Eight teams will be eligible to participate in the upcoming 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan and will be selected based on their league position in the ongoing 2023 World Cup. The two teams that participated in the main event in India are said to be unable to qualify for the event in Pakistan as they finished in the bottom two of the tournament.
Six teams have already confirmed their spots, including hosts Pakistan, three semi-finalists India, South Africa and Australia, and sixth place Afghanistan. The competition between England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands will therefore determine his last two places in this mega event.
Earlier, the ICC had said that each of the three formats of international cricket would be represented in a separate competition.
However, in November 2021, the ICC announced that the competition would resume in 2025. Pakistan will host Champions Trophy in her 2025. The top 7 teams excluding the host nation of ODI World Cup 2023 will be eligible to participate in the competition.
Here is the Criteria for the teams to qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025:
1. England
England also need more than a win against Pakistan in their final league match this Saturday at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
Moreover, the Netherlands and Bangladesh will have to lose in the final match with a high net run rate to qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
2. Bangladesh
Things are slightly different, but Bangladesh face a tougher challenge than England in maintaining their hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Although Bangladesh have played the same number of games and have the same points as England, they are ranked lower in the points table due to their much lower NRR.
Bangladesh’s victory should not only complete a seemingly impossible victory over five-time champions Australia, but also give them a significant boost to their NRR and maintain their top-eight position.
3. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka After the conclusion of their ODI World Cup campaign, former Champions Trophy winners Sri Lanka currently sit behind Bangladesh and England in the points table, with their fate tied to other teams in the finals. This will determine whether or not you qualify for the event. Showpiece event in Pakistan. In terms of Net Rating Points (NRR), Sri Lanka would need two teams out of England, Bangladesh and the Netherlands to lose by a large margin.
4. Netherlands
Netherlands are currently at the bottom of the points table with a dismal NRR, affected by their loss to England in their last match. They also need to beat India in the semi-finals to achieve a difficult goal that no other team can achieve in this World Cup.
Bangladesh and England will face heavy defeats as they try to advance via the NRR, but the margin of victory could be large.
