ICC Champions Trophy 2025: squads, groups and schedule

The ICC Champions Trophy is set to return after an eight-year hiatus.

Pakistan are the defending champions, having beaten arch-rivals India in the 2017 edition in London.

The Green Shirts had claimed an emphatic 180 runs victory at The Oval, thanks to Fakhar Zaman’s sensational century.

They will be looking to add another trophy this year and will have a major advantage as they are hosting the 50-over tournament.

However, India will play in a neutral venue in Dubai due to the political tensions between the two countries.

The matches will take place in Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore, with all the grounds having undergone significant renovation work.

But the games involving India – including a potential semi-final and the final – will happen in the UAE.

Pakistan will face New Zealand in the tournament’s opening match on 19 February at the National Stadium Karachi.

The eight teams have been split into two groups, with the top two from each progressing to the final four.

The semi-finals will take place on 4 and 5 March, while the final is scheduled on 9 March.

Champions Trophy groups

Group A: Pakistan (hosts), India, New Zealand, Bangladesh

Group B: Australia, England, South Africa, Afghanistan

Champions Trophy squads

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), 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

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

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

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

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran

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

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

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

Champions Trophy Schedule

February 19 : Pakistan v New Zealand (Karachi, Pakistan)
February 20: Bangladesh v India (Dubai, UAE)
February 21: Afghanistan v South Africa (Karachi)
February 22: Australia v England (Lahore, Pakistan)
February 23: Pakistan v India (Dubai)
February 24: Bangladesh v New Zealand (Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
February 25: Australia v South Africa (Rawalpindi)
February 26: Afghanistan v England (Lahore)
February 27: Pakistan v Bangladesh (Rawalpindi)
February 28: Afghanistan v Australia (Lahore)
March 1: South Africa v England (Karachi)
March 2: New Zealand v India (Dubai)
March 4: Semi-final 1 (Dubai)
March 5: Semi-final 2 (Lahore)
March 9: Final (Lahore / Dubai)