ICC Champions Trophy returned to the cricket calendar after a gap of eight years with Pakistan the designated hosts. It is a monumental moment for Pakistan and the cricket board as they host their first major ICC tournament since the 1996 ODI World Cup - 29 years ago.
The tournament will be played in a hybrid model with India playing their matches in Dubai due to security concerns. Rest of the teams, meanwhile, will play in the three venues in Pakistan - Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. The first semi-final will take place in Dubai and the final, too, if India get there. In case India don't progress to the title clash, it will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The tournament got underway with Pakistan facing New Zealand, both in Group A, in Karachi. India and Bangladesh are the other teams in the group. Group B, meanwhile, features Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan. In the tournament opener, New Zealand triumphed by 60 runs to put the hosts Pakistan on the backfoot from the first game itself.
As the tournament continues and gathers pace with key matches, such as Australia vs England on 22 February and India vs Pakistan on 23 February, the individual tallies of runs and wickets pile up as well.
Champions Trophy 2025 stats
Most runs in Champions Trophy 2025| Player | Runs |
| Ben Duckett (ENG) | 227 runs |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 225 runs |
| Ibrahim Zadran (AFG) | 216 runs |
| Tom Latham (NZ) | 187 runs |
| Shreyas Iyer (IND) | 150 runs |
| Player | Score |
| Ibrahim Zadran (AFG) | 177 |
| Ben Duckett (ENG) | 165 |
| Josh Inglis (AUS) | 120* |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 120 |
| Tom Latham (NZ) | 118* |
| Player | Wickets |
| Matt Henry (NZ) | 8 wickets |
| Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG) | 7 wickets |
| Will O'Rourke (NZ) | 6 wickets |
| Ben Dwarshuis (AUS) | 6 wickets |
| Jofra Archer (ENG) | 6 wickets |
| Player | Bowling figures |
| Matt Henry (NZ) | 5/53 |
| Varun Chakravarthy (IND) | 5/42 |
| Mohammed Shami (IND) | 5/53 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG) | 5/58 |
| Michael Bracewell (NZ) | 4/26 |
| Team | Opponents | Margin of victory |
| South Africa | Afghanistan | 107 runs |
| New Zealand | Pakistan | 60 runs |
| India | New Zealand | 44 runs |
| Team | Opponents | Margin of victory |
| South Africa | England | 7 wickets |
| India | Bangladesh | 6 wickets |
| India | Pakistan | 6 wickets |
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