Champions Trophy 2025: The famous match of 2025 Champions Trophy will be played between India and Pakistan on 23 February at Dubai International Stadium. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has chosen United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the neutral venue to host India’s matches. The decision was taken in a meeting between PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi and UAE Minister Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak. The Champions Trophy will start on February 19 next year with the match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. The final of the tournament will be played on March 9 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. There will be a total of 15 matches in this tournament of 8 teams. Of these, 5 matches will be held in UAE and the remaining 10 in Pakistan.
The Indian team will play all its group stage matches in Dubai. Team India’s first match will be against Bangladesh on 20 February, while the last league match will be against New Zealand on 2 March. If India qualifies for the semi-finals and final, these matches will also be played in Dubai.
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There will be a total of 15 matches in this tournament of 8 teams, out of which 5 matches will be played in UAE. Team India will play all its three group stage matches in Dubai. India’s first match will be against Bangladesh on 20 February, while the last one will be against New Zealand on 2 March. If the Indian team reaches the semi-finals and finals, these matches will also be held in Dubai. Recently in the ICC meeting it was decided that the matches between India and Pakistan will be played at neutral venues. Also, for all the tournaments to be held in India till 2027, Pakistan’s matches will also be held at neutral venues.
History of India-Pak matches
The last bilateral series between India and Pakistan took place in 2013. Since then both the teams have clashed only in ICC and ACC tournaments. India refused to play Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks in 2008. The last time the Indian team toured Pakistan was in 2008, while Pakistan came to India in 2012-13 and played ODI and T-20 series.
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Till now both the teams have played 13 ODIs and 8 T20 matches on neutral venues. In the 2023 ODI World Cup, India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the match held in Ahmedabad. Jasprit Bumrah became the ‘Player of the Match’ with the brilliant innings of Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer. This time the Champions Trophy match will also be full of excitement and thrill for the fans.