The ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in 2025 are hosted by UAE and Pakistan between 19 February – 9 March 2025. There are a total of eight teams that ranked top in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The teams are divided into two groups of four in the ODI format. They each will play matches against the other three teams of the respective groups and there will be 12 matches in total. The top two members of each group will be promoted to the knockout stage. Two semi-finals will be on the 4th and 5th of March and the final is on 9th March 2025. India hosted the tournament previously in 2006 and is set to host it again in 2029, as per ICC's official website.
India’s ICC Champions trophy 2025 Schedule: Date, Time, Venue
India, the former two-time ICC Champions Trophy Champion (2002, 2013) will be a member of group A in the tournament and will be led by Rohit Sharma as their captain, as per ICC's official website. The Men in Blue will face their neighbor Bangladesh in their opening fixture on 20 February, 2025. India's next game will be against their arch-rival and defending champion Pakistan on 23 February, 2025. India will face New Zealand on 2 March, 2025, in their last match of the group stage. All of India's group-stage matches will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium due to security concerns in playing the matches in Pakistan, as per Al Jazeera.
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 20 February 2025 | India vs Bangladesh | 2:30 PM | Dubai International Cricket Stadium |
| 23 February 2025 | India vs Pakistan | 2:30 PM | Dubai International Cricket Stadium |
| 2 March 2025 | India vs New Zealand | 2:30 PM | Dubai International Cricket Stadium |
India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Match, Group A
The second match of Group A will be a clash between India and Bangladesh. The match is scheduled on 20 February, 2025, with the Dubai International Cricket Stadium as its venue. This clash will also be the second match of the tournament as well.
India vs Pakistan, 5th Match, Group A
The third match of Group A and fifth match of the 2025 Champions Trophy is between India and Pakistan. It will be played on 23 February, 2025, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
India vs New Zealand, 12th Match Group A
The last match of Team India in the group stage will be against the former champion New Zealand (2000) on 2 March, 2025, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This will also mark the last match of the group stage of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
FAQs on ICC Champions Trophy India Schedule
A. The Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled in Pakistan and UAE.
A. India won two Champions Trophy titles, the first in 2002 as the joint winners with Sri Lanka and the next one in 2013.
A. India will not go to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025 due to security reasons, as per Business Standard.
A. The tickets for the Champions Trophy 2025 can be booked by the official website of the ICC and their official agent Global Sports Travel, according to Sportstar.
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