2025 ICC Champions Trophy - Pakistan

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The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy was the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, a 50-over international cricket tournament.
It was hosted by Pakistan for the first time in its history and was contested by a record TWENTY teams holding ODI status at the time.

Having cancelled the tournament after the previous edition in 2017, the ICC reinstated the Champions Trophy after an 8-year gap.
ICC repackaged it from an eight-team, single round-robin affair to its original knockout format and opened it to all teams with ODI status.

Pakistan entered the tournament as the defending champions, having trounced India in the final of the 2017 edition at The Oval.
It was the first ICC event hosted by Pakistan since the 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup, and also the first ICC event hosted solely.​

 

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Qualification

Every team holding ODI status automatically qualifies for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Teams are seeded according to their ICC ODI Team Rankings as of the cutoff date.

Qualification: ODI status​

Seed​ Team​ Ranking​ 1​ India 1st​ 2​ Australia 2nd​ 3​ Pakistan 3rd​ 4​ South Africa 4th​ 5​ New Zealand 5th​ 6​ Sri Lanka 6th​ 7​ England 7th​ 8​ Afghanistan 8th​ 9​ Bangladesh 9th​ 10​ West Indies 10th​ 11​ Ireland 11th​ 12​ Scotland 12th​ 13​ Zimbabwe 13th​ 14​ Netherlands 14th​ 15​ Canada 15th​ 16​ USA 16th​ 17​ Oman 17th​ 18​ Nepal 18th​ 19​ Namibia 19th​ 20​ UAE 20th​ As of January 11, 2025

 

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Preliminary Round

February 20, Match 1, USA vs Oman at Multan Stadium - USA won by 5 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
February 21, Match 2, Zimbabwe vs UAE at Rawalpindi Stadium - Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 72 balls remaining)
February 22, Match 3, Canada vs Nepal at Multan Stadium - Nepal won by 50 runs
February 23, Match 4, Netherlands vs Namibia at Rawalpindi Stadium - Netherlands won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

Round of 16

February 25, Match 5, India vs USA at National Stadium - India won by 7 wickets (with 159 balls remaining)
February 26, Match 6, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Gaddafi Stadium - Afghanistan won by 125 runs
February 27, Match 7, South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Multan Stadium - South Africa won by 152 runs
February 28, Match 8, New Zealand vs Scotland at National Stadium - New Zealand won by 10 runs
March 1, Match 9, Australia vs Nepal at Gaddafi Stadium - Australia won by 7 wickets (with 146 balls remaining)
March 2, Match 10, England vs West Indies at Rawalpindi Stadium - West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
March 3, Match 11, Pakistan vs Netherlands at National Stadium - Match tied (Pakistan won the Super Over)
March 4, Match 12, Sri Lanka vs Ireland at Gaddafi Stadium - Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Quarter-Finals

March 6, Match 13, India vs Afghanistan at National Stadium - India won by 7 wickets (with 89 balls remaining)
March 7, Match 14, South Africa vs New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium - South Africa won by 35 runs
March 8, Match 15, Australia vs West Indies at Multan Stadium - Australia won by 97 runs
March 9, Match 16, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Stadium - Pakistan won by 59 runs

Semi-Finals

March 11, Match 17, India vs South Africa at Multan Stadium - India won by 11 runs
March 13, Match 18, Australia vs Pakistan at National Stadium - Australia won by 40 runs

ICC Champions Trophy Final

March 15, Match 19, India vs Australia at Gaddafi Stadium - India won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

The day after is a reserve day for all fixtures. In case of back-to-back washouts on a single fixture, the higher-ranked team shall advance to the next round.

 

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Venues

Stadium​	Capacity​	Pitch​	Matches​
National Stadium, Karachi	30,000​	Hard​	5​
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	34,000​	Dusty​	5​
Multan Stadium, Multan	30,000​	Dusty​	5​
Rawalpindi Stadium, Rawalpindi	20,000​	Flat​	4​

Spoiler: Climate Data

Spoiler: Karachi

Spoiler: Lahore

Spoiler: Multan

Spoiler: Rawalpindi

Rain/Snow

Rain of up to 3 inches will see matches played in full.
Rain of between 3 and 5 inches will see matches played over reduced overs.
Rain of over 5 inches will see a match abandoned.

Rain affected matches can be completed on reserve days.

Credits: @Aislabie for the system.

Spoiler: Pitch Types

Pitch Types

Damp/Sticky - Massively in favor of bowlers and an absolute nightmare to bat on, unless you're Victor Trumper.
Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Even - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines of the game.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer early on, making it ideal for fast bowlers. Batting expected to become easier as the match progresses.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way.
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.
Poor - Uneven bounce and a huge amount of turn on offer for spinners. Expect a slow hard grind for very few runs.​

Credits: @VC the slogger for pitch types.

 

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Rules & Regulation

Squads

Each squad must comprise of exactly 15 players, as well as 3 travelling reserves.
Captain confirmed during squad announcement may not be dropped unless injured.

Retired players can also be coaxed out of retirement, but their ratings may vary.

Lineups

Please mark your wicket keeper with †/ and a minimum of six bowlers with ^/.
Your captain may not be dropped unless injured or made unavailable for whatever reason.

Bracket

The knockout bracket was generated on challonge.com using the ICC ODI Team Rankings.
The bracket is seeded to ensure the top-four teams do not draw each other before the semi-finals.

Reserve Days

Each match has a dedicated reserve day, including the preliminary round matches.
In the event of a washed out reserve day, the higher-ranked team is declared the winner.

Tiebreaker

A Super Over is to be used as a tiebreaker in tied knockout matches.

 

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India

ODI Ranking: 1st
Coach: Aislabie

Shubman Gill
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Abhishek Sharma
Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli
Tilak Varma

Shreyas Iyer
Hardik Pandya
Rishabh Pant

Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin

Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammed Shami

Varun Chakravarthy
Kuldeep Yadav

Reserves

KL Rahul
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Axar Patel

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

 

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Australia

ODI Ranking: 2nd
Coach: Pinch hitter

Travis Head
Mitchell Marsh

Steven Smith

Marnus Labuschagne
Glenn Maxwell
Josh Inglis
Cameron Green

Alex Carey
Pat Cummins

Sean Abbott
Mitchell Starc
Josh Hazlewood
Nathan Ellis

Adam Zampa
Tanveer Sangha

Reserves

Jake Fraser-McGurk
Matthew Short
Ben Dwarshuis

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

 

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Pakistan

ODI Ranking: 3rd
Coach: Till Valhalla

Fakhar Zaman
Saim Ayub
Haseebullah Khan

Babar Azam

Saud Shakeel
Mohammad Rizwan
Salman Ali Agha

Irfan Khan Niazi
Arafat Minhas

Shaheen Shah Afridi
Naseem Shah
Haris Rauf
Mohammad Amir

Abrar Ahmed
Sufyan Muqeem

Reserves

Abdullah Shafique
Mohammad Wasim Jr.
Mohammad Hasnain

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

 

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South Africa

ODI Ranking: 4th
Coach: ahmedleo414

Ryan Rickelton
Tony de Zorzi
Reeza Hendricks

Temba Bavuma
Rassie van der Dussen

Aiden Markram
Tristan Stubbs
Heinrich Klaasen

David Miller
Wiaan Mulder
Marco Jansen

Kagiso Rabada
Lungi Ngidi

Tabraiz Shamsi
Keshav Maharaj

Reserves

Kyle Verreynne
Andile Phehlukwayo
Corbin Bosch

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

 

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New Zealand

ODI Ranking: 5th
Coach: RUDI

Will Young
Devon Conway
Rachin Ravindra

Henry Nicholls
Kane Williamson

Daryl Mitchell
Tom Latham
Glenn Phillips

Michael Bracewell
Mitchell Santner
Nathan Smith

Trent Boult
Matt Henry
Lockie Ferguson
Will O’Rourke

Reserves

Mark Chapman
Kyle Jamieson
Jacob Duffy

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics