ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Cricket schedule, teams, fixtures, format & how to follow on the BBC

The tournament runs from 19 February to 9 March and will take place in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

It is the first ICC global event in Pakistan since 1996 due to safety concerns after a terrorist attack in 2009.

Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore will host matches and all the grounds have undergone significant renovation work.

However, any matches involving India – including a potential semi-final and the final – will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE (more on that to come).

The eight teams have been split into two pools of four for the group stage, which runs until 2 March.

Teams play the other three sides in their group once and the top two progress to the semi-finals, which take place on 4 and 5 March. The final is on 9 March.

One game will take place per day in the group stage, with all matches starting at 09:00 GMT. Pakistan play New Zealand in Karachi in the opener.

Official warm-up matches are Afghanistan against a Pakistan XI (14 Feb), New Zealand v Afghanistan (16 Feb) and then South Africa and Bangladesh against two Pakistan XIs (17 Feb).

The traditional pre-tournament events including the press conference featuring all eight captains and the official photo shoot have been cancelled.

This is due to the late arrival of some of the teams with Australia expected to arrive in Lahore on 19 February, the day the tournament begins.

India are expected to play one warm-up match against either Bangladesh or the UAE in order to get familiar with conditions. A date for the match is yet to be confirmed.