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The ICC Champions Trophy is set to make its comeback after eight years. The tournament will be played in Pakistan and the UAE from February 19 to March 9. A total of eight teams will take part in the competition and they have been divided into two groups of four each. India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh are part of Group A while South Africa, England, Australia and Afghanistan comprise Group B.
A total of 15 One-Day Internationals will be played over the course of three weeks with the semifinals scheduled to be played March 4 and March 5 with the final of March 9. All the matches will get underway at 2:30 PM IST irrespective of the venue. For the unversed, Pakistan are the defending champions having lifted the trophy in 2017 beating arch-rivals India in the final.
Here’s all you need to know about Champions Trophy 2025
Full Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja.
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, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young
Pakistan: To be Announced
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran
Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Nangyal Kharoti, Bilal Sami
England: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
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
Schedule
Match |
Date (Day) |
Match Details |
Venue |
1 |
February 19 (Wednesday) |
Pakistan vs New Zealand |
National Stadium, Karachi |
2 |
February 20 (Thursday) |
Bangladesh vs India |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
3 |
February 21 (Friday) |
Afghanistan vs South Africa |
National Stadium, Karachi |
4 |
February 22 (Saturday) |
Australia vs England |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
5 |
February 23 (Sunday) |
Pakistan vs India |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
6 |
February 24 (Monday) |
Bangladesh vs New Zealand |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
7 |
February 25 (Tuesday) |
Australia vs South Africa |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
8 |
February 26 (Wednesday) |
Afghanistan vs England |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
9 |
February 27 (Thursday) |
Pakistan vs Bangladesh |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
10 |
February 28 (Friday) |
Afghanistan vs Australia |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
11 |
March 1 (Saturday) |
South Africa vs England |
National Stadium, Karachi |
12 |
March 2 (Sunday) |
New Zealand vs India |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
13 |
March 4 (Tuesday) |
1st Semi Final |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
14 |
March 5 (Wednesday) |
2nd Semi Final |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
15 |
March 9 (Sunday) |
Final |
TBD |
Timings
All 15 One-Day Internationals will commence at 2:30 PM IST
Live Telecast and Streaming
All the matches of ICC Champions Trophy will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Live streaming of the tournament will be available on Disney + Hotstar.
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