The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 fixtures and groups were announced by the ICC on Tuesday. The tournament is set to begin on February 19 in Karachi, with the final scheduled for March 9.
This eight-team tournament will consist of 15 matches and will be held across Pakistan and in Dubai. In Pakistan, the three venues hosting matches will be Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Karachi. Each venue in Pakistan will feature three group games, and Lahore will host the second semi-final.
The final is also set to take place in Lahore on March 9, unless India qualifies for it, in which case it will be held in Dubai. Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days.
The group matches involving India, as well as the first semi-final, will take place in Dubai. The tournament will kick off with Pakistan facing New Zealand in the Group A opener in Karachi on February 19. The Dubai leg begins the next day with India taking on Bangladesh.
Group B will start on February 21, featuring Afghanistan against South Africa in Karachi. A significant weekend is highlighted by the rivalry match between England and Australia, scheduled for Saturday, February 22, followed by the highly anticipated clash between Pakistan and India the next day.
The eight teams competing for the prestigious white winners’ jackets are those that secured the top eight positions in the points table of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Group A includes the current Champions Trophy holders and hosts Pakistan, along with India, New Zealand, and Bangladesh. Group B consists of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 champions, Australia, along with Afghanistan, England, and South Africa.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Groups:
Group A – Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh
Group B – South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England
Champions Trophy Schedule:
19 February, Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi, Pakistan
20 February, Bangladesh v India, Dubai
21 February, Afghanistan v South Africa, Karachi, Pakistan
22 February, Australia v England, Lahore, Pakistan
23 February, Pakistan v India, Dubai
24 February, Bangladesh v New Zealand, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
25 February, Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
26 February, Afghanistan v England, Lahore, Pakistan
27 February, Pakistan v Bangladesh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
28 February, Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore, Pakistan
1 March, South Africa v England, Karachi, Pakistan
2 March, New Zealand v India, Dubai
4 March, Semi-final 1, Dubai
5 March, Semi-final 2, Lahore, Pakistan
9 March, Final, Lahore (unless India qualify, when it will be played in Dubai)
10 March, Reserve day
*All matches will be day-night encounters
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