The ninth edition of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy is to be played out over 19 days.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 schedules and teams have been announced by the ICC on Tuesday, 24 December, and the tournament would start from Karachi on February 19 and reach its climax on 9 March.

The eight-team event will have 15 matches and it will be played across Pakistan and in Dubai.

This season, the ICC Men's Champions Trophy will take place for 19 days.

The groupings and schedule of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 were declared by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday, 24 December. From 19 February, starting the season with a grand beginning in Karachi and having its final day on 9 March. It will feature eight teams at this two-week tournament playing a total of 15 matches to be held both in Pakistan and in Dubai.

Group B is underway on 21 February, when Afghanistan play the Proteas in Karachi.

The arch rivals England and Australia get their big weekend off to a start against each other in Lahore on Saturday (22 February), and a very keenly anticipated Pakistan-India clash is scheduled for the day later.

This consists of eight teams which had managed to end among the top eight positions in the points table of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and who now compete against each other in the sides of the Champions Trophy.

Countries in Group A are the host, Pakistan and India, New Zealand and Bangladesh, who are the current champions of the Champions Trophy.

Group B will feature the winner of the Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia, Afghanistan, England, and South Africa.

ICC Champions Trophy Team Groups

Group A - Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh

Group B - South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England

ICC Champions Trophy Schedule

19 February, Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi, Pakistan

20 February, Bangladesh v India, Dubai

21 February, Afghanistan v South Africa, Karachi, Pakistan

22 February, Australia v England, Lahore, Pakistan

23 February, Pakistan v India, Dubai

24 February, Bangladesh v New Zealand, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

25 February, Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

26 February, Afghanistan v England, Lahore, Pakistan

27 February, Pakistan v Bangladesh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

28 February, Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore, Pakistan

1 March, South Africa v England, Karachi, Pakistan

2 March, New Zealand v India, Dubai

4 March, Semi-final 1, Dubai

5 March, Semi-final 2, Lahore, Pakistan

9 March, Final, Lahore (unless India qualify, when it will be played in Dubai)

10 March, Reserve day