. Each of the 12 competing nations will play two games in the pool stage before the semifinals, with the final due to be staged on September 29. The tournament is a revamped version of the ICC Knock-out Trophy, known as the 'mini World Cup' and which was last won by New Zealand. Schedule: (Pool 1 - Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand; Pool 2 - England, India, Zimbabwe; Pool 3 - South Africa, West Indies, Kenya; Pool 4 - Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Holland) Thursday, September 12 South Africa v West Indies Friday, September 13 Sri Lanka v Pakistan Saturday, September 14 India v Zimbabwe Sunday, September 15 Australia v New Zealand Monday, September 16 West Indies v Kenya Tuesday, September 17 Sri Lanka v Holland Wednesday, September 18 England v Zimbabwe Thursday, September 19 Australia v Bangladesh Friday, September 20 South Africa v Kenya Saturday, September 21 Pakistan v Holland Sunday, September 22 England v India Monday, September 23 New Zealand v Bangladesh Tuesday, September 24 Rest day Wednesday, September 25 1st semifinal - winner pool 2 v winner pool 3 Thursday, September 26 Reserve day Friday, September 27 2nd semifinal - winner pool 1 v winner pool 4 Saturday, September 28 Reserve day Sunday, September 29 Final Monday, September 30 Reserve day |
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