2029 ICC Champions Trophy

The 2029 ICC Champions Trophy will be the tenth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. It will be hosted by India and contested by the top eight ranked men's national teams qualified from the 2027 Cricket World Cup.

2029 ICC Champions Trophy
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Group stage and Knockout stage
Host(s) India
Participants8
Matches15
Official websiteicc-cricket.com
2025

Background

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The ICC Champions Trophy is a quadrennial ODI cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Initially held as a biennial tournament since its inaugural edition in 1998 as ICC KnockOut Trophy, it was rebranded as ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 and has been held as a quadrennial tournament since 2009. In 2016, the ICC cancelled future editions of the Champions Trophy after the 2017 tournament, aiming to have only one major tournament in each format of international cricket.[1] In November 2021, however, ICC announced that the tournament would return from 2025 onwards.[2][3]

Host selection

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India was announced as the host of the ICC Champions Trophy 2029 on 16 November 2021.[4] It will be the second time for India to host the ICC Champions Trophy tournament, first being the 2006 edition.

Qualification

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India qualified for the competition automatically as hosts and will be joined by seven other highest-ranked teams from the 2027 Cricket World Cup.

Method of qualification Date of qualification Venues No. of teams Teams
Host 16 November 2021
1
  India
2027 Cricket World Cup
(Top 7 teams from the previous World Cup, excluding host)
October – November 2027   South Africa
  Zimbabwe
  Namibia
7
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
Total 8

Group stage

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The eight-team event will feature the other top 7 teams qualified from the previous World Cup, alongside hosts India divided into two groups of four teams each. In the group stage, each team will play the others in their group as a round-robin, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the knockout stage
2   TBD 0 0 0 0 0
3   TBD 0 0 0 0 0
4   TBD 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the knockout stage
2   TBD 0 0 0 0 0
3   TBD 0 0 0 0 0
4   TBD 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Winner of Group A
B2 Runner-up of Group B
SF1W Winner of Semi-final 1
SF2W Winner of Semi-final 2
B1 Winner of Group B
A2 Runner-up of Group A


Semi-finals

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Semi-final 1
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

Semi-final 2
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

Final

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Final
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

References

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  1. ^ "Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ A new era for the Champions Trophy. Retrieved 13 November 2024 – via ICC.
  4. ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". web.archive.org. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.