ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is starting from February 19th to March 9th, 2025, Pakistan will host the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy, a cricket tournament for the eight best-ranked men’s national teams in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Pakistan is the current defending champion, having won the 2017 edition.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Format | One-Day International |
| First edition | 1998 Bangladesh |
| Latest edition | 2017 England Wales |
| Next edition | 2025 Pakistan |
| Tournament format | Group stage-Round-robin and Knockout |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Number of matches | 15 |
| Current champion | Pakistan |
| Most successful Team | Australia India (2 titles each) |
| Most runs | Chris Gayle (791) |
| Most wickets | Kyle Mills (28) |
| Website | Champions Trophy 2025 |
As part of its 2016 decision to limit each international cricket format to a single major tournament, the ICC decided to end the Champions Trophy after the 2017 event the third Nonetheless, the tournament’s 2025 return was announced in November 2021.
A new “high-tech” cricket stadium in Islamabad was approved by the government in December 2022 to be one of the locations for the event. Ramiz Raja, the former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, was involved in the project.
At the 2023 Cricket World Cup in November, senior officials from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) met with the ICC Executive Board to discuss compensation in the event that the Indian cricket team declines to visit Pakistan due to political and security concerns, and the tournament is instead hosted in the “hybrid-model.”
ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
The International Cricket Council (ICC) organizes the ICC Champions Trophy, a short, sharp competition featuring top cricketing nations in a knock-out style every four years.
The ICC Champions Trophy, formerly known as the ICC Knockout Tournament, is a quadrennial ODI competition based on international cricket rankings. Teams are selected on a pre-determined date before each competition.
The ICC Champions Trophy, previously a men’s competition, was disbanded in 2017 after the last event in England & Wales. The competition was resurrected in the 2024-2031 ICC Events cycle, featuring a women’s competition in a different format (T20 for women, ODI for men).
The Champions Trophy is a unique ICC Event, taking place midway between World Cups, offering top-ranked nations the chance to compete for silverware and entertain cricket fans worldwide with its high-stakes, knock-out format.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Choosing a host
On November 16, 2021, during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Pakistan was confirmed as the host of the ICC Champions Trophy, After the 2009 assault on Sri Lanka’s national cricket team, Pakistan has not hosted a major tournament since the 1996 Cricket World Cup, which it shared with India and Sri Lanka. This will be the first major tournament that Pakistan has held alone since then.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Qualification
As the hosts, Pakistan were automatically qualified to participate. Seven of the other top-ranked teams from the group stage of the 2023 Cricket World Cup also participated. For the first time ever, reigning champions Sri Lanka did not make the cut, and this tournament will be Afghanistan’s maiden debut.
| Means of Qualification | Date | Venue | Teams Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 16 November 2021 | — | Pakistan |
| 2023 Cricket World Cup (Top 7 teams excluding host) | 5 October – 19 November 2023 | India | Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa |
| Total | — | — | 8 Teams |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Venues
Pakistan reportedly submitted three venues for the event on 28 April 2024. At Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. India will play the entire event in Lahore.
| City | Matches | Stadium | Image | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore | 7 | Gaddafi Stadium | 27,000 | |
| Karachi | 3 | National Stadium | 32,000 | |
| Rawalpindi | 5 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 15,000 |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group stage
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 4 | Pakistan (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
First match(es) will be played: 19 February 2025.
| Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 19 February 2025 | Pakistan v New Zealand | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 20 February 2025 | Bangladesh v India | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 23 February 2025 | India v New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 24 February 2025 | Pakistan v Bangladesh | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| 27 February 2025 | Bangladesh v New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 1 March 2025 | Pakistan v India | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 3 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
First match(es) will be played: 21 February 2025.
| Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 21 February 2025 | Afghanistan v South Africa | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 22 February 2025 | Australia v England | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 25 February 2025 | Afghanistan v England | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 26 February 2025 | Australia v South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| 28 February 2025 | Afghanistan v Australia | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| 2 March 2025 | England v South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Knockout stage
PCB had stated that if India qualified for the semi-finals, they would play at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
| Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|
| A1 (Winner of Group A) | SF1W (Winner of Semi-final 1) |
| B2 (Runner-up of Group B) | SF2W (Winner of Semi-final 2) |
| Final | |
| B1 (Winner of Group B) | Final Winner |
| A2 (Runner-up of Group A) |
This table represents the structure of the semi-finals and final rounds for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
| Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 5 March 2025 | TBD v TBD | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 6 March 2025 | TBD v TBD | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| 9 March 2025 | TBD v TBD | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
These matches represent the semi-finals and final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
How to Buy the Champions Trophy 2025 Tickets?
There will be more information on how to purchase these tickets soon.
2025 Champions Trophy Live Broadcast Information
We will have more information on this as and when the ICC releases it closer to the start of the competition.
