India asserted their dominance in the 2025 Champions Trophy with a commanding six-wicket victory over Bangladesh on February 20.
Continuing their impressive run, India clinched another decisive six-wicket win against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23.
Chasing a target of 242, India reached the finish line with ease, securing the win with 7.3 overs to spare. The chase was expertly led by Virat Kohli, who remained unbeaten on 100, registering his 51st ODI century. Shreyas Iyer also played a crucial role, contributing a solid 56 runs.
This victory has confirmed their spot in the last four reaching to the semi-finals.
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Once the group stages are concluded, the four semi-finalists of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be decided according to their group standings.
The Sporting News takes a quick look at the semi-final qualification scenarios for the Indian national cricket team.
What is the points system for the group stage?
Points will be awarded based on match results as follows:
- Win – 2 points
- No result/Abandoned match – 1 point
- Tie – 1 point
- Loss – 0 points
After the group stage, the two teams with the most no. of points in each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
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What happens if teams are tied on points?
If two or more teams finish with the same number of points, the following tie-breaking criteria will be used in order:
- Most Wins: The team with the most wins in the group stage will be ranked higher.
- Net Run Rate (NRR): If teams have an equal number of wins, the team with the better NRR will advance.
- Head-to-Head Record: If the tie remains unresolved, the team that won the match between the tied teams will be placed higher.
- Group Seeding: If all the above criteria fail to separate the teams, the original group seedings will be used to determine ranking.
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Semi-final qualification scenarios for team India:
Group A Points Table
| Team | M | W | L | N/R | Pts. | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.863 |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.647 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.443 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.087 |
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The Men in Blue kicked off their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign in style with a dominant six-wicket win over Bangladesh.
India followed it up with a commanding six-wicket victory against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23, 2025, further strengthening their position in the tournament.
With back-to-back wins, they have all but secured a spot in the semi-finals.
Chance of qualification: QUALIFIED
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When are the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals?
Semi-finals 1 and 2 will be held on March 4 and 5 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The venues will be finalised as per India's rankings in Group A as India will play all of their games in Dubai.