Champions Trophy 2025: Tentative Schedule, Venues, Groups, And Streaming Details: Hosting the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan will keep a hybrid model to accommodate geopolitical grounds for India’s matches. India is participating in a hybrid ICC Champions Trophy competition from February 19 to March 5, 2025. The competition includes the best eight cricket-playing nations, who will assess their skills against high-tension matches.
Champions Trophy 2025 : Schedule and Venues
On February 19, in Karachi, an opening ceremony will be held to kick off the tournament and include a first match, likely featuring Pakistan and New Zealand. The campaign of India opens against Bangladesh, scheduled in Dubai on 20th February 2025. A much-awaited contest between India vs Pakistan will be hosted in a neutral venue like Dubai on 23rd February 2025.
Group matches will take place in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Dubai. The semi finals will tentatively take place on 5th and 6th March, with the final on 9th March 2025.
| Sl. No | Date | Venues | Matches |
| 01 | Feb 19, 2025 | Karachi | Pak vs NZ |
| 02 | Feb 20, 2025 | Neutral | Ban vs Ind |
| 03 | Feb 21, 2025 | Karachi | Afg vs SA |
| 04 | Feb 22, 2025 | Lahore | Aus vs Eng |
| 05 | Feb 23, 2025 | Neutral | Ind vs Pak |
| 06 | Feb 24, 2025 | Rawalpindi | Ban vs NZ |
| 07 | Feb 25, 2025 | Rawalpindi | Aus vs SA |
| 08 | Feb 26, 2025 | Lahore | Afg vs Eng |
| 09 | Feb 27, 2025 | Rawalpindi | Pak vs Ban |
| 10 | Feb 28, 2025 | Lahore | Afg vs Aus |
| 11 | March 1, 2025 | Karachi | SA vs Eng |
| 12 | March 2, 2025 | Neutral | NZ vs Ind |
| 13 | March 4, 2025 | Neutral | Semi Final 1 |
| 14 | March 5, 2025 | Neutral | Semi Final 2 |
| 15 | March 9, 2025 | Neutral | Final |
| 16 | March 10, 2025 | Neutral | Reserve day |
Champions Trophy 2025 Teams and Groups
The two groups with eight teams will be:
Group A: Pakistan, Bangladesh, New Zealand, India
Group B: Australia, England, South Africa, Afghanistan
Groups will play to find the first two teams for the semi-finals.
Also Read: Champions Trophy 2025: ICC Confirms Hybrid Model, India To Play Matches At Neutral Venues
Broadcasting and Streaming Details
In India, Star Sports is the radio rights holder for ICC tournaments. The matches will be shown on Star Sports channels and live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar, with many languages providing commentary.
