
The ICC released the full schedule for the Champions Trophy 2025 today. This article will discuss the schedule, tournament format, prize money, each team's matches, and more.
Participating Teams |
India |
Pakistan |
Australia |
England |
New Zealand |
South Africa |
Afghanistan |
Bangladesh |
Sri Lanka and West Indies, two popular teams, are missing from this list as they couldn't qualify for the Tournament.
Teams and their Groups
Teams are divided into two groups.
Group A | Group B |
India | England |
Pakistan | Australia |
New Zealand | Afghanistan |
Bangladesh | South Africa |
Tournament Format
The tournament will be played in a group-wise format. Each team will play a match against every other team in their group. Then, the top two teams from both groups will reach the semi-finals.
The team in the first position in Group A will play in the semifinals, and the second position will be in Group B.
The team in the First position in Group B will play in the semifinals, while the Second Position in Group A
Group A
India
Pakistan
New Zealand
Bangladesh
Group B
England
Australia
Afghanistan
South Africa
Semi-Final 1
Group A Winner
Group B Runner-up
Semi-Final 2
Group B Winner
Group A Runner-up
Final
Semi-Final 1 Winner
Semi-Final 2 Winner
Prize Money for the Top Teams
Winner: USD 2.2 million
Runner-up: USD 1.1 million
Semi-finalists: USD 450,000 each
Third place in groups: USD 90,000 each
Last place in groups: USD 60,000 each
Team Wise Schedule
Afghanistan Will play its matches against Australia, England and South Africa.
Team | Opponent | Date | City |
Afghanistan | South Africa | Feb 21 | Karachi |
Afghanistan | England | Feb 26 | Lahore |
Afghanistan | Australia | Feb 28 | Lahore |
Australia will play its matches against England, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Team | Opponent | Date | City |
Australia | England | Feb 22 | Lahore |
Australia | South Africa | Feb 25 | Rawalpindi |
Australia | Afghanistan | Feb 28 | Lahore |
Bangladesh will play matches against Pakistan, India, and New Zealand.
Team | Opponent | Date | City |
New Zealand | India | Mar 02 | Dubai |
New Zealand | Pakistan | Feb 19 | Karachi |
New Zealand | Bangladesh | Feb 24 | Lahore |
England will play matches against South Africa, Australia and Afghanistan.
Team | Opponent | Date | City |
England | Australia | Feb 22 | Lahore |
England | Afghanistan | Feb 26 | Lahore |
England | South Africa | Mar 01 | Karachi |
India will play against Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Team | Opponent | Date | City |
India | Bangladesh | Feb 20 | Dubai |
India | Pakistan | Feb 23 | Dubai |
India | New Zealand | Mar 02 | Dubai |
New Zealand will play its matches against India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Team | Opponent | Date | City |
Bangladesh | India | Feb 20 | Dubai |
Bangladesh | New Zealand | Feb 24 | Lahore |
Bangladesh | Pakistan | Feb 27 | Lahore |
Pakistan will play matches against India, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Team | Opponent | Date | City |
Pakistan | New Zealand | Feb 19 | Karachi |
Pakistan | India | Feb 23 | Dubai |
Pakistan | Bangladesh | Feb 27 | Lahore |
South Africa will play matches against Afghanistan, England and Australia.
Team | Opponent | Date | City |
South Africa | Afghanistan | Feb 21 | Karachi |
South Africa | Australia | Feb 25 | Rawalpindi |
South Africa | England | Mar 01 | Karachi |
Expected/Confirmed Squad of all the Teams
India's Expected Squad
Player Name |
Rohit Sharma |
Shubman Gill |
Virat Kohli |
Rishabh Pant |
KL Rahul |
Hardik Pandya |
Ravindra Jadeja |
Axar Patel |
Kuldeep Yadav |
Jasprit Bumrah |
Mohammed Shami |
Mohammed Siraj |
Shreyas Iyer |
Pakistan's Expected Squad
Player Name |
Saim Ayoub |
Fakhar Zaman |
Babar Azam |
Kamran Ghulam |
Tayyab Tahir |
Usman Khan |
Abdullah Shafique |
Agha Salman |
Mohammad Rizwan |
Shaheen Afridi |
Naseem Shah |
Mohammad Hasnain |
Aamir Jamal |
Haris Rauf |
Irfan Khan |
Arafat Minhas |
Faisal Akram |
Abrar Ahmed |
New Zealand's Expected Squad
Player Name |
Kane Williamson |
Tom Latham |
Devon Conway |
Will Young |
Mark Chapman |
Daryl Mitchell |
James Neesham |
Glenn Phillips |
Rachin Ravindra |
Mitchell Santner |
Trent Boult |
Lockie Ferguson |
Kyle Jamieson |
Ish Sodhi |
Tim Southee |
Matt Henry |
Australia's Expected Squad
Player Name |
Pat Cummins |
Glenn Maxwell |
Mitchell Starc |
Steven Smith |
Marnus Labuschagne |
Travis Head |
Josh Inglis |
Cameron Green |
Adam Zampa |
Josh Hazlewood |
Nathan Lyon |
Tanveer Sangha |
Riley Meredith |
Matthew Short |
Sean Abbott |
Josh Philippe |
England's Confirmed Squad
Player Name |
Joe Root |
Jonny Bairstow |
Ben Stokes |
Jason Roy |
Phil Salt |
Liam Livingstone |
Jacob Bethell |
Sam Curran |
Will Jacks |
Dan Mousley |
Jofra Archer |
Adil Rashid |
Chris Woakes |
Jos Buttler |
Harry Brook |
Rehan Ahmed |
John Turner |
Saqib Mahmood |
Afghanistan's Expected Squad
Player Name |
Rashid Khan |
Mohammad Nabi |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
Hazratullah Zazai |
Ibrahim Zadran |
Najibullah Zadran |
Rahmat Shah |
Azmatullah Omarzai |
Riaz Hassan |
Ikram Ali Khil |
Naveen-ul-Haq |
South Africa's Expected Squad
Player Name |
Quinton de Kock |
Kagiso Rabada |
Aiden Markram |
Anrich Nortje |
Temba Bavuma |
Rassie van der Dussen |
Tabraiz Shamsi |
David Miller |
Lungi Ngidi |
Andile Phehlukwayo |
Heinrich Klaasen |
Janneman Malan |
George Linde |
Bjorn Fortuin |
Bangladesh's Expected Squad
Here is the full schedule for the tournament
Date | Venue | Match | Group |
Feb 19, 2025 | Karachi | Pakistan vs New Zealand | A |
Feb 20, 2025 | Dubai | Bangladesh vs India | A |
Feb 21, 2025 | Karachi | Afghanistan vs South Africa | B |
Feb 22, 2025 | Lahore | Australia vs England | B |
Feb 23, 2025 | Dubai | India vs Pakistan | A |
Feb 24, 2025 | Lahore | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | A |
Feb 25, 2025 | Rawalpindi | Australia vs South Africa | B |
Feb 26, 2025 | Lahore | Afghanistan vs England | B |
Feb 27, 2025 | Lahore | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | A |
Feb 28, 2025 | Lahore | Afghanistan vs Australia | B |
Mar 01, 2025 | Karachi | South Africa vs England | B |
Mar 02, 2025 | Dubai | New Zealand vs India | A |
Mar 04, 2025 | Dubai | Semi Final 1 | - |
Mar 05, 2025 | Lahore | Semi Final 2 | - |
Mar 09, 2025 | Lahore/Dubai* | Final | - |
*Note: If India qualifies for the final, it will be played in Dubai