The much-anticipated Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to begin on February 19 and will end on March 9 with March 10 reserved as a backup day. The marquee event was supposed to be held entirely in Pakistan but India's denial to send its national team to the neighboring nation resulted in a significant delay in the official announcement of the schedule on ICC's part.  

But in recent times, ICC achieved a major breakthrough by getting both the BCCI and the PCB on the same page. As per agreement, a fusion model has been adopted wherein India will play all their matches against Pakistan in a neutral venue and similarly, Pakistan will also refrain from traveling to India and play all their matches in a neutral venue as well.   

With the deadlock now coming to a close, the ICC is reportedly working on orchestrating the schedule of the Champions Trophy 2025 tournament and an official announcement about the same could soon be imminent. 

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ICC's tentative schedule for the Champions Trophy

As per RevSports, India and Pakistan are believed to be in the same group. India, along with Pakistan, New Zealand, and Bangladesh are placed in Group A. The Men in Blue is expected to kick off their campaign on February 20 by facing Bangladesh. Their next encounter is slated to be against Pakistan on February 23. However, the venue for the high-octane clash has not been decided yet. But as per sources, Dubai and Colombo could play host to this sizzling fixture. 

India is expected to play its last league against New Zealand on March 2. Australia, England, South Africa, and Afghanistan are the other teams placed in Group B.

Group Composition for the 2025 Champions Trophy
 
Group A

- India
- Pakistan
- New Zealand
- Bangladesh
 
Group B

- Australia
- England
- South Africa
- Afghanistan

Tentative fixtures in the Champions Trophy 2025 (Times are in IST)

February 19, 2:30 pm Karachi Pakistan vs New Zealand

February 20, 2:30 pm Neutral 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 Neutral 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 Neutral New Zealand vs India

March 4, 2:30 pm Neutral Semi-Final A1 vs B2

March 5, 2:30 pm Neutral Semi-Final B1 vs A2

March 9, 2:30 pm Neutral Final

March 10 - Neutral Reserve Day

Although a cloud of uncertainty looms over the fate of a neutral venue, the renovation work of the Pakistan stadiums is currently underway in full swing and is expected to be complete in the coming weeks.