India’s matches within the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will happen within the UAE, a choice solidified following a gathering between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak, the top of Emirates Cricket Board.
The much-anticipated India versus Pakistan group-stage match is scheduled for Sunday, February 23, in Dubai. India’s different group matches embrace video games in opposition to Bangladesh on February 20 and New Zealand on March 2, additionally prone to be hosted in Dubai.
Pakistan, the defending champions, will start their marketing campaign on February 19 in opposition to New Zealand in Karachi. They may play their ultimate group-stage match in opposition to Bangladesh on February 27 in Rawalpindi.
Match construction and schedule
The event options two teams:
Group A: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Group B: Afghanistan, Australia, England and South Africa
Matches exterior India’s schedule can be held throughout Pakistan in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi.
The semi-finals are slated for March 4 and 5, with a reserve day allotted just for the second semi-final. If India qualifies for the semi-finals, their match can be hosted within the UAE; in any other case, it can happen in Pakistan. The ultimate is scheduled for March 9 in Lahore, with a provision to shift to the UAE if India makes it to the ultimate.
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Hybrid mannequin settlement
The Champions Trophy 2025 will function underneath a hybrid internet hosting mannequin. Underneath this association, Pakistan’s matches in ICC occasions hosted by India till 2027 may also be performed at impartial venues. This mannequin ensures neutrality for each international locations’ matches, notably through the knockouts.
The settlement extends to future ICC occasions, together with the 2025 Girls’s ODI World Cup in India, the 2026 Males’s T20 World Cup co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, and the 2028 Girls’s T20 World Cup in Pakistan.
This revolutionary strategy goals to stability cricketing ties amidst political sensitivities, making certain the participation of each nations whereas offering a impartial floor for his or her high-stakes encounters.
