KARACHI: Pakistan Air Pressure (PAF) is about to thrill the viewers with a spectacular air present on the opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, ARY Information reported.
The ceremony, scheduled to happen on February 19, will characteristic a show of aerobatic maneuvers by PAF jets, together with the JF-17 Thunder, F-16, and Sher Dil.
The air present can be a spotlight of the opening ceremony, with the PAF fighter jets performing flypast. The jet can even carry out numerous stunts and maneuvers.
Rehearsals for the air present are at the moment underway, with plane flying over the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi.
It’s value noting right here that the Champions Trophy 2025 is about to start on February 19, with Pakistan, the defending champions and hosts, taking over New Zealand within the match opener.
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The match will see eight groups play a complete of 15 matches throughout 19 days.
Pakistan will start their marketing campaign with the match opener in opposition to New Zealand in Karachi on February 19.
They may then face India within the highly-anticipated PAK vs IND match on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on February 23.
Pakistan will play their third and closing group match in Rawalpindi in opposition to Bangladesh on February 27.
Prize cash
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced the prize cash for the Champions Trophy 2025, set to start in Pakistan on February 19.
The profitable workforce of the eight-team match will take residence the grand prize of a whopping $2.24 million, the ICC mentioned in a press release on Friday.
“The runners-up will obtain $1.12 million, whereas every dropping semi-finalist will take residence $560,000. The full prize pool has elevated by a powerful 53 p.c from the 2017 version, reaching $6.9 million,” as per the ICC.
Groups will get $34,000 for each victory within the Champions Trophy 2025 group stage recreation.
The ICC will hand $350,000 every to groups ending in fifth or sixth place within the match whereas the seventh and eighth-placed sides will take residence $140,000.
Additional, all taking part groups will obtain $125,000 every for taking part within the occasion.