Champions Trophy 2025: Qualification, Teams, Format and Other Details

Champions Trophy 2025: The teams that will be competing for the 2025 Champions Trophy did not get there by luck. They worked hard to get there. The seven best teams at the end of the league stage of the ODI World Cup, which is currently happening in India, will be guaranteed a spot in this big game.

The famous ICC Champions Trophy will be held for the ninth time in 2025. The top eight ranked One Day International (ODI) men’s national teams from around the world will compete.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is in charge of organizing this significant event. Please mark your calendars for February through March 2025, because that’s when the fight will happen in Pakistan.

Host Country for the Champions Trophy in 2025

Pakistan was officially named as the host country for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy on November 16, 2021, while the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was going on. Pakistan will be hosting an ICC major event for the first time since the 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup, so this news was a big deal.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 qualification

The teams that will be competing for the 2025 Champions Trophy did not get there by luck. They worked hard to get there. The seven best teams at the end of the league stage of the ODI World Cup, which is currently happening in India, will be guaranteed a spot in this big game. Along with them will be the host country, Pakistan, which immediately qualified because it is the host country. This will make a field of eight very strong teams.

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host nation	16 November 2021		1	Pakistan
2023 Cricket World Cup	12 November 2023	India	7	TBD
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		Total	8

Teams for the Champions Trophy 2025

In its early years, this cricket tournament was called the ICC Knockout. It began in 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and went on to play in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2000. The tournament didn’t get its name as the ICC Champions Trophy until 2002.

At first, the game happened every two years until 2009. That year was different because the event that was supposed to happen in Pakistan had to be canceled, so it was moved to South Africa. Since then, the ICC Champions Trophy has been held every four years instead of every two years. The tournament will include the host country, Pakistan, and the top seven teams from the group stage of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. This will pave the way for the 2025 event.

Format for the Cricket Champions Trophy in 2025

In 2025, the Champions Trophy will be set up in a relatively traditional way. It has four teams, split into two groups. The best two teams from each group move on to the semi-finals, and the winner goes to the grand final. It is important to note, though, that the qualification method, which was approved by the ICC board in 2021, could make it harder for teams like England and Bangladesh to get into the competition.

Scenario for Qualifying for the Champions Trophy in 2025

Looking at the current situation, England is in 10th place in the World Cup results with only two points, while Bangladesh is in 9th place with the same number of points to England. With three games left in the league, both teams have to pull off a huge comeback to get into the top seven.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	India (H, Q)	6	6	0	0	12	1.405	Qualified for semi-finals and Advanced for 2025 ICC Champions Trophy
2	South Africa	6	5	1	0	10	2.032
3	New Zealand	6	4	2	0	8	1.232
4	Australia	6	4	2	0	8	0.97
5	Sri Lanka	5	2	3	0	4	−0.205	Advanced for 2025 ICC Champions Trophy[a]
6	Pakistan	6	2	4	0	4	−0.387
7	Afghanistan	5	2	3	0	4	−0.969
8	Netherlands	6	2	4	0	4	−1.277
9	Bangladesh	6	1	5	0	2	−1.338
10	England	6	1	5	0	2	−1.652

Group Stage of the Champions Trophy 2025

After the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is over, the groups for the ICC Champions Trophy will be revealed.

Group A

Group B