After eight years, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is just around the corner. The Tournament will start on 9 February with the match between Pakistan and New Zealand. We have seen some exciting contests in the ICC tournaments, and this article will discuss the top five matches you should not miss in the upcoming Champions Trophy. 

 

The Champions Trophy will last three weeks, starting on 19 February and ending on 9 March with the Finals.

 

India vs Pakistan (23 February) 

Two of the biggest rivals of international cricket, India and Pakistan, will face each other at Dubai International Stadium on February 23rd. Both teams played against each other in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in New York, which was a T20 game. Both teams will play against each other in the ODI after one and a half years since the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, where India defeated Pakistan.

Match Details 

Detail	Information
Match	5th Match, Group A
Date	February 23, 2025
Time	14:30 IST / 13:00 GST
Venue	Dubai International Cricket Stadium
City	Dubai, UAE
Broadcast	Star Sports Network
Streaming	Disney+ Hotstar
Group	A

 

The match will be significant as India will be looking to take the revenge of the Champions Trophy 2017, where Pakistan defeated India in the final by 180 runs. In the five matches played in the Champions Trophy against each other, Pakistan won 3 while India won 2.

 

India vs Pakistan: Head-to-Head

Category	Total Matches	India Won	Pakistan Won	No Result/Tie	Recent Form (Last 5)
Overall ODIs	135	57	73	5	WWNDW
ICC Tournaments	13	10	3	0	WWLWL
Champions Trophy	5	2	3	0	LWWLL

 

Australia vs England

Australia and England, two arch rivals who guarantee an entertaining match, will face each other on 22nd February at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Australia, the current ICC World Cup winner, will look to the Champions Trophy after 18 years, while England, the previous World Cup winner in 2019, is also looking to win its first-ever Champions Trophy.

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Match Details 

 

Detail	Information
Match	4th Match, Group B
Date	February 22, 2025
Time	14:30 IST / 14:00 PST
Venue	Gaddafi Stadium
City	Lahore, Pakistan
Broadcast	Star Sports Network
Streaming	Disney+ Hotstar
Group	B

 

Head to Head: AUS vs ENG

Category	Total Matches	Australia Won	England Won	No Result/Tie	Recent Form (Last 5)
Overall ODIs	156	88	63	5	WLLWW
ICC Tournaments	14	9	5	0	LWWLW
Champions Trophy	6	3	3	0	WLWLW

 

India vs New Zealand

The match between India and New Zealand will be played on 2nd March 2025. This will be the first time both teams will play against each other in a day international format after the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023, where India defeated New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The fact that this will be India's and New Zealand's final group stage match, which could be the semi-final decider for Group 2.

Match Description

 

Detail	Information
Match	12th Match, Group A
Date	March 2, 2025
Time	14:30 IST / 13:00 GST
Venue	Dubai International Cricket Stadium
City	Dubai, UAE
Broadcast	Star Sports Network
Streaming	Disney+ Hotstar
Group	A

 

Head to Head IND vs NZ

Category	Total Matches	India Won	NZ Won	No Result/Tie	Recent Form (Last 5)
Overall ODIs	119	58	50	11	WWWWW
ICC Tournaments	12	5	7	0	LWLWL
Champions Trophy	3	1	2	0	LWL

 

 

India squad

 

Role	Player
Captain	Rohit Sharma
Vice-Captain	Shubman Gill
Batters	Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Wicketkeepers	KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant
All-rounders	Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar
Spinners	Kuldeep Yadav
Pacers	Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Pakistan squad

Role	Expected Players
Batters	Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique
Wicketkeeper	Mohammad Rizwan
All-rounders	Shadab Khan, Salman Agha
Pacers	Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
Spinner	Abrar Ahmed

 

England squad

Role	Player
Captain	Jos Buttler
Batters	Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Phil Salt
All-rounders	Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell
Spinners	Adil Rashid
Pacers	Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, Saqib Mahmood, Mark Wood
Wicketkeeper	Jamie Smith

 

 Australia squad

Role	Player
Captain	Pat Cummins
Batters	Steve Smith, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne
Wicketkeepers	Alex Carey, Josh Inglis
All-rounders	Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matt Short, Aaron Hardie
Pacers	Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis
Spinner	Adam Zampa

 

ICC Champions Trophy schedule

 

Date	Match	Venue
Feb 19	Pakistan vs New Zealand	Karachi
Feb 20	Bangladesh vs India	Dubai
Feb 21	Afghanistan vs South Africa	Karachi
Feb 22	Australia vs England	Lahore
Feb 23	Pakistan vs India	Dubai
Feb 24	Bangladesh vs New Zealand	Rawalpindi
Feb 25	Australia vs South Africa	Rawalpindi
Feb 26	Afghanistan vs England	Lahore
Feb 27	Pakistan vs Bangladesh	Rawalpindi
Feb 28	Afghanistan vs Australia	Lahore
Mar 1	South Africa vs England	Karachi
Mar 2	New Zealand vs India	Dubai
Mar 4	Semi-final 1	Dubai
Mar 5	Semi-final 2	Lahore
Mar 9	Final	Lahore/Dubai*