Champions Trophy fixtures confirmed, Dubai to host India matches

Tuesday, 24 December 2024 17:14

By ARN News Staff

The ICC Champions Trophy kicks off on February 19 in Karachi and wraps up with the final on March 9, featuring a total of 15 matches across Pakistan and Dubai.

Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi will be the three venues in Pakistan. Each Pakistan venue will feature three group games apiece, with Lahore hosting the second semi-final.

"Lahore will also host the final on 9 March, unless India qualify, in which case it will be played in Dubai. Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days," the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement.

"The three group matches involving India, as well as the first semi-final, will be played in Dubai," it added.

Pakistan face New Zealand in the Group A opener in Karachi on February 19, while India meet Bangladesh in Dubai a day later.

Group B begins on February 21, with Afghanistan squaring up against South Africa in Karachi.

A big weekend then kicks off with rivals England and Australia set to clash in Lahore on Saturday (February 22), with the much-anticipated Pakistan-India clash set for a day later.

The eight sides in the Champions Trophy competing for the famous white winners’ jackets are the teams that finished in the top eight positions in the points table of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

Group A - Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh

Group B - South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England

February 19: Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi
February 20: Bangladesh v India, Dubai
February 21: Afghanistan v South Africa, Karachi, Pakistan
February 22: Australia v England, Lahore, Pakistan
February 23: Pakistan v India, Dubai
February 24: Bangladesh v New Zealand, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
February 25: Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
February 26: Afghanistan v England, Lahore, Pakistan
February 27: Pakistan v Bangladesh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
February 28: Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore, Pakistan
March 1: South Africa v England, Karachi, Pakistan
March 2: New Zealand v India, Dubai
March 4: Semi-final 1, Dubai
March 5: Semi-final 2, Lahore, Pakistan
March 9: Final, Lahore (unless India qualify, when it will be played in Dubai)
March 10: Reserve day

Check out the full fixtures for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. pic.twitter.com/oecuikydca
— ICC (@ICC) December 24, 2024

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