ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is all set to bring joy to the faces of cricket supporters. The defending champions, Pakistan will be expected to display their best as hosts and retain the trophy while Team India fans want their captain Rohit Sharma to lead from the front to help the team pull off the coveted trophy again after 12 years.
With Champions Trophy’s return after eight years, ODI cricket supporters are expecting the tournament to deliver blockbuster games through the clashes among top eight sides. In the last few years, the success of T20 cricket has diminished the place of ODI cricket but cricket supporters who have been ardent fans of the longer format of white-ball cricket will want the Champions Trophy 2025 matches to take them back to the golden era of the 50-over cricket. Before heading towards the event, let’s look at the most-awaited matches of the tournament.
Here are the six-most anticipated matches of the Champions Trophy 2025
6. Australia versus South Africa
Australia, who won titles in 2006 and 2009, will clash with South Africa in the Champions Trophy for the first time. Both teams will face each other on February 25 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The Aussies have given a tough time to the Proteas in ICC events. Back in the 2023 World Cup played in India, Australia knocked out South Africa in the semi-final played at the iconic Eden Gardens.
