The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, co-hosted by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, begins tonight.

Here's your complete guide to watching the tournament in Australia.

Featuring the top eight men's national teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup, the competition sees defending champions Pakistan looking to retain their title. Australia, a two-time winner, previously lifted the trophy in 2006 and 2009.

How to watch the tournament in Australia 

In Australia, the 2025 Champions Trophy will be exclusively streamed on Amazon Prime Video, with no free-to-air or live TV broadcast available.

The tournament kicks off at 8:00pm AEDT on February 19, as New Zealand takes on Pakistan. Australia's campaign begins three days later, facing England at 8:00pm AEDT on February 22.

Amazon Prime Video requires a subscription, but new users can access a 30-day free trial.

Tournament format

The tournament format has remained unchanged since expanding to eight teams in 2006.

The eight teams are divided into two groups of four, with each team playing every other team in their group once. The top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals, culminating in a grand final showdown.

Which teams are playing?

Group A: Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan

Group B: Afghanistan, Australia, England, South Africa

Fixtures
Date Match Time (AEDT)
Feb 19 Pakistan vs New Zealand 8:00pm
Feb 20 Bangladesh vs India 8:00pm
Feb 21 Afghanistan vs South Africa 8:00pm
Feb 22 Australia vs England 8:00pm
Feb 23 Pakistan vs India 8:00pm
Feb 24 Bangladesh vs India 8:00pm
Feb 25 Australia vs South Africa 8:00pm
Feb 26 Afghanistan vs England 8:00pm
Feb 27 Pakistan vs Bangladesh 8:00pm
Feb 28 Afghanistan vs Australia 8:00pm
Mar 1 South Africa vs England 8:00pm
Mar 2 New Zealand vs India 8:00pm
Mar 4 Semi-final 1 8:00pm
Mar 5 Semi-final 2 8:00pm
Mar 9 Final 8:00pm

 

Australian Squad

Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa. 

Travelling reserve: Cooper Connolly.