Afghanistan's schedule for 2025 Champions Trophy: Date, venues and timings in IST

After much delay due to a deadlock between the BCCI and the PCB, the International Cricket Council finally announced the schedule for the 2025 Champions Trophy earlier this month. The multi-nation one-day event will be held February 19 to March 9. While Pakistan will host matches across three venues in the country, India will play all their games in Dubai in a hybrid model arrangement.

Eight nations will be taking part in the ICC 2025 Champions Trophy and have been divided into two groups of four each. Hosts Pakistan and arch-rivals India have been placed in Group A, along with Bangladesh and New Zealand. England, South Africa, Afghanistan and Australia are part of Group B. The two semi-finals will be played on March 4 and March 5, with the final to be held on March 9.

Afghanistan, who qualified for the 2025 Champions Trophy ahead of the West Indies and Sri Lanka, will begin their campaign against South Africa at the National Stadium in Karachi on February 21. Their next game will be against England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 26. Afghanistan will then face Australia in Lahore on February 28.

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Afghanistan's schedule for Champions Trophy 2025

Below is Afghanistan's schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy, with IST timings.

February 21: Match 3, Afghanistan vs South Africa, Group B, National Stadium, Karachi (2:30 PM)

February 26: Match 8, Afghanistan vs England, Group B, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (2:30 PM)

February 28: Match 10, Afghanistan vs Australia, Group B Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (2:30 PM)

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Afghanistan are all set to make their maiden appearance in the Champions Trophy. They qualified for the ICC event on the basis of finishing sixth in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. The eight teams for the tournament feature the top seven nations from the latest ODI World Cup, along with hosts Pakistan.

Afghanistan had a fantastic run in the 2023 ODI World Cup and came close to qualifying for the semi-finals. Eventually, they finished a credible sixth, with four wins and five losses. During their memorable campaign, the Asian side defeated England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Netherlands.