The ICC Champions League Cup returns after eight years, as Pakistan hosted the championship from February 19 to March 9.

The tournament will be the limited competition for men in the only ICC in 2025, where eight teams are competing to raise the cup and decorate Blazers from the winners.

Here is the final of the championship’s final island:

What is the Champions Cup and why is it very important for Pakistan?

The championship, which was originally called the defeat in the International Criminal Court, was visualized as an elite course between the cricket test countries and its visualization to fill the four -year gap between the Fiftieth World Cup of the International Criminal Court and help in expanding the game worldwide.

the The opening edition It was held in Bangladesh in 1998 and won by South Africa.

With the introduction of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 and the ICC World Test in 2019, the Champions Cup was stopped after the 2017 version, which was hosted by England and won by Pakistan.

Since the championship belongs to the ninth edition, holders host the largest international sporting event in Pakistan 29 years.

South Asia hosted the last time an event in ICC in 1996, and the weapons attack in March 2009 on the Cricket Cricket team in Lahore caused the cancellation or disruption of professional cricket rounds in Pakistan for years to come.

For Pakistan, it can help hosting a successful international championship in changing the country’s perceptions, Cricket experts The island said.

What are the teams that participate in the 2025 Champions Cup and what is coordination?

Pakistan and the best seven ODI teams of the 2023 Cricket Cup are hosting the Champions Cup. The championship was divided into a simple format for the group stage and the knockout.

The 2025 edition of Afghanistan is witnessing a high boom for the first time in the tournament.

After Robin round combinations, the two teams will qualify from each group for the semi -finals.

Group A: Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand

Group B: Australia, South Africa, Afghanistan, England

Afghanistan is preparing for their balls #Campionsstrophy 🏏 pic.twitter.com/lsyyv71xum

– ICC (ICC) February 13, 2025

When is the opening match and when is the Champions Cup final?

Pakistan will host New Zealand in the opening match of the tournament at the Karachi National Stadium on Thursday, February 19.

The final is scheduled to be on March 9, where the place is subject to the Indian qualification for the match.

The group stage matches will be held from February 19 to March 2, and the semi -finals will be played on March 4 and 5.

The full match schedule for the tournament is available here.

Why does India not play its matches in Pakistan?

Even a few weeks before the opening match, the championship schedule depends on India to reject Outwardly, the directives of their government – to travel to Pakistan and the host nation Frequency Let’s transfer their neighbor’s matches to a neutral place.

The confrontation that lasted for months was solution When the Pakistani Cricket Council (PCB) has accepted a hybrid model for the tournament, as India will play the Champions Cup matches in a neutral place and Pakistan will do the same thing for any upcoming ICC events hosted by India.

Then the International Criminal Court and PCB agreed to transfer the three collective matches in India and half a semi -final DubaiUnited Arab Emirates. The final is scheduled to be hosted at the Pakistani Cricket headquarters in Lahore, but it can be moved to Dubai in the event of rehabilitation of India for this.

Where will the Champions Cup matches be played?

Pakistan has chosen Karachi, Hour and Rawalpindi as hostels three times for the championship. Dubai was added to the list as a neutral place in December 2024.

• National Stadium, Karachi: The national stadium has hosted hundreds of distinguished tests and limited matches since its opening in 1955. The national stadium hosted hundreds of distinctive tests and limited matches since its opening in 1955. The Champions Cup will host the opening match of the tournament.
• Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: The headquarters of Gaddafi, the headquarters of the PCB Academy and the National Academy of Cricket in Pakistan, was drowned in history and hosted the Cricket World Cup final in 1996, when Sri Lanka raised the cup in front of a crowd of people. It is located in the city known as Hearting of Pakistan, and will host 34,000 three-team matches, which is the second and final semi-finals-according to the qualification of India.
• Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium: Despite its size and smallest size of 18,000, the Pindi stadium is always famous for filling the rafters of most international matches-whether test matches or limited games. The location of the place in the city of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, the twin, makes it possible for fans to reach it easily. It will host three team matches, including the Pakistani match against Bangladesh on February 27.
• Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates: During the 16 years since its inauguration, he established the same place in Pakistan and the “neutral” place of the International Criminal Court for International Championships. By lighting the modern “Fire Ring” and built -in design, the place is scheduled to become boiled when India plays the three -group games, including the important match against Pakistan. Dubai will also host the first semi -finals on March 4 and the final on March 9, in the event of rehabilitation of India.

When and where is the India Group match against Pakistan?

While the date of a record player in Lahore was set on March 2, the match was transferred to Sunday, February 23, in Dubai, following the impasse and elegance between the two countries.

Due to the suspension of the bilateral rounds between the competitors of South Asia, the teams only play each other during the International Criminal Court championships, making this Indian only match against Pakistan a key player in 2025.

The temperatures will increase and outside the stadium, as it is expected that the fans from both countries and around the world will pack the place, and the players will look forward to seizing the opportunity to get.

The first ball will be organized at 09:00 GMT, but Al Jazeera’s direct accumulation of the match will start at 04:00 GMT.

What are the favorite teams to win the Champions Cup?

The best of the island’s choices for the title are:

• Pakistan: The heroes defending candidates are not only as hosts but also on the basis of their last operation in a good form in ODI format. Mohamed Rizwan will not want to get the ICC title at home – an achievement they did not achieve in two previous attempts.
• India: The ODI team is ranked first in the ICC Champions Cup against the backdrop of 3-0 from England and with the World T20 title in the bag. The championship may be a farewell to ODI Clica for some of the largest symbols in India, including Captain Rohit Sharma and the star of Firat Kohli.
• New Zealand: The modest Blackcaps has infiltrated the upper quarter of the International Criminal Court’s ODI categories after a triple series in Pakistan’s victory and will look forward to winning the second Champions Cup since 2000.

Who are the best players who watch?

the The highest five The players chosen by the island are:

• Babar Azzam (Pakistan)
• Chopman Jel (India)
• Jose Bater (England)
• Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
• Shaheen Shah Aphraidi (Pakistan)

Which senior players will be absent from the championship?

Captain Pat Kamens, the World Cup in Australia and the pioneering pioneering pioneering of India Bumrah, is the largest missing names of their teams’ lists.

here Al -Jazeera Directory for the full teams.

What are the Champions Cup prize money?

The International Criminal Court dramatically increased the total prize of the championship to $ 6.9 million, an increase of 53 percent over the latest edition.

Here is the collapse of the total:

• Champions: $ 2.24 million
• Second place: $ 1.12 million
• Loss of the semi -finals: 560,000 dollars
• Fifth and sixth place: $ 350,000
• The seventh and eighth place: 140,000 dollars

Who are the former winners?

Among the participants in this edition, Australia and India won the championship twice, while Bangladesh and England have not yet won the title.

• 1998: South Africa
• 2000: New Zealand
• 2002: India and Sri Lanka (joint winners)
• 2004: West India Islands
• 2006: Australia
• 2009: Australia
• 2013: India
• 2017: Pakistan

Are there any special rules, play conditions or backup days for the Champions Cup?

The standard rules and regulations of the ODI match apply to all matches.

If the match ends in a tie, the winner will be determined by Super Over-an additional side that works as a remover based on the team that wins one competition.

The points system will witness that the winning team team will be two points, while the result will not witness both sides walking with one point for each.

The semi -finals of the first two teams of each group will be allocated based on its points. If there is a tie on the points, the team that carries most victories will be eligible, and if this leads to a tie, the team with a higher net operating rate will make the reduction.

Both the semi -finals and the final are allocated to the reserve days.

How can fans buy tickets for the Champions Cup?

The tournament tickets were issued on the basis of each stage separately by the International Criminal Court on the official online tickets and sellers throughout Pakistan.

Final tickets will be provided for purchase after the end of the first semi -finals in Dubai, where the place will be confirmed based on the fate of India in the tournament.

How to follow and flow of the Champions Cup matches?

The championship will be broadcast through a number of official broadcasters, TV, cumulators, and radio across various regions.

Jazerra Sport will provide a direct accumulation before the match, as well as the text comments and pictures to choose the group stage matches and all the three knockout games.

What is cricket and how is it played?

It is a simple game of bats and ball, which includes 11 players in each team, but the rules can become somewhat complicated. The island breaks it for you here.