ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule:
India and Pakistan will face off in Dubai on 23 February as the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 fixtures and groupings were announced on Tuesday. The ninth edition of the ICC Champion Trophy will get underway on 19 February in Karachi, with the final being played on 9 March in either Lahore or Dubai.
The eight-team tournament will feature 15 matches and will be played across Pakistan and Dubai.
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In Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Karachi will be the three venues to host tournament play. Each Pakistan venue will feature three group games apiece, with Lahore hosting the second semi-final.
Lahore will also host the final on 9 March, unless India qualify, in which case it will be played in Dubai. Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days.
The three group matches involving India, as well as the first semi-final, will be played in Dubai.
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule: India Vs Pakistan In Dubai On February
The much-anticipated Pakistan-India clash will be played at the Dubai International Stadium on February 23.
India’s Fixtures At ICC Champions Trophy
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
| February 20 | Bangladesh | Dubai |
| February 23 | Pakistan | Dubai |
| March 2 | New Zealand | Dubai |
| March 4 (Semi-final) | To Be Cnfirmed | Dubai |
| March (Final) | To Be Cnfirmed | Dubai |
Pakistan take on New Zealand in the Group A tournament opener in Karachi on 19 February. The Dubai leg begins the following day with India taking on Bangladesh.
Group B begins on 21 February, with Afghanistan squaring up against the Proteas in Karachi.
A big weekend then kicks off with rivals England and Australia set to clash in Lahore on Saturday, 22 February.
The eight sides in the Champions Trophy competing for the famous white winners’ jackets are the teams that finished in the top eight positions on the points table of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Champions Trophy Groups:
Group A – Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh
Group B – South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England
Champions Trophy Schedule: Full Fixtures
- 19 February, Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi, Pakistan
- 20 February, Bangladesh v India, Dubai
- 21 February, Afghanistan v South Africa, Karachi, Pakistan
- 22 February, Australia v England, Lahore, Pakistan
- 23 February, Pakistan v India, Dubai
- 24 February, Bangladesh v New Zealand, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- 25 February, Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- 26 February, Afghanistan v England, Lahore, Pakistan
- 27 February, Pakistan v Bangladesh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- 28 February, Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore, Pakistan
- 1 March, South Africa v England, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2 March, New Zealand v India, Dubai
- 4 March, Semi-final 1, Dubai
- 5 March, Semi-final 2, Lahore, Pakistan
- 9 March, Final, Lahore (unless India qualify, when it will be played in Dubai)
- 10 March, Reserve day
