{"id":451521,"date":"2024-12-25T08:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=451521"},"modified":"2024-12-25T08:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:34:03","slug":"icc-announces-fixtures-for-much-awaited-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/icc-announces-fixtures-for-much-awaited-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC announces fixtures for much-awaited tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Champions Trophy 2025<br \/>\nMarquee event to be held from February 19 to March 9 next year in major cities of Pakistan, Dubai<br \/>\n Islamabad<br \/>\nThe International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday unveiled official fixtures and groups for the much-awaited event, Champions Trophy 2025, which would commence on February 19 in Karachi.<br \/>\nThe eight-team tournament will feature 15 matches, and will be played across Pakistan and in Dubai, the top cricketing body announced, adding that all matches will be day-night encounters.<br \/>\nIn Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Karachi will be the three venues to host tournament. Each Pakistan venue will feature three group games apiece, with Lahore hosting the second semi-final.<br \/>\nLahore will also host the final on March 9, unless India qualify, in which case it will be played in Dubai. Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days.<br \/>\nThe three group matches involving India, as well as the first semi-final, will be played in Dubai.<br \/>\nPakistan take on New Zealand in the Group A tournament opener in Karachi on February 19. The Dubai leg begins the following day with India taking on Bangladesh.<br \/>\nGroup B matches will begin on 21 February, with Afghanistan squaring up against the Proteas in Karachi.<br \/>\nA big weekend then kicks off with rivals England and Australia set to clash in Lahore on Saturday (22 February), with the much-anticipated Pakistan-India clash set for the day later.<br \/>\nThe eight sides in the Champions Trophy competing for the famous white winners\u2019 jackets are the teams that finished in the top eight positions on the points table of the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2023.<br \/>\nGroup A of the tournament features current Champions Trophy holders and hosts Pakistan, along with India, New Zealand and Bangladesh, while Group B features Cricket World Cup 2023 champions Australia, alongside Afghanistan, England and South Africa.<br \/>\nThe final of the tournament, however, is scheduled to be played in Lahore but if India qualify then it will also be held in Dubai.<br \/>\nReacting to the announcement, ICC Chairman Jay Shah wrote on X: \u201cVery excited for the ICC Men\u2019s Champions Trophy to start in February.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Champions Trophy 2025 Marquee event to be held from February 19 to March 9 next year in major cities of Pakistan, Dubai Islamabad The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday unveiled official fixtures and groups for the much-awaited event, Champions Trophy 2025, which would commence on February 19 in Karachi. 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