Champions Trophy 2025: India Vs Pakistan On February 23

• General

• December 25, 2024

The ICC had confirmed the schedule for the much-needed Champions Trophy 2025 ODI series. The much-awaited India versus Pakistan match is scheduled on February 23 in Dubai in the group stage. Both teams feature in Group A, to which New Zealand and Bangladesh are also part of, while Group B consists of South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, and England.

Tourney Overview

• Opening Match: Pakistan vs New Zealand on 19 Feb in Karachi.
• Final Match: On 9th March in Lahore. In case India qualifies, the final will be shifted to Dubai
• Total Matches: 15 games across different venues.

Host Venues

Pakistan will host at least 10 matches and the games will be held at key venues as well. These are

• Rawalpindi
• Lahore
• Karachi

Semi-finals and the final have been scheduled with reserve days to ensure the results of the game if it is disrupted.

Group Stage Schedule for India

• First Match: India vs Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) on 20 February.
• Last Group Stage: India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) on 2 March

Champions Trophy will be played in a hybrid model. It is because India has refused to travel to Pakistan, given security reasons.