India-Pakistan to play Champions Trophy on February 23: All Team India matches in Dubai 

24 Dec 2024

 ICC on Tuesday released the schedule of Champions Trophy 2025. This tournament, which will be held in a hybrid model, will start from February 19 and will continue till March 9. 15 matches will be played in 19 days. A reserve day has also been kept for the second semi-final and the final. The group match between India and Pakistan will be held in Dubai on February 23.

 India will play all its matches in Dubai, Bangladesh and New Zealand are also in the team group. One semi-final will also be played in Dubai. If India reaches the final, this match will also be played in Dubai. While the remaining 10 matches of the tournament will be played in Pakistan. Pakistan is the defending champion of this tournament, the team won the title by defeating India in the final in 2017. India will start the campaign against Bangladesh in Group A. Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand are in the team group. The other group includes Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan. There will be two semi-finals on March 4 and 5, while the final will be played on March 9.