Champions Trophy 2025: host country, qualification, teams, format and other details

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 represents the ninth installment of the prestigious cricket competition, where the world’s elite men’s One Day International (ODI) teams, ranked among the top eight, will gather.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) organizes this event of utmost importance. Mark your calendars as the battle unfolds in Pakistan between February and March 2025.

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Champions Trophy 2025. Host country

Champions Trophy 2025: host country, qualification, teams, format and other details

It was on 16 November 2021, during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, that Pakistan was officially announced as the host of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. The announcement marked a significant milestone for Pakistan, as it would be their first time hosting a major ICC tournament since the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

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2025 ICC Champions Trophy Qualifiers

The line-up for the 2025 Champions Trophy is not a matter of chance but the result of fierce competition. The seven best performing teams at the top of the league stage of the ongoing ODI World Cup, being held in India, will secure their passage to this grand event. They will be joined by hosts Pakistan, who have automatically qualified as hosts, creating a field of eight formidable teams.

Means of qualification

Date

Place of action

Ties

Qualified

Host

November 16, 2021

1

Pakistan

Cricket World Cup 2023

November 12, 2023

India

7

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

In total

8

Teams of the Champions Trophy 2025

In its nascent days, this cricket event was called the ICC Knockout, debuting in 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, followed by a stint in Nairobi, Kenya in 2000. It wasn’t until 2002 that the competition took on the ICC Champions moniker. Trophy.

Champions Trophy 2025: host country, qualification, teams, format and other details

Initially, the tournament was held every two years until 2009, a year that deviated from the norm due to the cancellation of a scheduled event in Pakistan, which led to the competition moving to South Africa. Since then, the ICC Champions Trophy has adopted a more spacious four-year interval. As for the road leading to the 2025 edition, the tournament will feature hosts Pakistan and the top seven teams from the group stage of the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup.

Cricket Champions Trophy 2025 format

The configuration of the Champions Trophy 2025 adheres to the classic structure. It consists of four teams, divided into two groups, with the top two players from each group progressing to the semi-final stage, culminating in the grand final. However, it is worth noting that the qualification system, which was given the go-ahead in 2021 at the ICC board meeting, could pose a challenge to teams like England and Bangladesh vying for the coveted spot in the Champions Trophy.

Qualification scenario for the Champions Trophy 2025

Assessing the current landscape, England currently sit 10th in the World Cup standings, collecting just two points, while Bangladesh are ninth, sharing the same total. Both teams, with three games remaining in the tournament, face the daunting task of orchestrating a remarkable turnaround to push into the top seven

pos

Team

Pld

W

L

NO

Point

NRR

Qualification

1

India (H, Q)

6

6

0

0

12

1.405

He qualified for the semi-finals and

Advanced for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy

2

South Africa

6

5

1

0

10

2.032

3

New Zealand

6

4

2

0

8

1.232

4

Australia

6

4

2

0

8

0.97

5

Sri Lanka

5

2

3

0

4

-0.205

Advanced for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy[a]

6

Pakistan

6

2

4

0

4

-0.387

7

Afghanistan

5

2

3

0

4

-0.969

8

Netherlands

6

2

4

0

4

-1.277

9

Bangladesh

6

1

5

0

2

-1.338

10

England

6

1

5

0

2

-1.652

Champions Trophy 2025 group stage

The grouping for the ICC Champions Trophy will be announced after the culmination of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

Group A

pos

Team

Pld

W

L

NO

Point

NRR

Qualification

1

TBD

0

0

0

0

0

0

It goes into the knockout phase

2

TBD

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

TBD

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

TBD

0

0

0

0

0

0

Group B

pos

Team

Pld

W

L

NO

Point

NRR

Qualification

1

TBD

0

0

0

0

0

0

It goes into the knockout phase

2

TBD

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

TBD

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

TBD

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pakistan hold the title of reigning champions of the Champions Trophy, a feat achieved by triumphing over India in the 2017 final by a winning margin of 180 runs.

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