As the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 draws to a close, the top two teams will square off in the highly anticipated summit match. There were eight teams in the competition when it started in Karachi on February 19, but India and New Zealand are still in the running for the ultimate gold. The game was scheduled for Sunday, March 9 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
In the interim, there has been controversy about the planned day’s weather. With several matches being impacted, the rain gods were a major factor in this Champions Trophy tournament.
Australia vs. South Africa, Pakistan vs. Bangladesh, and Afghanistan vs. Australia were the three matches in Pakistan that were affected by the weather; two of them were cancelled entirely without a ball being thrown. Rain, meanwhile, has not impacted the games in Dubai.
The ICC has set aside a reserve day for the finals, nevertheless, in case of weather-related cancellations.
Monday, March 10 has been set aside by the Council as a backup day in case the game cannot be finished on Sunday. Two hours more time will be added to the fixture on both the original and reserve days to guarantee completion.
In addition, the number of overs per team needed to advance from the group stage to a match has been raised from 20 to 25. Furthermore, rather than starting over from scratch, play will continue from where it ended if the encounter is halted and shifted to the reserve day.
Additionally, the two finalists will split the trophy if the final is rained out on both the original and reserve days.
It is noteworthy that AccuWeather predicts clear skies for Dubai on Sunday. As of right now, temperatures are expected to climb as high as 31°C, with no rains forecast. The weather will be mild and partly sunny.
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