The tournament will begin on February 19, when hosts Pakistan take on New Zealand in Karachi.
Another ICC event is approaching, with the Champions Trophy 2025 starting next month in Pakistan and Dubai. Pakistan hosts the tournament for winning the trophy in the previous edition in 2017.
As many as eight teams are in the event based on their ranking in the points table during the 2023 World Cup. Pakistan qualified automatically by being the hosts, while seven other teams that finished in the top eight are participating in the tournament.
Champions Trophy 2025 Groups
The teams are divided into two groups, Group A and Group B, with four teams in each group. Group A has India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand, while Group B has Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Groups Qualification Group A Group B India Australia Pakistan England Bangladesh South Africa New Zealand Afghanistan
Each team will compete against each other within their groups and the top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-final. The first team from Group A will face the second team from Group B and vice versa in the knockout phase, and the two teams will fight for the ultimate prize in the final.
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It is worth noting that India will not travel to Pakistan for any of their matches, including the knockout phase. They will play all their matches in Dubai, and if they qualify, they will also play the semi-final and final at the same venue.
The tournament will begin on February 19, when hosts Pakistan take on New Zealand in Karachi. Up to 15 matches will be played throughout the competition, and each match will be almost eliminatory from the start.
Teams have started coming out, with up to six teams announcing their personnel. Below are the full rosters for each team.
All the teams for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Afghanistan Squad
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
Australia Squad
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
Bangladesh Squad
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
England Squad
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
Team India
To be announced
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New Zealand team
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 team
To be announced
South Africa team
Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen
Champions Trophy 2025 schedule and schedule for the Pakistan and United Arab Emirates stage
Schedule Match Schedule Date Location of match February 19 Pakistan – New Zealand Karachi February 20 Bangladesh – India Dubai February 21 Afghanistan – South Africa Karachi February 22 Australia – England Lahore, Pakistan February 23 Pakistan – India Dubai February 24 Bangladesh – New Zealand Rawalpindi February 25 Australia v South Africa Rawalpindi February 26 Afghanistan v England Lahore February 27 Pakistan v Bangladesh Rawalpindi February 28 Afghanistan v Australia Lahore March 1 South Africa v England Karachi March 2 New Zealand v India Dubai March 4 Semi-final 1 Dubai March 5 Semi-final 2 Lahore March 9 Final Lahore (unless India qualify, then Dubai)
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