ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Schedule, Teams, and How to Watch

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The ICC Champions Trophy is a prestigious cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC), featuring the world's top One-Day International (ODI) teams. The 2025 edition of the tournament will be held in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking the first time an international ICC tournament has been held in Pakistan since the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The tournament will feature eight teams, divided into two groups of four, with each team playing the other teams in their group once.

The teams participating in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy are Australia, England, South Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and New Zealand. The tournament will begin with a group stage, followed by semifinals and a final. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, with the winners of the semifinals competing in the final on Sunday, March 9. All matches will begin at 8pm AEDT, and the tournament will be streamed on Amazon's Prime Video in Australia, with a broadcast stream also available in Hindi.

Australia will be led by captain Steve Smith, who will be looking to guide his team to their third Champions Trophy title. The Australian squad features a mix of experienced players and young talent, with players like Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, and Glenn Maxwell set to play key roles. However, the team will be without several big names, including Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Marcus Stoinis, who are all unavailable due to various reasons. The tournament has already seen some exciting matches, with South Africa defeating Afghanistan by 107 runs in their opening match, thanks to a maiden ODI century from Ryan Rickelton.

The match scores for the tournament so far are:

• South Africa 315-6 (50 overs) vs Afghanistan 208 (43.3 overs)

The player statistics for the tournament are:

• Ryan Rickelton: 103 runs (106 balls)
• Rahmat Shah: 90 runs (92 balls)
• Kagiso Rabada: 3-36 (10 overs)

The tournament schedule is as follows:

1. Saturday: England vs Australia
2. Tuesday: South Africa vs Australia
3. Wednesday: Afghanistan vs England

The ICC Champions Trophy is one of the most prestigious tournaments in international cricket, and the 2025 edition promises to be an exciting and competitive event. With the tournament being held in Pakistan and the UAE, fans from around the world will be able to watch the action unfold. The tournament will be a great opportunity for teams to showcase their skills and compete against the best teams in the world.