New Delhi. All the ongoing speculation regarding the organization of Champions Trophy has come to an end. ICC released the schedule of the tournament and shared the venue and day information of all the matches. Next year, Champions Trophy matches will be played in Pakistan between 19 February and 9 March. All the matches of the Indian team will be played in Dubai. India had refused to go to Pakistan and play the match. ICC proposed to PCB to conduct it in hybrid model. Now the question in everyone’s mind will be that the final match is to be held in Lahore, what will happen if India makes it to the place.
The ongoing wait for the ICC Champions Trophy schedule is over. ICC released the schedule of the entire tournament on Tuesday 24 December. There will be three group stage matches each of the eight-team tournament in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi of Pakistan. Apart from this, Semi-final 2 will also be played in Karachi. The 8 teams participating in the tournament have been divided into two groups of 4 each. Group A includes current Champions Trophy winners and hosts Pakistan, India, New Zealand and Bangladesh. Whereas, Group B includes Cricket World Cup 2023 champions Australia, Afghanistan, England and South Africa.
India Pakistan match will be held in Dubai
India has to play three group stage matches before the knockout. India’s first match will be against Bangladesh. The second match will be against arch-rival Pakistan and the last group match will be against New Zealand. These matches of India will be played on 20 February, 23 February and 2 March. Champions Trophy 2025 is being held in hybrid model in which India will play all its matches in Dubai. The match between India and Pakistan will be played in Dubai on 23 February.
What will happen if India reaches the finals?
If India performs well in the group stage matches then it will play in the semi-finals first. For this reason ICC has given four matches to Dubai. Dubai will host five matches, including the final, provided India reaches the final. If India exits the tournament before the final, the grand finale will be held in Lahore, Pakistan.
Tags: Champions Trophy, India Vs Pakistan
FIRST PUBLISHED: December 25, 2024, 09:27 IST