Champions Trophy 2025: 8 teams in two groups, the fight will last for 19 days, know when and where the India-Pakistan match will be played?

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|23-12-2024

The schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 may not have been officially announced. But, as per the draft schedule, its start and end dates have already been revealed. It is reported that the Champions Trophy will be organized from 19 February 2025. Its last match i.e. the final will be played on March 9. Now overall, during these 19 days, there will be a competition between 8 teams, which have been divided into two groups. There are 4 teams in each group. India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group of the tournament, which means that apart from the group stage, there can be competition between them at the knockout stage as well.

When and where will India-Pakistan clash?

Now the question is, when is the first clash between India and Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy 2025? The big question is that in which city and on which ground will this clash between the two arch-rivals take place? Even though Pakistan is the host of Champions Trophy 2025, the matches against India will be played on neutral venues. According to the information received, Dubai's name has been approved as a neutral venue. This means that India and Pakistan will face each other in the Champions Trophy 2025 at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. According to the draft schedule, this match is to be played on 23 February.

8 teams in two groups

According to the draft schedule, all the teams have been divided into two groups for the Champions Trophy. Apart from India and Pakistan, Group A includes New Zealand and Bangladesh. Whereas in Group B there are Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan.

New Zealand and Pakistan will face each other in the opening match of the tournament on 19 February. This match will be held in Karachi. India will start its campaign against Bangladesh on 20 February. In the second match, it will face Pakistan on 23 February. India's third and last match on the group stage will be against New Zealand on March 2. All the matches of the second group of the tournament will be held in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi.

If India reaches the semi-finals and final, both these knockout matches will be played in Dubai. If India does not reach the final then the title match will be played in Lahore. Anyway. These are the news under the draft schedule, it is expected that in the next few hours the final schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 will also be revealed to the world.

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