Champions Trophy 2025: Schedule, Squads, Live Streaming, Broadcasters & All you need to know

The 50-over cricket fest Champions Trophy 2025 is going to begin on Wednesday, February 19, with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi. This is going to be the ninth edition of the Champions Trophy. Pakistan are the defending champions, having won the previous edition back in 2017.

Pakistan, New Zealand, India, and Bangladesh are placed in Group A. On the other hand, England, Australia, Afghanistan, and South Africa are pitted in Group B. The top two teams will progress from each group and battle it out in the semifinals.

The high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan is set to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23. The Men in Blue are going to play all their matches in Dubai after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed the ICC that they won't travel to Pakistan due to safety concerns.

Champions Trophy 2025 venues

Three venues in Pakistan and one in the UAE will host matches in the Champions Trophy. National Stadium in Karachi, Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi are the three centers which will host matches in Pakistan. Meanwhile, Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host all games involving India.

Champions Trophy 2025 Format

Each team will play three matches in the group stage, once against each team in their group. The top two teams from each group will progress to the semifinals, which will be played on March 4 and 5.

Champions Trophy 2025 Full Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (C & WK), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (C), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway (WK), Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (WK), Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy.

Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (C), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.

Australia: Steve Smith (C), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (WK), Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (WK), Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.

England: Jos Buttler (C & WK), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith (WK), Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt (WK), Mark Wood.

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (C), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch.

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami.

Here's everything you need to know about Champions Trophy 2025:

What: Champions Trophy 2025

When: February 19 to March 9, 2025

Time: All matches are scheduled at 2:30 pm (IST)

Live streaming in India: JioStar

Television broadcast in India: Star and Network 18 channels

Champions Trophy 2025 Full Schedule