The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to keep a week for warm-up matches before the focus gets onto the Champions Trophy 2025.
As reported by cricketpakistan.com.pk, the board, who still holds the rights to host the event single-handedly, will use this window as ‘support period,’ where participating teams will have some exhibition contests to get some practice before the showpiece event.
Notably, this will be the first Champions Trophy since 2017, which Pakistan won by defeating India in the final.
Champions Trophy 2025 Full Schedule
- Wednesday, February 19 Match 1 NZ v PAK
- Thursday, February 20 Match 2 BAN v IND
- Friday, February 21 Match 3 AFG v SA
- Saturday, February Match 4 AUS v ENG
- Sunday, February 23 Match 5 NZ v IND
- Monday, February 24 Match 6 PAK v BAN
- Tuesday, February 25 Match 7 AFG v ENG
- Wednesday, February 26 Match 8 AUS v SA
- Thursday, February 27 Match 9 BAN v NZ
- Friday, February 28 Match 10 AFG v AUS
- Saturday, March 1 Match 11 PAK v IND
- Sunday, March 2 Match 12 SA v ENG
- Wednesday, March 5 Semi-final 1 — A1 v B2
- Thursday, March 6 Semi-final 2 — B1 v A2
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 Final
- Monday, March 10, 2025 Reserve Day
The defending champions will also have a tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa before the Champions Trophy 2025. The dates of that high-voltage series is slated between February 8 and 14.
