The Australian cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Monday ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The tournament kicks off with a match between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi on Wednesday. Pakistan, the defending champions, won the last edition in 2017 in the UK by defeating India in the final. “The Australian cricket team has arrived in Lahore for the @ICC #ChampionsTrophy 2025! They will play their first match of the tournament on 22 February against England at the Gaddafi Stadium,” the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) posted on X.
The Australian cricket team has arrived in Lahore for the @ICC #ChampionsTrophy 2025! 🇦🇺🛬
They will play their first match of the tournament on 22 February against England at the Gaddafi Stadium 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/mN7R07OyaE
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 17, 2025
The team landed in two separate groups. The first group, which included captain Steve Smith, coaches, and support staff, arrived from Colombo via Dubai. The second group, consisting of 15 players and two additional support staff members, followed the same route and reached Lahore later that day.
Like India, which will play all its matches in Dubai due to the hybrid model agreement, Australia will also not participate in any warm-up games. This is because they recently played a two-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, which they lost 2-0.
Australia’s tournament schedule opens on February 22 with their match against England. Their final group-stage game against Afghanistan will take them south Africa on February 25 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium at Gaddafi Stadium on February 28.
Captain Steve Smith heads the Australia team; 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, and Adam Zampa all contribute.
