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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule: Groups, Fixtures, Teams, Timings, Venue and Reserve Day for Finals

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 schedule. The tournament is all set to begin on February 19, 2025, and the final is all set to be played on March 9, 2025.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will feature eight teams, divided into two groups. The top two teams from both groups will be playing in the semi-final, and the winners of the two semi-finals will be locking horns with each other in the final of the tournament.

Pakistan the Defending Champions will Look to defend their Title here at their home however they have to face India in Dubai in league Stages.

ICC Champions Trophy Groups 2025

All eight teams are divided into two groups, and each group consists of four teams. The Indian National Cricket Team, along with defending champions Pakistan National Cricket Team, New Zealand National Cricket Team, and Bangladesh National Cricket Team, are in Group A, while Australia, England, South Africa, and Afghanistan are placed in Group B. Group B is also been called as Group of Death. Each team will face the other three teams from the same group, and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

Group AGroup B
INDIAAUSTRALIA
PAKISTANSOUTH AFRICA
BANGLADESHAFGHANISTAN
NEW ZEALANDENGLAND

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule

DateMatchesVenueTime
19th FebPakistan v New ZealandNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan02:30 PM
20th FebBangladesh v IndiaDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.02:30 PM
21th FebAfghanistan v South AfricaNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan02:30 PM
22th FebAustralia v EnglandGaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan02:30 PM
23th FebPakistan v IndiaDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.02:30 PM
24th FebBangladesh v New ZealandRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Paksitan02:30 PM
25th FebAustralia v South AfricaRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan02:30 PM
26th FebAfghanistan v EnglandGaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan02:30 PM
27th FebPakistan v BangladeshRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan02:30 PM
28th FebAfghanistan v AustraliaGaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan02:30 PM
1st MarSouth Africa v EnglandNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan02:30 PM
2nd MarNew Zealand v IndiaDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE*02:30 PM
4th MarSemi-final 1Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, U.A.E.*02:30 PM
5th MarSemi-final 2Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan02:30 PM
9th MarFinalGaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan**02:30 PM
10th MarReserve Day(Final)Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan**02:30 PM
Schedule of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

*Semi-Final 1 may involve India if they qualify then it will be played at Dubai International Stadium.

** The final may involve India if they qualify then it will be played at Dubai International Stadium.

When is the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final?

The Final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled for 09th March in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan however it may relocated if India qualifies for The Finals, as BCCI didn’t let Indian players to travel Pakistan due to security reasons. If India Qualifies for the finals then it will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, U.A.E..

What is reserve day?

Reserve day in cricket is an additional day that is allocated to complete a match if it is not able to be completed or finished on the scheduled day. It may be because of rain or any type of weather interruption or Other foreseen circumstances.

It is generally used in major tournaments, especially for knockout games like semi-finals and finals. This reserve day Is on the next day of the originally scheduled day of the game. And because of this reserve day, we can get a result instead of sharing the trophy and using alternates like the Duckworth Louis Stern method.

The Reserve Day cannot be used for league-stage matches due to the schedules of other matches clashed with it. When the Reserve Day gets activated the match resumes from the point where it was stopped on the scheduled day rather than restarting from the beginning.

India vs Pakistan Match Schedule:

India is going to play against Pakistan on the 23rd of February at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai India will try to take revenge for the defeat from the last Champions Trophy where Pakistan defeated India in the finals of Champions Trophy 2017 By 180 runs.

Hardik Pandya the last man standing in that match will try to Cross the finishing line For team India this Time and get revenge for the Champions Trophy final 2017. As Rohit Sharma also got his form alongside Subhman Gill and Shreyas Iyer is also looking in red hot form, experienced Player like Virat Kohli in the middle gave the upper edge to the Indian team in the match against Pakistan as Pakistan Will be playing their only league match outside Pakistan on Dubai International Stadium on 23rd Feb 2025.

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