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New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner said India's understanding of the conditions has made the Champions Trophy final a “challenging” assignment, but expressed confidence in his team's ability to adapt. The Kiwis are eyeing their first ICC ODI title on Sunday, following their victory in the 2000 KnockOuts Trophy, where they defeated India in the final in Kenya. “We know India are going to be a challenge. They've been playing some very good cricket. They understand these conditions pretty well,” said Santner in the pre-match press meet on Saturday.
It is time for the ultimate showdown as India and New Zealand lock horns in the final of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. India have been the best team in the tournament having won all their matches enroute to the finale. They have all bases covered including the best slower bowlers for the conditions. India also have the advantage of playing all their matches at the Dubai International Stadium. New Zealand, on the other hand, have been quite ruthless themselves with comprehensive wins against Pakistan and South Africa.
The partnership of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer has worked wonders for the India in the run up to the Champions Trophy 2025 final. Kohli has been in sizzling touch, as seen from his unbeaten hundred against Pakistan and an 84 in the semi-final against Australia. Similarly, Iyer has adapted well to Dubai's slow and low pitches and is among the best middle-order batters in the tournament, if not the best. With India set to take New Zealand in the final on Saturday, Kohli and Iyer have been touted to hold the key for Rohit Sharma's side.
India are set to take on New Zealand in the final of Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led side will aim to clinch its second ICC title in less than a year. In June 2024, India won the T20 World Cup trophy. Talking about the ongoing tournament, Rohit and co. have looked in great touch. They won all their three group stage matches, playing against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand, before defeating Australia in the semi-final.
Despite three Champions Trophy matches in the country getting abandoned due to rain, fans losing interest after the national team's premature exit, excessive spending on revamping stadiums, a hybrid model and suffocating security measures, experts in Pakistan still believe the marquee event was a success and could open the doors for more international events. Pakistan hosted the Champions Trophy on a hybrid model after India refused to send its team to the country due to security concerns, and instead played all its matches in Dubai.
Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy final clash against India, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said that his team will learn from the mistakes that were made during the last group stage match and will come stronger during the championship game in the ongoing marquee event. India will play New Zealand in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy on March 9 at the Dubai International Stadium. India is undefeated in the tournament so far, and the Kiwis have looked rock solid with bat and ball under Mitchell Santner's captaincy. The clash promises to be an epic sequel to the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy final, which New Zealand won.
Cricket fans around the world are eagerly waiting to witness the high voltage final match of Champions Trophy 2025 between India and New Zealand on Sunday in Dubai. Rohit Sharma and co have been the most dominating side in the tournament as they won all the group stage matches and then went on to beat Australia in the semi-final. They will now look to repeat their heroics against the Kiwis in the summit clash, in order to avenge the loss at the ODI World Cup 2019 semi-final.