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The First Innings between India and New Zealand is over and India need 252 to lift the Champions Trophy Cup. New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first, marking an intriguing turn of events for Indian captain, Rohit Sharma.
Team India dropped four easy chances in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday as New Zealand overcame a mini-collapse to post a total of 251/7 in Dubai. India took their tally to nine dropped catches in the campaign, the most by any team. India's disastrous performance on the field began with Mohammed Shami dropping a regulation caught and bowled chance of Rachin Ravindra. Few overs later, Shreyas Iyer gave Rachin his second lifeline of the match, dropping a simple chance at deep midwicket.
India took on New Zealand in the highly anticipated grand finale match of Champions Trophy on Sunday in Dubai. The Blackcaps skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bat. This was India's 15th consecutive toss loss in the ODI format and 12th under skipper Rohit Sharma. Despite this setback, Indian bowlers gave their best on the field and restricted the Kiwis at 251/7 in 50 overs. Spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav were the star bowlers with two wickets each. On the other hand, Daryl Mitchell scored 63 for the Kiwis.
Kuldeep Yadav had to bear the brunt of India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's anger for missing a possible run out chance during the Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand in Dubai. The incident happened after the second ball of the 41st over of New Zealand's innings. Michael Bracewell tried to steal a quick single, pushing Kuldeep's delivery towards point. Bracewell was well short off his crease but Ravindra Jadeja, for once, failed to hit the stumps at non-striker's end.
India captain Rohit Sharma was a frustrated figure during the first innings of the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday. The incident happened during the drinks break after the 15 overs, with New Zealand 83/3 after Kuldeep Yadav's twin strikes. According to some social media, Rohit was about to give a pep talk to the team, and Shubman Gill was late to arrive at the scene. This led to a strong reaction from Rohit. However, Gill quickly rushed towards the team huddle after Rohit hurled a mouthful at someone.
India pacer Rohit Sharma repeated his semi-final act again, as he dropped New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra on his own bowling during the Champions Trophy final on Sunday. Rachin hit the ball straight at Shami in the 7th over, prompting a reflexive attempt from the India pacer but was granted with a lifeline. Shami attempted to put both his hands behind the ball but the ball slipped though his hands as the batter completed a single. The veteran pacer's inability to grab an important wicket left skipper Rohit Sharma fuming in the middle. (IND vs NZ LIVE Updates)
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bat first in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. At the time of the toss, Santner confirmed that Matt Henry has been ruled out of this game as he has not recovered from the injury which he got during the semi-final clash against South Africa. India and New Zealand will vie for the ultimate glory at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, meeting in the summit clash on Sunday, 9 March in Dubai.
Champions Trophy 2025 Final: India captain Rohit Sharma lost yet another toss but as a big relief for the side star New Zealand pacer Matt Henry is not a part of the game. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bat first in the final of Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.