Dubai has been confirmed as the venue for all fits of the Champions Trophy 2025 engrossing India, including one of the semi-finals and presumably the final, too, if India gather there.
The schedule, officially launched by the ICC on Tuesday, specifies that “semi-final 1 will involve India within the event that they qualify” and must be played in Dubai, and, equally, “semi-final 2 will involve Pakistan within the event that they qualify”. Furthermore, Lahore has been finalised as the host metropolis for the final, nonetheless “if India qualifies for the final it would be played in Dubai”. Every the semi-finals and the final would possibly perchance presumably perchance well dangle reserve days, an ICC commentary confirmed.
As reported by ESPNcricinfo on Sunday, the dedication to host India’s fits at the eight-personnel Champions Trophy away from Pakistan, the reliable host country, and within the UAE became finalised after Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, met with Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak in Pakistan. Sheikh Nahyan is a senior UAE minister and also the high of the Emirates Cricket Board.
Naqvi, the PCB chairman, acknowledged, “We are delighted that an agreement has been reached in line with the foundations of equality and respect, showcasing the spirit of cooperation and collaboration that defines our sport.
“Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the ICC individuals who played a positive role in serving to us compose a mutually precious acknowledge. Their efforts dangle been invaluable in promoting the pursuits of world cricket.”
The marquee Pakistan vs India match within the neighborhood stage shall be played on February 23, a Sunday. The plenty of two groups in that neighborhood are Bangladesh and Novel Zealand. India will face Bangladesh on February 20, and Novel Zealand on March 2.
Pakistan, the defending champions of the match, will launch up things off on February 19, in opposition to Novel Zealand in Karachi. Pakistan’s final league match, in opposition to Bangladesh, shall be played in Rawalpindi on February 27.
The second neighborhood has Afghanistan, Australia, England and South Africa. The fits for each and each groups – other than the India video games – shall be played right by contrivance of Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi.
The 2 semi-finals are scheduled for March 4 and March 5, and with each and each video games being dispensed reserve days, or now no longer it’s now no longer impossible that they discontinue up taking inform on the identical day, even though Dubai is in total dry for the time being of the 300 and sixty five days.
The hybrid mannequin became finalised after the occasions engrossing agreed that, in return, Pakistan’s fits at ICC occasions hosted by India till 2027 will also be at neutral venues. In all cases, knockout video games such as the semi-final and the final will also be held at neutral venues.
The agreement begins with the Champions Trophy, and must apply to the 2025 girls folks’s ODI World Cup in India, and the 2026 men’s T20 World Cup, that can presumably perchance also fair be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. It’ll also apply to the 2028 girls folks’s T20 World Cup, the foremost match of the following occasions cycle that has now been awarded to Pakistan.
