The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final will be played in UAE if India qualify. If India don't progress to the final, it will be hosted at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has chosen the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the neutral venue for all the India matches in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

The venue for India matches at the upcoming Champions Trophy has been decided, a report in PTI stated on Sunday.

The neutral venue arrangements will apply to the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 (hosted by Pakistan), set to be played in February and March 2025, as well as the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 (hosted by India) and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 (hosted by India and Sri Lanka).

The decision was finalised after a meeting between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak, UAE Cricket Board head, during Sheikh Nahyan's visit to the Ghotki region of Sindh.

The International Cricket Council has reportedly confirmed that India will play all its matches of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai.

Pakistan Cricket Board confirms UAE as neutral venue for India-Pakistan clashes in 2025 Champions Trophy. Decision announced by PCB's Amir Mir after talks with Sheikh Al Nahyan.

While the Champions Trophy is set to be held between February 19 and March 9, the schedule had not been announced due to the impasse over this issue. The PCB had categorically opposed the hybrid model but eventually agreed to it on reciprocal grounds.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has chosen the United Arab Emirates as a neutral venue to host India’s games at next year's Champions Trophy following a standoff between the two rivals. India had refused to travel to tournament host Pakistan for the eight-team,