The Champions Trophy 2025 warm-up matches will start from February 14 where Pakistan Shaheens will lock horns against Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named three separate Pakistan Shaheens squads for the fixtures where Mohammad Hurraira will lead the Shaheens against South Africa in Karachi, while Mohammad Haris will lead the Shaheens against Bangladesh in Dubai.
As Sports Tak, earlier reported, there will be no practice match for India before the showpiece event. However, Bangladesh who will start their campaign against India will play a warmup game against Mohammad Haris-led Pakistan Shaheens on February 17.
The first warmup match will be played between Shadab Khan-led Pakistan on February 14 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. New Zealand will also face Afghanistan in their warm-up game on February 16 at the National Stadium in Karachi. South Africa will also play their warm-up match at the same venue against Mohammad Huraira-led side.
Schedule of matches:
14 February – Pakistan Shaheens v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
16 February – New Zealand v Afghanistan, National Stadium, Karachi
17 February – Pakistan Shaheens v South Africa, National Stadium, Karachi
17 February – Pakistan Shaheens v Bangladesh, ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai
Pakistan Shaheens' squads:
v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Shadab Khan (captain), Abdul Faseeh, Arafat Minhas, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Kashif Ali, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Imran Randhawa and Muhammad Irfan Khan
v South Africa, National Stadium, Karachi - Mohammad Huraira (captain), Amad Butt, Faisal Akram, Hassan Nawaz, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Niaz Khan, Qasim Akram, and Saad Khan
v Bangladesh, ICC Academy, Dubai - Mohammad Haris (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Azan Awais, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mubasir Khan, Musa Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Sufiyan Moqim and Usama Mir.
Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to start from February 19 where Pakistan will play the tournament opener against New Zealand in Karachi. The mega event will take place in a hybrid model where matches featuring India and one of the semifinals will take place in Dubai and the rest of the matches will take place in Pakistan's Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi. The venue for the final also depends on India's performance, if the Rohit-led side qualified for the title decider it will take place in Dubai. Otherwise Pakistan will host the summit clash.