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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: ICC has released the Champions Trophy 2025 schedule. As was already speculated, the tournament could be held in Pakistan. Exactly the same result has come out, but Team India will play all their matches in Dubai under the hybrid model.
Eight teams will play
A total of 8 teams from around the world will participate in the upcoming ICC tournament. Apart from hosts Pakistan, teams from India, New Zealand, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia, England and Afghanistan are included.
Teams divided into two groups
All eight teams have been divided into two groups for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The teams of Pakistan, India, New Zealand and Bangladesh have been placed in Group ‘A’. While Group ‘B’ includes teams from South Africa, Australia, England and Afghanistan.
Team India will face these teams in the league round
Team India’s first match in the league round is on February 20, 2025 against the neighboring Bangladesh cricket team. This match between the two teams will be played in Dubai.
After this, the next match of the Indian team is against the Pakistan cricket team. This high voltage match between the two teams will be played on February 23 in Dubai.
Team India will play their last match of the league round on March 2 against New Zealand. This match will also be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
The semi-finals will be held after the league round
In the league stage, the top two teams from Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ will fight for the semi-finals. From here, teams from their respective groups will face each other in Lahore/Dubai for the trophy. Whoever wins the final will win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
How will Team India reach the final?
Now the question arises that how will the entry of Team India in the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025? So the answer is that first one has to do well in the league round and beat the opposition teams.
In the initial stage (league round), Rohit and company will try to perform well and register their name in the top-2. If the team stands first in the league round, it will have to compete against the other team from Group ‘B’ in the semi-finals.
If the Indian team finishes second in the league round, they will have to face the first team of Group ‘B’ in the semi-finals. If Team India is successful in winning the semi-final match, then they will fight for the title on March 9. As soon as she wins here, she will become the champion of 2025.
There will be 5 matches to win the ICC Champions Trophy
To win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 title, the Blue team will have to win a total of five matches. They will face Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand in their first three matches here. And in the knock out round it will have to fight with two other teams.