(Champions Trophy 2025) IND vs NZ LIVE Final Match 2025

• Post Name:- IND vs NZ LIVE Final Match 2025
• Category:- Cricket
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• Post Date:- 09/03/2025

 The pitch in Dubai is proving to be challenging for the batsmen. So far, 4 matches of the Champions Trophy have been played here. Due to the slow pitch, only 1 out of 4 matches has scored more than 250. Since the pitch is slow, Indian spinners may get an advantage in the final. Here, the team batting in the second innings has a better winning record. India has won 3 of the last 4 matches while chasing. In such a situation, the team winning the toss may decide to field first. So far, 62 ODIs have been played here. The team batting first has won 23 matches and the team batting second has won 37 matches. At the same time, one match each has been drawn and one has been tied. The highest score here is 355/5, which was scored by England against Pakistan in 2015. Dubai Weather Report: On Sunday, the day of the final match, Dubai will have mostly sunny skies with some clouds. The weather will be very hot. The temperature is expected to be around 24 to 33 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the wind will blow at a speed of 17 kilometers per hour. 

India (IND): Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Varun Chakravarthy.

New Zealand (NZ): Mitchell Santner (captain), Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson and William O’Rourke.

Henry is the highest wicket-taker bowler of the tournament . Rachin Ravindra is the highest scorer for New Zealand in this tournament. He has scored 226 runs in 3 matches. He scored a century against South Africa in the semi-final and against Bangladesh in the sixth match. In bowling, Matt Henry is the highest wicket-taker bowler in both the team and the tournament. He has taken 10 wickets in 4 matches.

How was the journey to the Champions Trophy?

This will be the second time that India and New Zealand will face each other in the Champions Trophy final. The first time was in 2000, when New Zealand defeated India by four wickets to win their maiden ICC title. The Black Caps will be looking to repeat that feat, while India will be looking to avenge their defeat 24 years ago.

Key players and records to watch

Highest run-scorers in India vs New Zealand ODIs

• Sachin Tendulkar (India): 1750 runs in 42 matches (5 centuries, 8 half-centuries)
• Virat Kohli (India): 1656 runs in 35 matches (5 centuries, 10 half-centuries)
• He needs 44 runs to become the second batsman after Tendulkar to score 1700 runs in India vs New Zealand ODIs.
• 94 runs were needed to break Tendulkar’s record.
• Ross Taylor (New Zealand): 1385 runs in 35 matches (3 centuries, 8 half-centuries)

The final match of the Champions Trophy 2025 has arrived and India has reached the final by defeating Australia in all three group stage matches and the semi-final. On the other hand, New Zealand has also reached the final by winning 2 out of 3 group stage matches and defeating South Africa in the semi-final. Both teams will take to the field to win the final match on Sunday.