The highly-anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to kickstart on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The tournament opener will be played between the hosts Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.
A total of eight teams will be participating in this key ICC tournament, making a comeback after a long hiatus of nearly 8 years. The tournament was last held in 2017 where Pakistan emerged victorious after sailing past arch-rivals India in the final. The Men In Blue, led by skipper Rohit Sharma, will be eyeing to lift the trophy once again, repeating the 2013 feat.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Venues
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played across four venues in the UAE and Pakistan:
National Stadium, Karachi
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be broadcast live around the world through various rights holders.
Cricket fans in more than 80 territories can watch via ICC.tv and free audio of all 15 matches is available via the ICC match centre globally. The ICC will also live radio broadcast all matches free globally via the match centre on the ICC website and app.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Broadcast And Live Streaming In India
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be televised live via the Star Sports and Sports18 channels in India.
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ICC Champions Trophy matches will be broadcast on live television via the Star Sports and Sports18 networks in India. Sri Lankan viewers can watch the matches through Maharaja TV (TV1 on linear and Sirasa via digital).
Amazon through Prime Video will livestream the matches in Australia whereas Sky TV NZ will bring the cricket action to New Zealand.
In England, Sky Sports will handle the broadcast duty for the Champions Trophy 2025. Ariana TV will televise the matches in Afghanistan while Star Sports Network is responsible for the broadcast in Bangladesh.
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Here's a list of the top-ranked performers from every team -
India
Top-ranked batter: Shubman Gill (2)
Top-ranked bowler: Kuldeep Yadav (5)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Ravindra Jadeja (10)
Australia
Top-ranked batter: Travis Head (12)
Top-ranked bowler: Adam Zampa (7)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Glenn Maxwell (8)
England
Top-ranked batter: Jos Buttler (38)
Top-ranked bowler: Adil Rashid (25)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Adil Rashid (19)
New Zealand
Top-ranked batter: Daryl Mitchell (7)
Top-ranked bowler: Matt Henry (6)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Mitchell Santner (7)
Pakistan
Top-ranked batter: Babar Azam (1)
Top-ranked bowler: Shaheen Shah Afridi (4)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Shaheen Afridi (18)
South Africa
Top-ranked batter: Heinrich Klaasen (5)
Top-ranked bowler: Kagiso Rabada (18)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Marco Jansen (17)
Sri Lanka
Top-ranked batter: Pathum Nissanka (11)
Top-ranked bowler: Maheesh Theekshana (2)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Wanindu Hasaranga (13)
Bangladesh
Top-ranked batter: Nazmul Shanto (28)
Top-ranked bowler: Mehidy Hasan (27)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (4)
Afghanistan
Top-ranked batter: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8)
Top-ranked bowler: Rashid Khan (1)
Top-ranked all-rounder: Mohammad Nabi (1)
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule
The opening match of Champions Trophy 2025 will be played on Wednesday, Feb. 19
Teams participating in the tournament have been divided into two groups:
Group A: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, New Zealand.
Group B: Australia, Afghanistan, England, South Africa.
The two semi-finals will be played on Mar. 4 and Mar. 5 in Dubai and Lahore respectively. The ICC Champions Trophy final is scheduled for Mar. 9 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. However, if India qualifies for the final, the venue will be shifted to Dubai.
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