The schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 may not have been officially announced. But, under the draft schedule, its starting and ending dates have already been revealed. It is reported that the Champions Trophy will be organized from 19 February 2025. At the same time, its last match i.e. the final will be played on 9 March. Now, in total, 8 teams will compete in these 19 days, 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, competition can also be seen between them in the knockout stage.
Now the question is when is the first clash between India and Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy 2025? The big question is in which city, on which ground will this battle between the two arch-rivals take place? Pakistan may be the host of the Champions Trophy 2025, but the matches against India will be played at a neutral venue. According to the information received, Dubai has been finalised as the neutral venue. This means that India and Pakistan will face each other at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai in Champions Trophy 2025. According to the draft schedule, this match is to be played on 23 February.
According to the draft schedule, all the teams for the Champions Trophy have been divided into two groups. Apart from India and Pakistan, Group A has New Zealand and Bangladesh. Whereas Group B has 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 in the group stage will be against New Zealand on 2 March. 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 the finals, both these knockout matches will be played in Dubai. If India does not reach the finals, 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 in front of the world.
