ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Venue & Schedule

ICC Champions Trophy Matches, Point Table and More...

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be an exciting tournament, marking the return of the event after an eight-year hiatus. Here are some key details:

Tournament Details:

Dates: February 19, 2025, to March 9, 2025.

Format: The tournament features the top 8 ODI teams divided into two groups of four. Each team plays the other three in their group once, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the final.

Venues: Matches will be held in Pakistan (Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi) and the UAE (Dubai). If India reaches the final, it will be held in Dubai.

Prize Money: The total prize pool is $6.9 million, with the winning team receiving $2.24 million.

Host Country:

Pakistan is the host country for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This is the first time Pakistan is hosting an ICC event since 1996. However, due to security concerns, India will play all their matches in Dubai.

Notable Teams:

Afghanistan is making its debut in the Champions Trophy.

Sri Lanka and West Indies are notable absentees.

Key Matches:

Opening Match: Pakistan vs. New Zealand on February 19, 2025, in Karachi.

India vs. Bangladesh: Scheduled for February 20, 2025, in Dubai.

India vs. Pakistan: Set for February 23, 2025, in Dubai.

It's going to be an exciting tournament with some thrilling matchups! Are you looking forward to any specific match or team?

Here are the groups for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Group A:

1. India

2. Pakistan

3. Bangladesh

4. New Zealand

Group B:

1. Australia

2. England

3. South Africa

4. Afghanistan

Each team will play three matches within their group, and the top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals. Are you supporting any particular team this time?

Here are the player lists for each team participating in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Group A:

India:

• Rohit Sharma (c)

• Shubman Gill

• Virat Kohli

• Shreyas Iyer

• KL Rahul

• Rishabh Pant

• Hardik Pandya

• Axar Patel

• Washington Sundar

• Kuldeep Yadav

• Harshit Rana

• Mohammed Shami

• Arshdeep Singh

• Ravindra Jadeja

• Varun Chakaravarthy

Pakistan:

• Mohammad Rizwan (c)

• Babar Azam

• Fakhar Zaman

• Kamran Ghulam

• Saud Shakeel

• Tayyab Tahir

• Faheem Ashraf

• Khushdil Shah

• Salman Ali Agha

• Usman Khan

• Abrar Ahmed

• Haris Rauf

• Mohammad Hasnain

• Naseem Shah

• Shaheen Shah Afridi

Bangladesh:

• Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c)

• Soumya Sarkar

• Tanzid Hasan

• Tawhid Hridoy

• Mushfiqur Rahim

• MD Mahmud Ullah

• Jaker Ali Anik

• Mehidy Hasan Miraz

• Rishad Hossain

• Taskin Ahmed

• Mustafizur Rahman

• Parvez Hossai Emon

• Nasum Ahmed

• Tanzim Hasan Sakib

• Nahid Rana

New Zealand:

• Mitchell Santner (c)

• Michael Bracewell

• Mark Chapman

• Devon Conway

• Lockie Ferguson

• Matt Henry

• Tom Latham

• Daryl Mitchell

• Will O’Rourke

• Glenn Phillips

• Rachin Ravindra

• Nathan Smith

• Kane Williamson

• Will Young

Group B:

Australia:

• Steve Smith (c)

• Sean Abbott

• Alex Carey

• Ben Dwarshuis

• Nathan Ellis

• Jake Fraser-McGurk

• Aaron Hardie

• Travis Head

• Josh Inglis

• Spencer Johnson

• Marnus Labuschagne

• Glenn Maxwell

• Tanveer Sangha

• Matthew Short

• Adam Zampa

England:

• Jos Buttler (c)

• Jofra Archer

• Gus Atkinson

• Tom Banton

• Harry Brook

• Brydon Carse

• Ben Duckett

• Jamie Overton

• Jamie Smith

• Liam Livingstone

• Adil Rashid

• Joe Root

• Saqib Mahmood

• Phil Salt

• Mark Wood

South Africa:

• Temba Bavuma (c)

• Tony de Zorzi

• Marco Jansen

• Heinrich Klaasen

• Keshav Maharaj

• Aiden Markram

• David Miller

• Wiaan Mulder

• Lungi Ngidi

• Kagiso Rabada

• Ryan Rickelton

• Tabraiz Shamsi

• Tristan Stubbs

• Rassie van der Dussen

• Corbin Bosch

Afghanistan:

• Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)

• Ibrahim Zadran

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz

• Sediqullah Atal

• Rahmat Shah

• Ikram Alikhil

• Gulbadin Naib

• Azmatullah Omarzai

• Mohammad Nabi

• Rashid Khan

• Nangyal Kharoti

• Noor Ahmad

• Fazalhaq Farooqi

• Farid Malik

• Naveed Zadran.....

Match Shedule

No. Teams Venue Date Time

1 Pakistan v New Zealand National Stadium, Karachi 19-Feb 2:30 PM 2 Bangladesh v India Dubai International Cricket Stadium 20-Feb 2:30 PM 3 Afghanistan v South Africa National Stadium, Karachi 21-Feb 2:30 PM 4 Australia v England Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 22-Feb 2:30 PM 5 Pakistan v India Dubai International Cricket Stadium 23-Feb 2:30 PM 6 Bangladesh v New Zealand Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 24-Feb 2:30 PM 7 Australia v South Africa Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 25-Feb 2:30 PM 8 Afghanistan v England Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 26-Feb 2:30 PM 9 Pakistan v Bangladesh Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 27-Feb 2:30 PM 10 Afghanistan v Australia Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 28-Feb 2:30 PM 11 South Africa v England National Stadium, Karachi 01-Mar 2:30 PM 12 New Zealand v India Dubai International Cricket Stadium 02-Mar 2:30 PM 13 Semi-Final 1 Dubai International Cricket Stadium 04-Mar 2:30 PM 14 Semi-Final 2 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 05-Mar 2:30 PM 15 Final Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 09-Mar 2:30 PM