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Champions Trophy - India-Pakistan match will be held on 23 February
Published - 23-DEC-2024 7:2 IST | Updated - 23-DEC-2024 7:2 IST
The India and Pakistan match in the Champions Trophy will be played on 23 February. This great match will be played at Dubai International Stadium in UAE.
A source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been selected as a neutral venue to host India's matches in the Champions Trophy 2025. A meeting was held between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and UAE Minister Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak on Saturday night.
The first match of the tournament will be played between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi on February 19. The final will be held in Lahore on March 9. Team India's first match will be against Bangladesh on February 20. If Team India qualifies for the knockouts, the semi-finals and finals will also be held in Dubai.
India's first match will be on February 20
The Indian team's first match will be with Bangladesh on February 20, while the last match will be against New Zealand on March 2. A reserve day has also been kept for both the semi-finals (4 and 5 March) and the final.
5 out of 15 matches will be held in UAE
The 15-match tournament between 8 teams is to start from 19 February and run till 9 March. India will play all its three group stage matches in UAE. If India qualifies, then a semi-final and final will also be played here, while the remaining 10 matches of the tournament can be held in Pakistan.
It was decided in the ICC meeting on Thursday, 19 December, that India will play the Champions Trophy matches at a neutral venue instead of Pakistan. Also, the Pakistani team will not come to India for all the tournaments to be held in India till 2027. Its matches will also be held at neutral venues. The 2025 Women's ODI World Cup is to be held in India, and the T20 World Cup in 2026 is to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan team came to India for the ODI World Cup
The Pakistan team came to India last year to play the ODI World Cup. Then a match was played between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad on 14 October. The Indian team won this match by 7 wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer scored fifties. Jaspreet Bumrah became the player of the match. He took 2 wickets for 19 runs.
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