2025 ICC Champions Trophy: All Details , Time Table, Match and All Team
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will be the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. It will be hosted by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025 and will feature the top eight men’s national teams that qualified from the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The previous Champions Trophy champions were Pakistan.
2025 ICC Champions Trophy Background
The ICC Champions Trophy is a quadrennial one-day cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It has been held as a biennial tournament since the inaugural edition of the ICC Knockout Trophy in 1998, was renamed the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002, and has been held as a quadrennial tournament since 2009. In 2016, the ICC cancelled future editions of the Champions Trophy after the 2017 tournament. However, it is set to resume in 2025.
2025 ICC Champions Trophy Format
This will be played under the usual ODI format. The format of the competition has remained the same since the eight teams entered the competition in 2006. The eight teams are divided into two groups of four, with each team playing each other in the group once. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, which will determine which two teams will compete in the final.
2025 ICC Champions Trophy Host selection
Pakistan was announced as the host of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy on 16 November 2021 as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men’s hosts cycle.
United Arab Emirates was announced as a co-host due to India’s refusal to play in Pakistan.
2025 ICC Champions Trophy Prize money
| Place | Teams | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per team | Total | ||
| Champions | 1 | $2.24 million | $2.24 million |
| Runners-up | 1 | $1.12 million | $1.12 million |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | $560,000 | $1.12 million |
| 5th–6th place (Group stage) | 2 | $350,000 | $700,000 |
| 7th–8th place (Group stage) | 2 | $140,000 | $280,000 |
| Participants | 8 | $125,000 | $1 million |
| Total | 8 | $6.9 million | |
2025 ICC Champions Trophy 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. On 28 April 2024, three existing venues were proposed for the event by Pakistan. The matches will be hosted in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi with India playing in Dubai.
Match officials
On 5 February 2025, ICC released the list of match referees and umpires for the tournament. The match officials schedule for the group stage was confirmed on 10 February 2025.
- Match referees
- Umpires
Group stage
The ICC announced the groups and their fixtures on 24 December 2024, with the group stage matches being played from 19 February to 2 March 2025. The eight teams were divided into two groups of four with each team facing the other three teams in the group for a total of 15 matches.
