ICC Champions Trophy 2025 schedule: Matches, start time, India vs Pakistan

The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Champions Trophy is backmost aft an eight-year hiatus.

The elite one-day planetary (ODI) tournament’s past winners, Pakistan, are playing big to their archetypal ICC lawsuit since the 50-over World Cup successful 1996.

The world’s apical 8 men’s teams volition vie successful the 19-day tourney (February 19 until March 9), which volition besides spot archrivals Pakistan and India face-off successful the radical stage.

Here’s a lowdown connected however the tourney volition beryllium played and the afloat lucifer schedule:

Which teams are playing successful the ICC Champions Trophy?

Group A: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, New Zealand

Group B: Afghanistan, Australia, England, South Africa

What’s the format of the Champions Trophy?

The tourney volition beryllium played successful a elemental round-robin format successful the radical stage, with the apical 2 teams from each radical qualifying for the semifinals.

Each squad volition person 2 points for a win, 1 for a “no result” oregon necktie and nary for a loss. In lawsuit of tied points, the semifinalists volition beryllium determined connected nett tally rate.

What are the Champions Trophy venues?

Pakistan volition big 9 of the 15 games astatine home, portion each of India’s fixtures volition beryllium played astatine Dubai International Cricket Stadium successful the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pursuing the Indian government’s refusal to nonstop its squad to Pakistan.

Should India suffice for the knockouts, they volition play the archetypal semifinal, which volition beryllium held successful Dubai. And if India marque it done to the final, the all-important crippled volition beryllium moved from Lahore to Dubai.

The 3 Pakistan venues to beryllium utilized during the tourney are the National Stadium successful Karachi, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, and Gaddafi Stadium successful Lahore.

Final renovation enactment astatine Gaddafi Stadium successful Lahore, Pakistan, up of the archetypal ICC Champions Trophy 2025 lucifer astatine the venue connected February 22 [File: K.M. Chaudary/AP]

What’s the afloat lucifer docket of the Champions Trophy?

February 19, Wednesday

Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

February 20, Thursday

Bangladesh vs India, 1pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE

February 21, Friday

Afghanistan vs South Africa, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

February 22, Saturday

Australia vs England, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan

February 23, Sunday

Pakistan vs India, 1pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE

February 24, Monday

Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

February 25, Tuesday

Australia vs South Africa, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

February 26, Wednesday

Afghanistan vs England, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan

February 27, Thursday

Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

February 28, Friday

Afghanistan vs Australia, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan

March 1, Saturday

England vs South Africa, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) [- National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

March 2, Sunday

New Zealand vs India, 1pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE

March 4, Tuesday

First semifinal, 1pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE

March 5, Wednesday

Second semifinal, 2pm section clip (09:00 GMT) – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan

March 9, Sunday

Final, 09:00 GMT – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan oregon Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE (if India qualifies).