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 pinnacle of Emirates Cricket Board.
The much-anticipated India vs. Pakistan group-stage match is scheduled for Sunday, February 23, in Dubai. India’s different group matches embrace video games towards Bangladesh on February 20 and New Zealand on March 2, additionally more likely to be hosted in Dubai.
Pakistan, the defending champions, will start their marketing campaign on February 19 towards New Zealand in Karachi. They are going to play their remaining group-stage match towards Bangladesh on February 27 in Rawalpindi.
Event 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 will probably 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 will probably 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.
Hybrid mannequin settlement
The Champions Trophy 2025 will function underneath a hybrid internet hosting mannequin. Beneath 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, significantly throughout the knockouts.
The settlement extends to future ICC occasions, together with the 2025 Ladies’s ODI World Cup in India, the 2026 Males’s T20 World Cup co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, and the 2028 Ladies’s T20 World Cup in Pakistan.
This progressive 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.
