How to watch ICC Champions Trophy 2025 live streams online or on TV

ICC Champions Trophy 2025
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The much-anticipated 2025 Champions Trophy has arrived, with eight nations vying to win the much coveted ICC tournament. You can watch ICC Champions Trophy cricket live streams from Wednesday, February 19 on Willow and Sling TV in the US, Sky Sports in the UK and for free in Pakistan, with the tournament running until the final on Sunday, March 9.

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It's been eight years since Pakistan walked away from the Oval clutching the Champions Trophy, having vanquished their bitterest foes India in a one-sided final. This time they play host, with the likes of England, South Africa and New Zealand among the seven sides hoping to wrestle away the major international silverware.

For India and Australia, it's a chance to add another white ball win to their respective 50-over and T20 World Cup victories. The Proteas will once again be hoping to get the monkey off their backs that has prevented their men from winning a major tournament, and Afghanistan and Bangladesh will be desperate to show that they're not just in Pakistan to make up the numbers.

With the 2025 IPL not far away, it's a great chance to watch the world's best players in some of the planet's most challenging conditions. As well as each other, they'll need to overcome the draining heat and humidity, and pitches specifically designed to assist the spinners.

It all kicks off with Pakistan vs New Zealand — the first of 15 matches played out over 19 days. Below is all the information you need to live stream every game of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy and watch cricket online or on TV.

How to watch ICC Champions Trophy 2025 online for FREE

Pakistan's home Champions Trophy tournament is being shown for FREE on both Ten Sports and PTV Sports at home.

Ten Sports (via Tamasha) and PTV are both free to watch online in Pakistan.

How to watch ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the US

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To watch ICC Champions Trophy 2025 stateside, you'll need access to Willow TV. It's available as part of some cable TV plans or you can watch directly through the streamer.

Alternatively, you can get Willow action through the OTT streaming specialist Sling TV.

The live TV streaming service Sling TV lets you stream cable channels over the internet in a choice of languages. And there's no need to subscribe to a full Sling package to watch the cricket.

On your choice of Sling's Desi Binge Plus or Dakshin Flex plans, you'll find Willow TV deals from only $10 per month or from $50 for six months of live cricket.

How to watch ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the UK

Sky Sports has the rights to show live coverage of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament in the UK.

Sky TV base packages start from £15 per month. You can then add the full Sky Sports suite for an additional £22. Or, for new customers, pay from £35 a month for a package that includes Sky Sports.

If you'd sooner not commit to a full Sky package, flexible Now Sports Memberships are also available for £14.99 a day or from as little as £26 a month.

How to watch ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Australia

Amazon has announced that it has won the rights to broadcast "all ICC (Cricket) matches shown in Australia - starting from the 2024 season through to the 2027 season". That includes the Champions Trophy.

If you already have an Amazon Prime account, you'll be able to watch matches on Prime Video as part of that subscription. If not, it will cost you $9.99 a month or a great value $79.99 for a full year. And that's after you've taken advantage of a 30-day free trial of Prime.

How to watch ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in India

All ICC tournaments are shown across the Star Sports Network in India, where games are shown in a choice of different languages.

To live stream ICC Champions Trophy 2025 online the destination is Disney+ Hotstar. Prices start from ₹299 for three months or a great value ₹899 for a whole year. You can pay more to upgrade to the platform's Premium plan to watch on more devices and get 4K, or pay as little as ₹199 if you only intend to watch on mobile.

How to watch ICC Champions Trophy 2025 from anywhere with a VPN

If you're going to be away from your normal TV setup but still want to watch live cricket, you might run into some problems as your normal stream will almost certainly be geo-blocked. Thankfully, you can solve this exact issue with a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

A VPN lets you change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune in to cricket, your favorite sports and other content even if you're not there. Our favorite is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 fixtures and schedule

Scheduled start time for all matches: 4 am ET / 1 am PT / 9 am UK / 2.30 pm IST / 8 pm AEDT

Wednesday, February 19
Pakistan v New Zealand — Karachi

Thursday, February 20
Bangladesh v India — Dubai

Friday, February 21
Afghanistan v South Africa — Karachi

Saturday, February 22
Australia v England — Lahore

Sunday, February 23
Pakistan v India — Dubai

Monday, February 24
Bangladesh v New Zealand — Rawalpindi

Tuesday, February 25
Australia v South Africa — Rawalpindi

Wednesday, February 26
Afghanistan v England — Lahore

Thursday, February 27
Pakistan v Bangladesh — Rawalpindi

Friday, February 28
Afghanistan v Australia — Lahore

Saturday, March 1
South Africa v England — Karachi

Sunday, March 2
New Zealand v India — Dubai

Tuesday, March 4
Semi-final 1 — Dubai

Wednesday, March 5
Semi-final 2 — Lahore

Sunday, March 9
Final — Lahore (or Dubai if India qualify)

All you need to know about ICC Champions Trophy 2025 series

Who will host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

Pakistan are the official hosts of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, with the majority of matches taking place across Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi.

However, due to historical political issues between the hosts and India, the latter refused to play their games in Pakistan. As such, all games involving India (including the final, if they get there) will be played in Dubai instead.

Babar Azam of Pakistan leads his side off the field ahead of the ENG vs PAK live stream

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What are the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 venues?

- Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (Pakistan)

- National Stadium, Karachi (Pakistan)

- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai (UAE)

Who are the teams in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

Group A: Pakistan (hosts), Bangladesh, India, New Zealand

Group B: Afghanistan, Australia, England, South Africa

What is the format of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy has a classic two-group structure for its eight competing teams. All teams in the group will play against each other once, with the eventual winner playing the runner-up of the other group in the semi-finals.

The two victorious semi-finalists will then play against one another in the final on Sunday, March 9.

Who is the favorite to win the Champions Trophy 2025?

India are the favorites with many bookies to win this year's Champions Trophy. On top of the ODI world rankings and in fabulous form, they will also play their matches in the UAE in conditions that should suit them well.

Australia are also expected to perform well — despite having lost their last two 50-over series — followed by England and New Zealand. Bangladesh are the rank outsiders.

Who won the ICC Champions Trophy last time?

It's been eight years since the last Champions Trophy was played, with the 2017 tournament won by Pakistan.

Pakistan recorded a famous victory over India in the final at the Oval in the UK, with Fakhar Zaman scoring a century before captain Sarfaraz Ahmed lifted the trophy.

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