ICC Champions Trophy 2025 schedule out; check date, venues, and live streaming details

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally announced the much-awaited schedule for the 9th edition of the Champions Trophy 2025 after months of tussling between BCCI and PCB, on 24 December (Tuesday). The mega tournament is all set to start on 19 February with the opening clash between Pakistan and New Zealand and India facing Bangladesh in their opener.

Eight teams will take part in the Champion Trophy in 15 matches across 18 days. The tournament will be played under the hybrid model policy with Pakistan being the host and Dubai being the neutral venue. All of India's group stage matches and first semi-final will be played in Dubai.

Group A - Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh

Group B - South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England

All of the Champions Trophy matches will be day-night encounters and will start at 2:30 PM as per the Indian standard time.

Team India will face Bangladesh in their opening match which will also be the tournament's second match, on February 20. After that, the Rohit Sharma-led side will collide against their arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-octane clash on 23rd February. Then the Blue Brigade will have to wait for six days for their final group stage match against New Zealand on 2nd March.

The first semi-final will be played in Dubai irrespective of India reaching the knockout stage or not. The second semi-final will be in Lahore. On the other hand, the venue for the final is not confirmed yet. If India reached final, the venue will be Dubai and otherwise it will be played in Lahore.

Sri Lanka and West Indies are the two big cricketing teams that will not be a part of the Champions Trophy 2025.  As Sri Lanka finished at the 9th spot they were unable to qualify for this tournament. As for West Indies, they could not even qualify for the ODI World Cup 2023, which eliminated them from the contentions of the final 8 spots.