The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has become the central point of debate for recent months. With the Indian team showing reluctance to visit host nation Pakistan and also a hybrid model of the tournament gaining acceptance, there have been numerous developments ahead of the competition. The marquee tournament will start from February 19, 2025, and will feature eight teams that will be divided into two groups. The games will be played in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. In addition, Indian team matches will be played outside Pakistan. The reported tentative schedule of the tournament has revealed that India and Pakistan are in the same group. The tournament will also begin with Pakistan playing New Zealand on February 19. India will start their campaign against Bangladesh. The much-anticipated India-Pakistan match will be held on 23rd February as the fans get ready for the match. Since India played all their matches outside of Pakistan, Dubai is one of the top contenders for the venue for Men in Blue's matches. Also Read | Watch: Rohit Sharma takes up baseball bat in the net session at Melbourne Proposed Schedule for Champions Trophy 2025 Date Time (IST) Venue Match February 19 2:30 PM Karachi Pakistan vs New Zealand February 20 2:30 PM Dubai Bangladesh vs India February 21 2:30 PM Karachi Afghanistan vs South Africa February 22 2:30 PM Lahore Australia vs England February 23 2:30 PM Dubai Pakistan vs India February 24 2:30 PM Rawalpindi Bangladesh vs New Zealand February 25 2:30 PM Rawalpindi Australia vs South Africa February 26 2:30 PM Lahore Afghanistan vs England February 27 2:30 PM Rawalpindi Pakistan vs Bangladesh February 28 2:30 PM Lahore Afghanistan vs Australia March 1 2:30 PM Karachi South Africa vs England March 2 2:30 PM Dubai New Zealand vs India March 4 2:30 PM Dubai Semi Final A1 vs B2 March 5 2:30 PM Dubai Semi Final B1 vs A2 March 9 2:30 PM Dubai Final March 10 - Dubai Reserve Day Pakistan and India are going to play against each other in the Champions Trophy 2025 and its fans are really waiting for the matches. However, as of now, the venues for the matches between the two countries are not fixed yet. UAE and Sri Lanka are favorites for the matches. Pakistan are the defending Champions Trophy champions as they won the last tournament. They had defeated India in the finals of the 2017 edition of the competition. The two teams had faced each other five times in the event, and Pakistan had won three of them. The competition during the group stages will be in a round-robin format with knock-out rounds of competitions. Teams that appear first in the group will qualify for semifinals and end with a finals on March 9, 2025, played at Lahore.