2025 ICC Champions Trophy
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| Dates | 19 February – 9 March 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Official website | ICC Champions Trophy |
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will be the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, an One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament. It is organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will be contested by top eight ranked men's national teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The tournaments will be hosted by Pakistan from 19 February to 9 March 2025. Pakistan are the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2017.
Background
In 2016, the International Cricket Council (ICC) cancelled future editions of the Champions Trophy after the 2017 tournament, aiming to have only one major tournament in each format of international cricket.[1] In November 2021, however, ICC announced that the tournament would return in 2025.[2]
Hosts
Pakistan was announced as the host of the ICC Champions Trophy on 16 November 2021.[2] It will be first global tournament that will be hosted by Pakistan since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team. [3] The last major tournament to take place in the country was the 1996 Cricket World Cup which it co-hosted with India and Sri Lanka.[4]
India's participation
In November 2023, during the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials met the ICC Executive Board seeking compensation if the Indian cricket team refuses to visit Pakistan for the tournament citing political and security concerns and the tournament is hosted in the 'hybrid-model'.[5][6] In November 2024, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed the ICC that the Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the competition as the Government of India has refused permission due to security concerns.[7]
Qualification
Pakistan qualified for the competition automatically as hosts and was joined by seven other highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup group stage.[8][9] This was the first time former champions Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the tournament, while Afghanistan will make their debut appearance in the tournament.[10][11]
| Means of qualification | Date | Teams | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 16 November 2021 | 1 | Pakistan
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| 2023 Cricket World Cup (Top 7 teams from the tournament excluding host) |
5 October – 19 November 2023 | 7 |  Afghanistan
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 Australia
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 Bangladesh
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 England
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 India
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 New Zealand
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 South Africa
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| 8 |
Venues
In December 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board was given approval by the Government of Pakistan for the construction of a new cricket stadium in Islamabad for the tournament.[12] On 28 April 2024, three existing venues were proposed for the event by Pakistan.[13] The matches were to be hosted in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi with India scheduled to play the entire tournament in Lahore.[14] The number of matches that will be hosted at the various venues is uncertain due to India's refusal to travel to Pakistan for the tournament.[7]
| City | Karachi | Lahore | Rawalpindi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Stadium | National Stadium | Gaddafi Stadium | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity | 34,238 | 27,000 | 15,000 |
Schedule
As of November 2024[update], the schedule for the tournament is yet to be announced.
Group stage
Knockout stage
The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Winner of Group A | ||||||||
| B2 | Runner-up of Group B | ||||||||
| SF1W | Winner of Semi-final 1 | ||||||||
| SF2W | Winner of Semi-final 2 | ||||||||
| B1 | Winner of Group B | ||||||||
| A2 | Runner-up of Group A | ||||||||
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ^ "Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "USA co-hosts for 2024 T20 WC, Pakistan gets 2025 Champions Trophy, India and Bangladesh 2031 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "When was the last time Pakistan hosted an ICC tournament?". Sporting News. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "PCB Asks For Compensation From ICC If India Refuse To Play Champions Trophy 2025: Report". NDTV. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Champions Trophy to be shifted out of Pakistan or held in hybrid model: Reports". Live Mint. 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b "India will not travel to Pakistan for 2025 Champions Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "2025 Champions Trophy qualification at stake during ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Which Teams Have Qualified For ICC Champions Trophy 2025 After End Of World Cup Preliminary Stage". Times Now. 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "ICC announces expansion of global events". International Cricket Council (Press release). 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Fail To Qualify For ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Scheduled To Take Place In Pakistan". Zee News. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Government gives PCB green light to build stadium in Islamabad". Dawn News. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "PCB proposes three venues for 2025 Champions Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. 28 April 2024. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Champions Trophy 2025: PCB draft schedule has all India games in Lahore". ESPNcricinfo. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
