ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Full Squads, Schedule, Venues & Everything You Need to Know
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to take place from February 19 to March 9, 2025, and will be co-hosted by Pakistan and the UAE. The tournament will feature eight top cricketing nations competing for the prestigious title.
UAE will host all matches involving the Indian cricket team, along with possible semifinals and the final, while Pakistan, the original host nation will host rest of the matches..
The opening match of the Champions Trophy is set for February 19, 2025, between host Pakistan and New Zealand.
Teams playing in champions trophy 2025
The top eight ranked ODI teams will participate in the tournament, divided into two groups.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| India | Australia |
| New Zealand | England |
| Pakistan | South Africa |
| Bangladesh | Afghanistan |
ICC Champions trophy 2025 full schedule
Pakistan and New Zeeland will play the inaugural match.
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb | Pakistan vs. New Zealand | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 20-Feb | Bangladesh vs. India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| 21-Feb | Afghanistan vs. South Africa | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 22-Feb | Australia vs. England | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 23-Feb | Pakistan vs. India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| 24-Feb | New Zealand vs. Bangladesh | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| 25-Feb | Australia vs. South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| 26-Feb | Afghanistan vs. England | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 27-Feb | Pakistan vs. Bangladesh | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| 28-Feb | Australia vs. Afghanistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 1-Mar | England vs. South Africa | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 2-Mar | India vs. New Zealand | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| 4-Mar | Semi-final 1 | TBD |
| 5-Mar | Semi-final 2 | TBD |
| 9-Mar | Final | TBD |
The venues for the semi-finals and final will be determined based on the teams that qualify, If India reaches the final, it will be held in Dubai; otherwise, the final is scheduled to take place in Lahore.
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Venue
4 Venues will host the whole tournament, including 3 in Pakistan and 1 in Dubai, UAE.
- National Stadium (Karachi) – 3 matches
- Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore) – 5 matches (including 2 Semi finals and final)
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi – 3 matches
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai – 5 matches(including 1 Semi finals and final)
ICC Champions trophy Squads
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, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Bangladesh
:Â 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
 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.
Group B
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
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
Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa – Australia will declare 4 more member.
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
Pakistan won the last champions trophy.
