ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is being organized on the soil of Pakistan, Champions Trophy is one of the most exciting cricket tournaments of ICC because only top 8 teams participate in this tournament, so the excitement increases even more.
In this blog we have tried to give you the history of Champions Trophy, information about top 8 teams participating, where the matches will be held and many more information.
A Brief History of the Champions Trophy
The ICC Champions Trophy tournament was first started in 1998 and for the first time the tournament was organized in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and South Africa became its winner. All the matches of this tournament are played in knockout form and there is very little scope for error for all the teams because one mistake of yours and you are out of the tournament.
The Champion Trophy has given many memorable moments in the last few years, India won the Champions Trophy title for the first time in 2013 under the captaincy of Dhoni and the next time Pakistan won the Champions Trophy title in 2017 under the captaincy of Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Now this tournament is coming back in 2025, now it remains to be seen whether Pakistan will be able to defend the title, another team will win or a new team will emerge as the winner.
Champions Trophy 2025: Participating Teams
The Champions Trophy 2025 features the Top 8 ODI teams in the ICC rankings, making the tournament full of excitement.
Group 1 – Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, New Zealand
Group 2 – Afghanistan, Australia, England, South Africa
These teams have been divided into two groups and the top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals.
Team Squads for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Afghanistan Squad
Batters – Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Sediqullah Atal, Rahman Shah, Ibrahim Zadran
Wicket Keepers – Ikram Alikhil, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
All Rounders – Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote
Bowlers – Naveed Zadran, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Australia Squad
Batters – Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Steven Smith (Captain), Jake Fraser-McGurk
Wicket Keepers – Alex Carey, Josh Inglis
All Rounders – Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers – Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha
Bangladesh Squad
Batters – Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy
Wicket Keepers – Mushfiqur Rahim, Jaker Ali, Parvez Hossain Emon
All Rounders – Mahmuddullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Bowers – Rishad Hossain, Nahid Rana, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
England Squad
Batters – Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Joe Root
Wicket Keepers – Jamie Smith, Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (Captain)
All Rounders – Liam Livingstone
Bowlers – Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton
India Squad
Batters – Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill
Wicket Keepers – Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul
All Rounders – Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers – Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
New Zealand Squad
Batters – Mark Chapman, Will Young, Kane Williamson
Wicket Keepers – Devon Conway, Tom Latham
All Rounders – Michael Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santer (Captain), Nathan Smith
Bowlers – Matt Henry, William Orourke, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy
Pakistan Squad
Batters -Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah
Wicket Keepers – Mohammad Rizwan (Captain), Usman Khan
All Rounders – Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Faheem Ashraf
Bowlers – Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi
South Africa Squad
Batters – Tembu Bavuma (Captain), Aiden Markram, Tony De Zorzi, Rassie Van Der Dussen, David Miller
Wicket Keepers – Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs
All Rounders – Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch
Bowlers – Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi
Schedule and Venue Details
This time the hosting of Champions Trophy 2025 is in the hands of Pakistan, which will start from 19 February 2025 and the final of the tournament will be played on 9 March 2025. Which is as follows:
| Date | Match | Venues & Time |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb Group 1 | Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st Match | National Stadium, Karachi 09:00 GMT |
| 20 Feb Group 1 | Bangladesh vs India, 2nd Match | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 09:00 GMT |
| 21 Feb Group 2 | Afghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd Match | National Stadium, Karachi 09:00 GMT |
| 22 Feb Group 2 | Australia vs England, 4th Match | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 09:00 GMT |
| 23 Feb Group 1 | Pakistan vs India, 5th Match | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 09:00 GMT |
| 24 Feb Group 1 | Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 6th Match | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 09:00 GMT |
| 25 Feb Group 2 | Australia vs South Africa, 7th Match | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 09:00 GMT |
| 26 Feb Group 2 | Afghanistan vs England, 8th Match | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 09:00 GMT |
| 27 Feb Group 1 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 9th Match | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 09:00 GMT |
| 28 Feb Group 2 | Afghanistan vs Australia, 10th Match | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 09:00 GMT |
| 1 Mar Group 2 | South Africa vs England, 11th Match | National Stadium, Karachi 09:00 GMT |
| 2 Mar Group 1 | New Zealand vs India, 12th Match | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 09:00 GMT |
| 4 Mar (A1 v B2) | TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 09:00 GMT |
| 5 Mar (B1 v A2) | TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 09:00 GMT |
| 9 Mar | TBC vs TBC Final | TBC, TBC 09:00 GMT |
Key points related to Champions Trophy 2025
Return of Champions Trophy
After a long time cricket fans are quite eager to watch the Champions Trophy. It is a shortened version of the World Cup, so every match matters in which even a small mistake can knock a team out of the tournament.
India vs Pakistan Match
Once again the world’s most high-voltage match is going to be played between India vs Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025. This match stops the breath of all cricket fans as if the world has stopped for a while.
Battle of Captains
This tournament is also a battle of many captains. The future of some captains will be decided after this tournament. Like India’s captain Rohit Sharma etc.
Impact of Venues
This time the tournament is being hosted by Pakistan, so all the matches will be held in Pakistan, but due to bad relations with India, India refused to go to Pakistan, so it has been decided to hold all the matches of India in the United Arab Emirates.
Afghanistan Enters
The Afghanistan team has got a chance to play the Champion Trophy for the first time.
Past Winners and Records
- 1998: South Africa
- 2000: New Zealand
- 2002: India and Sri Lanka (Joint Winners) Due to Rain
- 2004: West Indies
- 2006: Australia
- 2009: Australia
- 2013: India
- 2017: Pakistan
Why Champions Trophy 2025 Matters
The return of Champions Trophy 2025 is not just a cricket tournament, it is a tough competition between the best 8 teams of the world. All the teams will give their best and this time the challenge is going to be tough and the thrill of another cricket clash is being prepared for the cricket fans where fans of all countries will cheer the team to make their country win.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Live Streaming
For live streaming
India – Star Sports Network and JioHotstar (Live Streaming)
Pakistan – PTV Sports, Ten Sports (Live Streaming)
Bangladesh – Nagorik TV, T Sports (Live Streaming)
Australia – Prime Video (Live Streaming)
UK – Sky Sports (Live Streaming)
New Zealand – Sky Sport 1, Sky Sport 3 (Live Streaming)
Sri Lanka – TV1 (Live Streaming)
Afghanistan – ATN (Live Streaming)
For More Details – Visit here
For Scorecard
Cricket fans can check the live scorecard by visiting here.
Conclusion
This time ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is going to be a blockbuster event once again. We all are eagerly waiting for the Champions Trophy 2025 and we hope that all the teams will perform brilliantly in which cricket will cross all limits of its thrill.
And we hope that you too are eagerly waiting for the Champions Trophy.
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