India vs Pakistan clash to happen on February 23 in Champions Trophy 2025, check date, venue and schedule for the epic clash between arch-rivals

After months of tussling between BCCI and PCB over the hybrid model policy, the International Cricket Council has officially announced the schedule for the upcoming edition of the Champions Trophy 2025. They have also made it clear that all tournaments which will be hosted by India or Pakistan will be held on neutral venue arrangements till 2028. The tournament will start on February 19 and will end on March 9 with March 10 being the reserve day.

When will India vs Pakistan clash happen?

The buzz around India vs Pakistan clashes is always astronomical as the teams only compete against each other in ACC and ICC tournaments. Now both the teams will collide against each other one more time which will be the rematch from the epic 2017 final which took place in London, England. Pakistan came out victorious in that clash by a massive margin of 180 runs.

Both teams last faced each other in the T20 World Cup 2024 where India once again asserted their dominance over their arch-rivals in ICC tournaments and got the better of them. Their win also led to Pakistan's eventual elimination from the mega even for the first time from the group stage itself. The neighbouring rivals will now face each other at the neutral venue of Dubai, on 23 February.

Groups

Group A - Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh

Group B - South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England

Champions Trophy Schedule

19 February, Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi, Pakistan

20 February, Bangladesh v India, Dubai

21 February, Afghanistan v South Africa, Karachi, Pakistan

22 February, Australia v England, Lahore, Pakistan

23 February, Pakistan v India, Dubai

24 February, Bangladesh v New Zealand, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

25 February, Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

26 February, Afghanistan v England, Lahore, Pakistan

27 February, Pakistan v Bangladesh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

28 February, Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore, Pakistan

1 March, South Africa v England, Karachi, Pakistan

2 March, New Zealand v India, Dubai

4 March, Semi-final 1, Dubai

5 March, Semi-final 2, Lahore, Pakistan

9 March, Final, Lahore (unless India qualify, when it will be played in Dubai)

10 March, Reserve day