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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Updated Points- Rohit Sharma -led Team India not only settled the 8-year-old account by defeating arch-rival Pakistan, but also almost showed Mohammad Rizwan’s team the way out of the tournament. After this victory over Pakistan, Team India has also secured the first position in the Champions Trophy points table. Today in Group-A, New Zealand is facing Bangladesh, if the Kiwi team manages to defeat Bangladesh today, then India and New Zealand will get a ticket to the semi-finals from Group-A, while Bangladesh along with host Pakistan will be out of the tournament.
After the 5th match of the Champions Trophy, India has reached the first position with 4 points and a net run rate of +0.647. However, today New Zealand will have a chance to beat Bangladesh and take the lead in the points table. Actually, New Zealand’s net run rate is much better than India. After defeating Pakistan by 60 runs in the opening match of the tournament, their net run rate is +1.200.
Champions Trophy Group A Points Table
| Team | Match | Victory | Garland | Tie | no result | Points | Net run rate |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.647 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.408 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.087 |
Talking about Pakistan, after losing two consecutive matches in the Mini World Cup, the team is at the bottom of the points table and is at the fourth position. Pakistan’s net run rate is -1.087, now their chances of reaching the semi-finals are almost nil.
If we look at Group B, South Africa and Australia have won their first matches and are in the top-2. The match between these two teams is to be played on 25 February, in such a situation, England may have a chance to make a comeback in the tournament.
Gill Bikram Singh