Kolkata 16/02/2025- The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to return after eight years by bringing together eight of the world’s top ODI teams for a thrilling competition. This edition will be hosted in Pakistan, and India’s matches are scheduled to take place in Dubai, UAE. As defending champions, Pakistan will aim to retain their title, while other teams will look to snatch the title from them. The tournament will start on 19th February 2025, with the first match will be held at Karachi’s National Stadium, where Pakistan will be facing New Zealand.
This edition of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is no less than any World Cup tournament. This tournament is getting attention from across the world and is covered by media worldwide. It will be interesting to see how long the hosting nation ‘Pakistan’ can stay in the tournament race with their team, which always lacks cooperation and coordination on and off the field. India and Australia are probably the top two contenders for this trophy. These two teams were also the finalists of the last 50 overs World Cup held in India last year. So let’s see who takes this trophy from Pakistan or if Pakistan can protect their title in this edition, which is really tough to say.
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The top eight ODI teams will be playing in this ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in which eight teams are divided into two groups (Group A & Group B). This tournament is structured by using the round-robin pattern where one team will play three matches (One against each team of the group) and the top two teams of the leaderboard from each group will be selected for the semi-finals. Each team will play three matches against all other group teams at the group-stage matches, and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
The first semi-final will take place on 4th March in Dubai, and the second semi-final will be played on 5th March in Lahore. The final match will be held on 9th March 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, unless India qualifies for the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. If India qualifies for the finals of the tournament, then in that case the final will be played in Dubai, UAE.
| Group | Teams |
| A | Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, New Zealand |
| B | Australia, Afghanistan, England, South Africa |
Squads of all teams for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Group – A (Squads)
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana, MD Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain,
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips,
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed.
Group – B (Squads)
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root.
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne. Travelling reserve: Cooper Connolly.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton. Travelling reserve: Kwena Maphaka.
Full Schedule of ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Big Matches of this tournament:
- February 19: Pakistan vs New Zealand – National Stadium, Karachi
- February 20: India vs Bangladesh – Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- February 22: Australia vs England – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- February 23: India vs Pakistan – Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- March 2: India vs New Zealand – Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- March 4 & 5: Semi-finals – Dubai & Lahore
- March 9: Final – Gaddafi Stadium (or Dubai if India qualifies to the finals)
Broadcasting and Streaming Details
| India | Star & Network 18 | JioHotstar / Jio Star |
| Pakistan | PTV & Ten Sports | Myco & Tamasha App |
| UAE & MENA | CricLife Max, CricLife Max2 | STARZPLAY |
| UK | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action | SkyGO, NOW, Sky Sports App |
| USA & Canada | WillowTV | Willow by Cricbuzz app |
| Caribbean | ESPN Caribbean | ESPN Play Caribbean |
| Australia | Amazon Prime Video | (Also available in Hindi) |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ | Now & SkyGo app |
| South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport | SuperSport App |
| Bangladesh | Nagorik TV & T Sports | Toffee App |
| Afghanistan | ATN Channel | N/A |
