The much-awaited ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will see the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan tie, to be played on February 23 in Dubai as the apex cricket body released the fixtures for the marquee tournament on Tuesday, December 24. (More Cricket News)
🅘The tournament opener will be played in Karachi on February 19 when hosts Pakistan face New Zealand and the final is scheduled for March 9. The premier 50-over event, last played in 2017, will have 15 matches with at least 10 games scheduled in Pakistan.
📖Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Karachi will be the three hosting venues in Pakistan with the second semifinal to be staged at the refurbished Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
💯Rohit Sharma-led side will open their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 before taking on Pakistan three days later. Their final league fixture will be against New Zealand on March 2.
🦹Group B action begins on February 21 when Afghanistan square up against South Africa in Karachi.
ꦗA big weekend then kicks off with rivals England and Australia clashing in Lahore on February 22.
The eight sides in the Champions Trophy are the teams that finished in the top eight in the points table at ODI World Cup in India last year. The ICC 🏅has kept reserve days for both the semifinals and the final.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule
Fixtures
February
19 Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi
20 Bangladesh v India, Dubai
21 Afghanistan v South Africa, Karachi
22 Australia v England, Lahore, Pakistan
23 Pakistan v India, Dubai
24 Bangladesh v New Zealand, Rawalpindi
25 Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi
26 Afghanistan v England, Lahore
27 Pakistan v Bangladesh, Rawalpindi
28 Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore
March
1 South Africa v England, Karachi
2 New Zealand v India, Dubai
4 Semi-final 1, Dubai
5 Semi-final 2, Lahore
9༺ Final, Lahore (unless India qualify, then it will be played in Dubai)
Both semi-finals and final have reserve days
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Teams
Group A: Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh
Group B: South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Live Streaming
🍎The upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be telecast on the Star Sports Network in India. Moreover, the tournament can be live streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app.
(With PTI inputs)
