New Delhi: The start of 2025 has not been as per expectations for the Indian cricket team but they still have to play in the most important tournament of the year, the ICC Champions Trophy, which will be organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board from February 19. The Indian team will play all its group matches not at Pakistan's venue but at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. If Team India reaches the semi-finals and finals, these matches will also be held on this ground. The Indian team's ODI record in Dubai has been excellent so far, as they have not lost a single match here and it is expected that they will maintain this record in the Champions Trophy as well.
5 wins in 6 ODIs
Out of the 6 ODI matches played so far, the Indian team has won 5. India played the first ODI match in Dubai on 18 September 2018 against Hong Kong, which it won by 26 runs. After this, the last match also took place in 2018, when India defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets. One match was tied against Afghanistan, when the Indian team scored 252 runs and drew the match in an attempt to achieve the target of 253 runs.
India's excellent record against Pakistan
India also has an excellent record against Pakistan in Dubai, where in the 2 matches played between the two teams, India won both. Chasing 163 runs in the first match, India won by 8 wickets, while in the second match India achieved the target of 238 runs by 9 wickets. So far, India has played a total of 15 ODI and T20 matches in Dubai, winning 10 and losing 4. The Indian team's Champions Trophy 2025 schedule is as follows: It will play its group matches against Bangladesh on 20 February, against Pakistan on 23 February and against New Zealand on 2 March. Read Also: Bumrah will play Champions Trophy on this condition, Indian bowler took advice from expert in New Zealand
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