The ICC aimed at promoting cricket among those nations that did not have Test cricket activity at all. To this end, ICC, for that matter, established a tournament known as the ICC Champions Trophy originally as the ICC knockout trophy.
This tournament started in Bangladesh in 1998, featuring all nine full ICC members. West Indies were defeated by South Africa in the finals of the first edition.
This guide given below on the Indibet App will tell you everything about ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
What is the ICC Champions Trophy?
The ICC Champions Trophy was a global cricket tournament run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), usually featuring the top ODI teams, It started as the ICC Knockout Trophy in 1998 and rebranded to the Champions Trophy in 2002.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Teams, Venues, and Format
ICC Champions Trophy: Participating Teams
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will feature eight top cricketing nations:
- Pakistan (Host)
- India
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
- Afghanistan
- England
ICC Champions Trophy: Venues and Opening Match
The tournament will be hosted across three cities in Pakistan: Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. The opening match will see Pakistan take on New Zealand.
ICC Champions Trophy: Format
The competition will begin with a round-robin group stage, where teams will compete to qualify for the knockout rounds. The top teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, leading to the grand finale on March 9, 2025, in Lahore.
ICC Champions Trophy Date 2025
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is set to take place in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9, 2025. Below is the full match schedule with Champions Trophy Date:
Date | Match | Venue | Time (PST) |
19 Feb | Pakistan v New Zealand | National Stadium, Karachi | 14:00 |
20 Feb | Bangladesh v India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 14:00 |
21 Feb | Afghanistan v South Africa | National Stadium, Karachi | 14:00 |
22 Feb | Australia v England | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 14:00 |
23 Feb | Pakistan v India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 14:00 |
24 Feb | Bangladesh v New Zealand | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 14:00 |
25 Feb | Australia v South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 14:00 |
26 Feb | Afghanistan v England | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 14:00 |
27 Feb | Pakistan v Bangladesh | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 14:00 |
28 Feb | Afghanistan v Australia | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 14:00 |
1 Mar | South Africa v England | National Stadium, Karachi | 14:00 |
2 Mar | New Zealand v India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 14:00 |
4 Mar | Semi-final 1* | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 14:00 |
5 Mar | Semi-final 2** | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 14:00 |
9 Mar | Final*** | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 14:00 |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – Groupings
Check out the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 teams list below to see the full rosters and squad details.
Group A
Team | Players |
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 | 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 Hossain 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, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy |
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
Team | Players |
Afghanistan | Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami |
England | Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood |
Australia | Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa. Traveling reserve: Cooper Connolly |
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. Travelling reserve: Kwena Maphaka |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Venues & Stadiums
According to reports, on April 28, 2024, Pakistan put forward three venues for the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025. The selected cities for hosting are Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. Although, as confirmed by ICC, the Indian team will play all its matches at a neutral venue, Dubai being the designated location.
ICC informed that the matches of India in the “hybrid” tournament would take place in the UAE as a neutral ground in which Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Three international stadiums are considered in the UAE, namely Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai, which may host the key matches.
Pakistan is expected to host the tournament across three venues with the following match distribution:
City | Matches | Stadium | Capacity |
Karachi | 3 | National Stadium | 34,238 |
Lahore | 3 | Gaddafi Stadium | 27,000 |
Rawalpindi | 4 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 15,000 |
ICC Champions Trophy Winners List
The ICC Champions Trophy has seen various teams claim the title since its inception in 1998. Below is ICC Champions Trophy Winners List from each edition:
Year | Winner |
1998 | South Africa |
2000 | New Zealand |
2002 | Sri Lanka / India (Joint Winners) |
2004 | West Indies |
2006 | Australia |
2009 | Australia |
2013 | India |
2017 | Pakistan |
2025 | – |
ICC Champions Trophy Points Table 2025
Group A
Team | Matches Played (Mat) | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result (NR) | Points (Pts) | Net Run Rate (NRR) |
India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.647 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.200 |
Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.408 |
Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.087 |
Group B
Team | Matches Played (Mat) | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result (NR) | Points (Pts) | Net Run Rate (NRR) |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.140 |
Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.475 |
England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.475 |
Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.140 |
The ICC Champions Trophy is one of the tournaments that promises lots of enthusiasm and fans place bets on IPL during the competition of the world’s most coveted cricketing nations for supremacy in the year 2025. Being hosted in Pakistan, with India’s matches in the UAE, its surroundings present an interesting dimension to the contemporary dynamics of international cricket. Competitive formats, most elite sides, and historical rivalries-the tournament promises to be a nail-biting event. This will build even more anticipation among fans from across the world as they wait for the grand finale on March 9, 2025, in Lahore when the prestigious trophy will be lifted by one side.
