ICC Champions Trophy 2025
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the ninth edition of this prestigious One Day International (ODI) tournament, is set to commence on February 19, 2025, and conclude on March 9, 2025. This tournament marks a significant return after an eight-year hiatus, featuring the top eight ODI teams competing for supremacy. Co-hosted by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the event promises to deliver thrilling cricketing action.
Champions Trophy 2025 Tournament Overview
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be held across multiple venues in Pakistan and the UAE. Due to political tensions, India’s matches have been scheduled in Dubai. The tournament will feature 15 matches among eight participating teams, divided into two groups:
- Group A: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, New Zealand
- Group B: Afghanistan, Australia, England, South Africa
The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, culminating in the final match on March 9, 2025.
Champions Trophy 2025 Match Schedule
The group stage matches are scheduled from February 19 to March 2, 2025. The knockout stage will consist of two semi-finals, with the 1st played in Dubai on March 4 and the 2nd in Lahore on March 5, followed by the final on March 9. The opening match will be played between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Champions Trophy 2025 Venues
The matches will be hosted in the following venues:
- Pakistan:
- Karachi: National Stadium
- Lahore: Gaddafi Stadium
- Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
- United Arab Emirates:
- Dubai: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Squads
Each team has announced a squad of fifteen players for the tournament. Notable inclusions and exclusions due to injuries or other reasons have been highlighted.
- India:
- Captain: Rohit Sharma
- Notable Players: Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy
- Injury Update: Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out due to a back injury, with Harshit Rana replacing him.
- Pakistan:
- Captain: Mohammad Rizwan
- Notable Players: Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan
- Injury Update: Saim Ayub has been ruled out due to injury.
- Bangladesh:
- Captain: Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Notable Players: Soumya Sarkar, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Injury Update: Shakib Al Hasan is absent due to injury.
- New Zealand:
- Captain: Mitchell Santner
- Notable Players: Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Martin Guptill, Finn Allen, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Bracewell, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy
- Injury Update: Ben Sears has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury, with Jacob Duffy replacing him.
- Afghanistan:
- Captain: Hashmatullah Shahidi
- Notable Players: Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad
- Injury Update: AM Ghazanfar has been ruled out due to a back injury, with Nangyal Kharoti replacing him.
- Australia:
- Captain: Steve Smith
- Notable Players: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha
- Injury Update: Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Marcus Stoinis are absent due to injuries or personal reasons.
- England:
- Captain: Jos Buttler
- Notable Players: Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, David Willey, Reece Topley, Chris Woakes, Tom Banton
- Injury Update: Jacob Bethell has been replaced by Tom Banton due to injury.
- South Africa:
