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India will take on defending champion Australia [Images] at Karachi on September 13 in their first match under the revised fixture for the Champions Trophy, beginning on September 12.

The event will kick-off with hosts Pakistan facing off against the last edition's runners up West Indies [Images] in Lahore [Images].

India and Pakistan will meet only in their last group match on September 20.

The new schedule was on Tuesday sent to all participating nations after the Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council agreed to drop Rawalpindi as one of the three venues for the eight-nation tournament.

Lahore and Karachi will host the semi-finals while the final will be staged in Lahore on September 28 with the reserve day on the 29, as per the changed schedule. 

However, the schedule for the warm up matches was yet to be confirmed.

India is placed in Group A alongside defending champions Australia, Pakistan and West Indies while the Group B comprises South Africa [Images], New Zealand [Images], Sri Lanka [Images] and England [Images].

The revised schedule:

September 10: ICC [Images] Awards ceremony, Lahore
September 12: Pakistan v West Indies, Lahore
September 13: Australia v India, Karachi
September 14: Sri Lanka v England, Lahore; South Africa v New Zealand, Karachi
September 15: Pakistan v Australia, Karachi
September 16: South Africa v Sri Lanka, Lahore
September 17: England v New Zealand, Lahore
September 18: West Indies v India, Karachi
September 19: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Lahore
September 20: India v Pakistan, Karachi

September 24: Semi-final 1: A2 vs B1, Karachi
September 25: Reserve Day
September 26: Semi-final 2: A1 vs B2, Lahore
September 27: Reserve Day

September 28: Final, Lahore
September 29: Reserve Day.